Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Description

• Comprehensive and generous health, dental and vision benefits
• Up to 19 days of PTO, 2 mental health days and 9 paid holidays your first year (pro-rated for part-time)
• Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Student loan payment assistance and extensive training
• An incredible team approach that is dynamic and collaborative

• Provide direct services such as individual, group, family counseling, crisis intervention, and case management to assigned clients.
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Use evidence based practices to educate and support clients’ families and advocate for clients’ rights and preferences. Consider the level of acculturation of both families and children, as well as individual adults.
• Advocate for client’s wellbeing and for their access to health care within the agency and in the community. Provide, explain, and refer clients to resources that are beneficial in their healing process. Consult with agencies such as DSHS, court systems, housing authority, KIAC (Kitsap Immigration Assistance Center) to maintain knowledge and presence in the treatment process.
• Promote and model cultural responsiveness to help remove some of the barriers experienced by clients in accessing the healthcare system (language, cultural traditions, health literacy, cultural assumptions, legal and economic status).
• Provide crisis intervention counseling and coordinate with Designated Crisis Responders/crisis services when appropriate.  
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established policies and procedures.
• Promoting access to mental health care by outreaching to clients at schools, public places in the community such as libraries, parks, museums, etc., or client’s home when safe and appropriate.
• Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
• Provide information to clients on substance use issues such as the effect on mental and physical health and daily functioning. Coordinate treatment with internal and external substance use treatment providers.  
• Monitor assigned clients for LRA compliance.  Facilitate LRA extensions with the CRT and all court-involved personnel to insure LRA's are continued uninterrupted, as appropriate.  Assist CRT in determining when revocation is appropriate.
• In addition to the above, any other responsibilities appropriate to the position and not specifically listed in the job description.