Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Youth Inpatient Unit Mental Health Professional (MHP)
Hiring Range: $35.78 - $44.74 Per Hour

Earn Additional Pay With Shift Differentials! (Up To An Additional $6.00/Hour) 

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Benefits: 

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage: Enjoy extensive health, dental, and vision benefits to support your well-being, with access to top-tier care and services.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take advantage of up to 19 days of paid time off (PTO), plus 2 mental health days and 10 paid holidays in your first year, giving you the time you need to recharge and take care of yourself. (Pro-rated for part-time employees.)
• Company-Paid Life & Disability Insurance: We’ve got you covered with short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, all provided at no cost to you, so you can feel secure in every situation.
• Student Loan Assistance & Professional Development: Benefit from student loan repayment assistance and a commitment to your growth with extensive training and development opportunities to advance your career.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Take control of your future with a wide range of investment options in our 403(b) plan. Depending on eligibility, you could also receive generous company contributions to help grow your retirement savings.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access confidential support through our EAP, offering resources for personal and professional challenges, including counseling, financial advice, and more.
• Pets Best Pet Insurance: Keep your furry family members healthy with comprehensive pet insurance for your cats and dogs, covering a variety of treatments and services.
• 2MorrowHealth Behavioral Change App: Improve your mental and physical well-being with free access to 2MorrowHealth, a powerful app designed to support healthy behavior changes and wellness goals.
• Home Support Services: Whether you’re buying, selling, or refinancing, we offer valuable resources to assist with your home journey, helping you navigate the process with confidence.
• Dynamic, Collaborative Team Environment: Join an incredible team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and support, where every voice is heard and every idea valued.

Kitsap Mental Health is seeking a dynamic Mental Health Professional who is passionate about providing therapeutic services to adolescents with acute behavioral health needs. This position serves as a member of the multidisciplinary team that collaborates to meet the treatment needs of adolescents in the acute care setting of the Youth Inpatient Unit. They will demonstrate the clinical skill and experience necessary to plan, develop, coordinate, and provide individual, family, and group therapeutic treatment.   

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team to help develop and implement meaningful treatment plans for adolescent clients in acute care setting.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy services. 
• Complete screenings, assessments, intakes, and discharges; arrange after-care services for clients.
• Complete all required documentation for assigned clients promptly.  Develop cooperative relationships with those collateral contacts to assist in developing effective individualized treatment, including the nurse, Psychiatrist/ARNP, family members, etc.
• Collaborate with schools, medical professionals, case workers, probation officers, and other community resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Develop discharge plans for voluntary and involuntary clients, including arrangement and documentation of 7-day follow-up appointments.

Minimum Qualifications:  

EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Psychology, social services, or behavioral health field or must meet waiver criteria of RCW 71.24.260.  

EXPERIENCE: Experienced (minimum of 2 years of job-related experience)  

Two years of documented, supervised clinical experience serving youth with mental health and/or co-occurring behavioral health disorders.   

LICENSURE: Must meet and maintain the definition of a Mental Health Professional as defined in RCW 71.05.020

Preferred Qualifications:  

Experience providing treatment services within youth crisis residential or youth inpatient setting.  

Experience facilitating therapeutic groups.  

*A sign-on bonus is a form of compensation for a new employee in addition to their established salary  

Our recruitment processes are designed to prevent discrimination against our people regardless of gender identity or orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any aspect which makes someone unique.