Mental Health Clinician

Field-based role serving adults aged 18 and older who have been discharged from lesser levels of care (e.g., adult family homes or assisted living facilities) and need additional behavioral supports to maintain their placement.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients and their support systems to create a Safety and Crisis Plan and an Individual Behavior Support Plan.
• Conduct weekly client sessions focused on reported goals.
• Engage and educate family members and residential staff on strategies to work more effectively with clients.
• Maintain ongoing evaluations, progress notes, plans, and meeting documentation to track client progress or address behaviors.
• Participate in after-hour phone crisis response approximately one week every three months.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related field.
• Two years’ direct treatment experience with clients with a mental health diagnosis, under the supervision of a mental health professional (supervised internship/practicum hours count toward this experience).
• Eligible as a Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor through WA DOH (assistance with submission available).
• Licensed in Washington as a Social Worker, Mental Health Counselor, or other Behavioral Health Provider, or at an Associate level in one of these disciplines (an application as a Certified or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor is required until the Associate license is secured).
• Alternatively, licensed in Washington as a Behavior Analyst with accompanying Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
• Satisfactory results of fingerprinting and background checks.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and auto insurance.

Pay

$29–38/hour, with opportunity for additional incentive-based pay up to 10% biweekly.

Schedule

Flexible daytime and evening schedule, self-determined by the clinician.

Benefits

• Paid vacation days that increase with tenure (full-time employees).
• Separate sick leave that rolls over annually (up to 10 days for full-time employees).
• Paid holidays (full-time employees).
• Medical, dental, and vision benefit plan options (full-time employees).
• DailyPay: Access to daily earnings without waiting for payday (full-time employees).
• Training, development, and continuing education credits for licensure requirements (full-time employees).
• 401K (all employees).
• Free licensure supervision (all employees).
• Pet insurance (all employees).
• Employee Assistance Program (all employees).
• Perks @ Clarvida: National discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment (all employees).
• Mileage reimbursement (all employees).
• Cellphone stipend (all employees).
• Annual licensure dues reimbursement for fully licensed individuals (varies by location).