Behavioral Health Provider - Pediatric Focused

About the job

CHAS Health is hiring a full-time behavioral health provider with a pediatric focus in Lewiston, Idaho. The provider offers patients and their families social or behavioral health services, including counseling, mental health evaluations and consultation for primary care providers.

CHAS Health has multiple clinics and locations and continues to expand. Its stated goal is removing barriers to care and offering evidence-based care close to where patients live.

What you'll do

• Counsel clients one-on-one and in groups, within your scope of practice, to support their personal, social, educational and vocational development
• Be on hand for primary care providers who need behavioral health consultation or staffing
• Gather psychosocial information about clients and pass it to providers to help them manage medical care
• Perform mental health evaluations with approved tools to assess a client's amenability to treatment and the level of care needed
• Develop a detailed care plan for each client and document it in the electronic health record
• Connect clients with community resources
• Provide in-service training for CHAS staff on request and take part in community outreach as directed
• If you have chemical dependency expertise, complete chemical dependency assessments with approved testing instruments and determine whether clients are amenable to referral to other agencies or programs
• If you have chemical dependency expertise, lead individual and group counseling and education on relapse prevention, alcohol and drug treatment, and cognitive behavioral change
• If you have clinical supervision training and duties, supervise and coordinate volunteers and behavioral health or social work students, and facilitate peer review and chart audits as assigned

What you need

• A valid state license as a Licensed Advanced Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (or associate in any of these), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor or Licensed Professional Counselor
• BLS (CPR/AED)
• A valid driver's license and insurance
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills and computer skills
• Knowledge of the community resources clients can be linked to
• Consistent use of independent judgment and discretion
• A commitment to keeping the environment safe and respectful
• Able to talk, hear and sit for more than two-thirds of the day and use your hands for over two-thirds of it
• Reaching takes up under one-third of the day, and climbing, stooping and crawling are minimal
• Able to lift or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally

Preferred

• Two years of clinical practice serving underserved populations

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• An annual milestone bonus for eligible employees based on years worked
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus life and long-term care insurance
• A 401(k) with an employer match of up to 6%
• More than six weeks of paid time off a year for full-time employees
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment
• Yearly childcare reimbursement
• CME and license fee reimbursement
• Benefits offered depend on each employee's eligibility