Unlicensed Behavioral Health Therapist
Grand Junction, CO 
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Job Description:

The behavioral health provider within the Integrated Addiction Medicine Clinic works collaboratively with providers and other members of the health care team to improve the mental health of patients with addiction and co-occurring disorders. The position provides individual, couple, family, and group therapy services by utilizing a variety therapeutic approaches, including motivational interviewing. Behavioral health providers facilitate therapy services by conducting assessment, providing recommendations for treatment, creating service plans, coordinating services, addressing barriers to care, and by promoting recovery.

EXTERNAL CANDIDATES QUALIFY FOR A $5000 SIGN ON BONUS

This position is intended for behavioral health professionals who have completed their master's degree and are working toward their licensure, which requires up to two years to complete.

Posting Specifics:

  • Benefits Eligible: Yes
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours: Monday - Thursday (40 hours)
  • Salary Range: $49,524.80 - $85,134.40 (Experience Based)
  • Additional Details: Position requires to be on-site at St. Mary's Integrated Medicine Clinic (Outpatient)

are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind, and social well-being. To that end, we have launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling, and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement.

Since 2019, St. Mary's has provided a modern and integrated approach to addiction recovery and mental health conditions. We offer outpatient integrated medical and behavioral health services for people and their loved ones whose lives have been interrupted by addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our interdisciplinary team is comprised from diverse experiences and backgrounds with specialized expertise. Our culture of collaboration and teamwork is something we are immensely proud of.

Your work would include behavioral health assessment and intervention, resource connection, addressing barriers to care and treatment, treatment adherence and monitoring among others in our Provider Addiction Clinic.

Qualifications:

  • Provide brief behavioral health support to persons living with addiction

  • Provide consistent therapy for patients and their families. This will include individual, couple, family, and group therapy.

  • Conduct comprehensive diagnostic behavioral health evaluations.

  • Monitor caseload for treatment progress or regression and update treatment plans as necessary in compliance with agency timelines.

  • Monitor adherence to medical and behavioral health treatment

  • Connect patients with community resources for biopsychosocial, financial, and other needs

  • Communicate and collaborate with medical, interdisciplinary team staff, patient / family, insurance companies, and social agencies.

  • Provide timely documentation of all services within the clinic's electronic medical record

  • Provide discharge planning, aftercare recommendations, and provide aftercare referrals as appropriate.

  • Maintain compliance with agency policies/guidelines and BHA regulatory standards.

  • Participate in required supervision and case management.

Required:

  • Master's degree in a related field
  • Working toward a professional license to practice in Colorado or ability to obtain, as a LAC, LMFT, LPC, or LCSW, within two years of hire
  • Prior relevant work experience

Physical Requirements:

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.). May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Anticipated job posting close date:

05/09/2024

Location:

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$23.81 - $40.93

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our, and for our ; and our commitment to.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.



Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Salary and Benefits
$23.81 - $40.93
Required Education
Master's Degree
Required Experience
2+ years
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