Counselor IV #56269 $32.24+ DOE

1/29/2025

Position Summary: The Counselor IV works within a residential treatment setting and is responsible for delivering quality drug/alcohol and mental health treatment services to men involved in the corrections system. The Counselor IV conducts mental health assessments, individualized mental health and addiction treatment planning and implementation, group facilitation, case management, clinical team coordination, and chart maintenance.

Education, Training and Experience:

• Master's Degree in a behavioral health field required.
• Licensed in behavioral health in the State of Oregon required
• Significant experience in most or all of the following areas: chemical dependency, non-SPMI mental health, dual-diagnosis, trauma, criminality, men's issues, at-risk populations, diverse populations, and residential treatment.
• Experience using electronic health record system and other forms of electronic communication.

Competencies:

• Skills and abilities in all the following areas: mental health and addictions assessment, clinical care provision, DSM-5 diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning, individual and group therapy
• Ability to provide gender-specific, culturally competent services.
• Skilled in evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing/Stages of Change, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Theory and Mindfulness.
• Ability to engage in a productive, therapeutic relationship with clients.
• Compassionate and caring demeanor.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Effective documentation skills using an electronic medical record system.
• Familiarity with or ability to learn Feedback Informed Treatment

Other Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a criminal history check.
• Reliable form of transportation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform mental health and psychiatric evaluations.
• Engage collaboratively with clients in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, behavioral intervention and discharge planning processes.
• Provide weekly individual counseling sessions to clients, using Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change theory and practice.
• Use evidence-based curriculum to facilitate a variety of therapeutic and mental health educational groups for clients.
• Maintain treatment charts in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules for Inpatient Drug and Alcohol and Outpatient Mental Health services. Respond to chart reviews in a timely manner.
• As appropriate, bill insurance for services provided.
• Engage collaboratively with collateral community providers including but not limited to probation officers, child welfare workers, mental health providers, and primary care physicians in the development of individualized treatment plans.
• Engage collaboratively with clients to evaluate progress in treatment on a regular basis and provide a monthly report detailing this progress with clients' probation officers.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all clients and records according to HIPAA and 42-CFR rules.
• Support the program and agency's continuous improvement, Client Proposal, Client Concern and Grievance processes.
• Provide services in accordance with professional ethical guidelines.
• Maintain highly ethical and professional boundaries with clients and co-workers at all times.

Other Responsibilities:

• Participate in weekly staff and treatment team meetings.
• May be asked to provide clinical supervision to clinicians in pursuit of certification, licensure, or a degree in a behavioral health field, when appropriate.
• May be asked to provide clinical supervision to student interns, when appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibility: Position is not responsible for supervision of other employees.

Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  
  
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, talk, or hear.
  • The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  
  
  

Environmental Conditions: Work is performed in a residential treatment center. Must be prepared to handle client crises and/or emergencies.

Position close date 1/10/2025

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Extended hours may be necessary as needed.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent(s) of this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required for this position.