Bachelor's-Level Counselor, QMHA

TITLE : Bachelor's-Level Counselor, QMHA

LOCATION : Portland, OR

TERM / STATUS : Full-time Employee / FTE

COMPENSATION / PERKS : Compensation package includes...

• Up to $10,000 Relocation Assistance Program
• Competitive Annual Base Salary
• 4 weeks paid time off (PTO) per year - 20 days (increases with longevity)
• 12 More Days Off - 10 paid Holidays PLUS 2 Personal Holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with 6.25% employer matching in the 1st year (8% in the 2nd year, and 10% in your 3rd year - Fully vested with your first contribution)
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Employer Paid Life, Short Term Disability, AND Long-Term Disability Insurance

Our client is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to adults and families impacted by homelessness, poverty, and addictions. We hire professionals who are skilled and passionate to meet our mission through outcome-based strategies that support personal and community transformation.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Must meet the Oregon state guidelines for QMHA.
• Experience with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) preferred.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• If in recovery, must be able to document continuous abstinence under independent living conditions or recovery housing for the immediate past two years.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, client-centered, and trauma-informed integrated services.
• Collect information regarding clients' history through a combination of interviewing, records review, and consultation; after obtaining written consent.
• Conduct and document substance use disorder & mental health assessments, including mental status exam, ASAM level of care, DSM diagnosis, and clinical formulation.
• Understanding of how medication support can be useful in the recovery process.
• Develop a strengths-based treatment plan and collaborative problem-solving with clients.
• Participate in direct treatment of clients by providing individual and group counseling.
• Assess, triage, and respond to mental health and substance abuse crises in the most effective, efficient, and safe manner possible.
• Participate in evaluating clients for risk of harm and initiate Directors Custody transport holds when appropriate.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed treatment modalities to identify stages of change and develop corresponding stage-wise treatment strategies.
• Maintain client records as required by State, Federal, local, and program standards and funding requirements.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.

Empowered Partnerships, LLC is a boutique recruitment agency based out of Colorado dedicated to providing superior staffing services within the Mental and Behavioral Health industry across the United States.

Our clients are equal-opportunity employers who are committed to diversity, valuing the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.