Job Details

Pay Range: $32.87 - $51.14 per hour

Signing bonus available!!

Key Responsibilities Statement: Under the direction of the CHSS Director, community housing clinicians provide high-quality mental health and substance use services, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning, in alignment with best practices and ethical standards. Clinicians are responsible for delivering individual, group, and family therapy to JAMHI's community housed client populations while maintaining accurate and timely documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements. This position collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to support client-centered care, participates in clinical case reviews, and engages in ongoing professional development to stay current with evidence-based practices.

Position Duties

Direct Client Services

• Perform clinical intake assessments, functional/psychosocial assessments, diagnostic evaluations and formulate recommendations for appropriate behavioral health, or other, services.
• Provide individual and/or group therapy in accordance with individualized treatment plans.
• Provide services in an empathic, hopeful and welcoming manner, ensuring that there is truly “No Wrong Door” for service recipients with co-occurring disorders.
• With the client's input, develop & review individualized treatment plans to further develop their ability to live independently in the community.
• As a backup, provide mental health emergency services within the catchment area for individuals with acute emotional or psychiatric crisis through
• Emergency Assessments
• Emergency Referrals
• Crisis Intervention follow-up
• Participation in on-call rotation for 24-hour emergency response coverage to the community.
• Act as directing clinician on treatment teams for assigned cases.
• Provide expert testimony as necessary in court for legal proceedings.
• Provide interagency and community consultation and education as needed.
• Support and facilitate the development of living skills that will aid independent housing placement in the community, including meal preparation, financial management including entitlements, maintenance of a clean, orderly person and living environment.
• Support and facilitate the psychosocial development of clients including social, intellectual and behavioral skill building.
• Develop individualized treatment plans with each client and caregiver/family as appropriate to further develop their ability to live their own best life.
• Coordinate with other service providers where necessary to facilitate treatment goals: including, but not limited to Rainforest Recovery Center, Physicians, GHS, Bartlett Regional Hospital, SEARHC, REACH, job coaching, LCCC, court orders and Probation, etc.

Documentation

• Complete all clinical documentation in accordance with state, federal & agency requirements including treatment plans, treatment reviews, functional assessments, and progress notes within timelines set by JAMHI.
• Prepare and maintain all necessary treatment documents for the court and case record

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in a behavioral health field

Licensure/Certification.

• Active certification or ability to obtain within 5 years of employment
• An Alaska State driver's license
• CPR/AED Certification
• JAMHI will provide this training for this certification upon 30 days of hire if not already obtained