Therapist - Crisis (MCOT) - Davis Behavioral Health

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) Therapist.

Description

The MCOT Therapist works collaboratively within a team to provide crisis response services to individuals (all ages) in Davis County experiencing behavioral and/or mental health challenges. Additionally, this individual provides short-term intensive stabilization services to youth and their families with the goal of preventing further escalation into the crisis system. This position is community based and requires the individual to provide services in homes, schools, and other community settings.

Essential Job Functions

The MCOT Therapist is responsible for the following job duties:

• Respond to crisis calls and participate in mobile deployments in the community.
• Provide immediate intervention to assist the individual to de-escalate behaviors and emotional symptoms impacting their ability to function safely in the community.
• Connect individuals to ongoing services and supports to help them in maintaining in the community
• Work collaboratively with the team to provide stabilization services to families, which may include evaluations and needs assessments, family therapy, skills coaching and/or respite, coordination with schools and other child serving agencies, peer support, and linking to appropriate community resources and longer-term services.
• Provide routine follow up with individuals and, as appropriate, their families after crisis situations to promote continued stability.
• Assist with the transition from acute psychiatric or other high levels of care back to the home environment.
• Complete clinical documentation of all services within agency guidelines.
• Other necessary duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Licensure/Certification

Master's degree in social work or related field. Current licensure in the state of Utah as an LCSW or equivalent (if under licensed, must work towards obtaining full licensure). Must have relevant experience in the behavioral health field. Crisis worker certification preferred; required after hire. Strong preference given to bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates.

Experience

Experience in crisis intervention, specifically with youth and families, and in providing clinical care to youth and their families.

Skills & Abilities

• Must have skills in working with SED/SPMI populations, substance use, and with individuals and families undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress.
• Knowledge of Systems of Care guiding principles.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage individuals, including youth and their families.
• Knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development and family systems theory.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, including screening, assessing, and treating from a trauma-informed lens.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community/state agencies.
• Strong knowledge of community resources.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings and weekends.

Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.

Schedule

This is a full-time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. This schedule may require evening work to accommodate the needs of the clients and their families. DBH reserves the right to require overtime, weekend work, and/or assignment to evening or night shifts, depending upon operational need, some in and out of state travel may be required.

Compensation

This position is classified as full-time, exempt.

Base Rate
The base rate for fully licensed clinicians is calculated with a starting annual rate of $73,500 plus credit for years of full-licensure experience as defined below:

• $73,500.00 to $88,000.00 per year is the approved base rate range
• 1% per year for each year of full licensure between 0 and 10 years
• 1% per year for every three years of full licensure between 10 and beyond
• $3,000 Spanish-language incentive annual stipend (paid bi-weekly) available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.

The base rate for under-licensed clinicians (CSW/ACMHC) is $64,000 per year.

Benefits

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request.
DBH benefits include:

Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.

• High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution
• Traditional Health Plan

Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.

Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750
• Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000

Retirement

• Utah Retirement System participating agency
• 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
• Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)

Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

• Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
• Employee:2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
• Spouse: $10,000
• Child(ren): $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability

Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance

• Up to $2,860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution

Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate

• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Identity Protection
• Voluntary Critical Illness

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.