Mental Health Therapist III

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position: Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization The Mental Health Therapist III is part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team providing direct services to patients in a secure residential setting. Direct services may include a combination or all of the following: assessment, diagnosis, individual and group counseling, milieu management, and supervision of patients. These adults primarily have a mental health diagnosis and may also have a chemical dependency problem. This job description does not suggest or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. This person will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor. He or She promotes each resident’s ability to exercise their rights through education, and advocacy. Duties and Responsibilities As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally aware services.  Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by: Understanding and empathizing with client needs Surpassing client expectations Demonstrating a high level of integrity Exhibiting compassion and commitment Advocating for social justice Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include any or all of the following based on resident needs: Maintains professional standards and follows the treatment policies and procedures of the agency, as well as applicable federal, state and local regulations, especially WAC 246-337 requirements. Gains a thorough working knowledge of appropriate WAC’s, WIG’s and RCW’s. Attends regular staff meetings and in-service training for clinical personnel. Completes all shift responsibilities as required, both on time and accurately. Follows each patient’s individualized treatment program as designed and implemented by the treatment team. Works closely with Mental Health Technicians, Clinicians, Peer Counselor, and Discharge Planner in order to relate visual arts assignments to issues that the patient is addressing in treatment. Provides individual and group counseling for persons in the process of discovering and dealing with emotional, social and behavioral problems related to their alcohol and drug addiction and mental health problems, using both visual and performance arts as a medium of expression. Demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients. Completes daily record keeping, i.e., clinical documentation as directed by the Clinical Supervisor and Administrator, following the structure of the problem-oriented patient records system. Completes daily logging, Extraordinary Incident Reports (EIR’s), medication logging (if trained), etc. on time and accurately. Provides all physical care of patients required to meet their physical and emotional needs, consistent with agency policy and applicable licensing WACS Gains an accurate knowledge of available community and statewide referral resources. Maintains consistent and positive relationships with all collateral contacts. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The person in this position must be of good character and able to maintain the understanding, physical health, emotional stability, and personality suited to meet the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of the population served. Must have good organizational and communication skills; demonstrate professionalism and appropriate boundaries in all interactions. The person in this position shall have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three (3) years prior to the date of employment at the facility, and no misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed at this facility. This individual cannot be a person who has been convicted of a felony within the last seven years or ever been convicted of child abuse and / or any crime involving physical harm to another person nor be a perpetrator of substantiated child abuse.  Ability to communicate effectively; Strong team building and problem-solv