Therapist - Children, Youth & Families Dual Diagnosis

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is seeking a full-time Youth Dual DiagnosisTherapist to join the Children & Youth team in its outpatient clinic located on the Layton/Kaysville border.

The Youth Dual Diagnosis Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who provides therapeutic services for Davis County youth who use substances and may also be experiencing a variety of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms. This position will serve youth in both the mental health and substance use programs and serve all ages.

The primary job duties assigned to the Case Management Supervisor include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct comprehensive mental health and substance abuse evaluations, including assessing for co-occurring disorders, and diagnosis as appropriate.
• Provide consultation on substance use issues to therapists as needed.
• Must meet agency productivity standard.
• Maintain clinical documentation as required by agency standards.
• Participate in monthly staffing with the juvenile probation department.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based interventions to decrease symptoms and improve functioning.
• Develop individualized treatment plans consisting of mutually agreed upon goals and objectives and update as needed.
• Complete and submit weekly progress report to the juvenile probation department.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
• Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.

Experience in completing behavioral health assessments and providing clinical care to youth and their families. Experience using the ASAM dimension criteria highly preferred.

The successful candidate with work with clients ranging in age from 1 - 18 with an average caseload of 45-50.

Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.Full-time clinicians working in an outpatient setting have an annual productivity standards of 1,008 direct service hours.

Schedule

This is a full-time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. All outpatient therapists are required to work at least one (1) evening each week until 8:00 pm.This schedule may require two (2) evenings per week. 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. This position is eligible for a hybrid base rate salary plus incentive model if the candidate is interested.

Base Rate

The Base Rate For Fully Licensed Clinicians Is Calculated With a Starting Annual Rate Of $70,000 Plus Credit For Years Of Full-licensure Experience As Defined Below

• $70,000.00 to $85,061.09 per year is the approved base rate range
• $3,000 Spanish-language incentive annual stipend (paid bi-weekly) available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.
• 1% per year for every three years of full licensure between 10 and beyond
• 1% per year for each year of full licensure between 0 and 10 years

Incentive Payment Option

Employees Who Choose To Participate In This Compensation Model Will Receive a Per Service Incentive For All Direct Service Hours Provided During Each Pay Period At The Following Rates

DBH has implemented a salary + incentive model to help improve access to mental health services.

$45 per service for services 49-60 in a pay period

$50 per services for all services 61 and beyond

Clinical documentation for all services completed during each 2-week pay period must be completed no later than 12:00 am on the Monday following the end of a pay cycle to receive payment for services provided during the period. While this program is designed for clinicians working in an outpatient mental health program, clinicians who are interested in participating in this program may develop and present a plan on how they can help improve access and have it reviewed by their Program Director and the DBH Clinical Director for approval. Certain positions at DBH may not be approved for this position due to the nature of their core job and the essential duties assigned to that position.

Davis Behavioral Health

Davis Behavioral Health's mission is to provide access to quality behavioral healthcare by:

• Utilizing evidence-informed practices to best serve our clients; and
• Being fiscally wise and responsible.
• Adhering to principles of choice, safety, transparency, and collaboration with our clients, staff, and partners;

DBH is committed to excellence in community-based behavioral health treatment, progressive, vital and continually responsive to the needs of the community, and advocates for the behavioral health needs of our clients.

Davis Behavioral Health understands that excellent clinicians are vital to meeting the standards established by its mission and vision statements.

It is highly preferred that individuals who are interested in obtaining employment at DBH, their spouse, or one of their dependents not be actively receiving services at DBH except for medication management services to eliminate/avoid possible conflicts or uncomfortable boundaries.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Experience

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited university. Must be licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), or Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT). Possibility of under-filling with a Certified Social Worker (CSW) or ACMHC, who is nearing completion of full LCSW licensure may be considered.

The successful candidate should be have demonstrated knowledge and expertise in the following areas:

• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage youth and their families.
• Good organizational and practice management skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively.
• Skill in administering and interpreting the SASSI-A2.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as DCFS, juvenile courts, etc.).
• Must have skills in working with SED populations, substance use, and with individuals and families undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.
• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of the ASAM criteria for determining level of care and guiding treatment.
• Considerable knowledge of trauma-informed care, including screening, assessing, and treating from a trauma-informed lens.
• Considerable knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development and family systems theory.

DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system, so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required. Required clinical documentation must be completed within established timeframes: Preference for concurrent documentation. End of work day is acceptable if daily appointments do not allow for concurrent documentation. Documentation should be completed no later than 24 hours after an appointment is held in the worst case scenario.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and 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 anIntermountain 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.

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

• Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah
• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750
• Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
• 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Spouse: $10,000
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Long-term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Traditional Health Plan
• Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance
• Utah Retirement System participating agency
• Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Available for employees who opt out of medical and/or dental insurance coverage.
• Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Up to $2,860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution
• Employee :2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
• Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.
• Voluntary Identity Protection
• 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
• Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
• Child(ren): $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
• Retirement

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