Behavioral Health Provider - SBHC

The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) works in a school-based clinic serving primarily high schools with growing number of elementary and middle school patients. The BHC works as a primary care team member and together they focus on providing patient centered integrated healthcare. Our BHCs provide direct clinical services with an emphasis on patient-centered care, early intervention, client empowerment, social justice, and long-term whole person wellness. BHCs assist medical teams in treatment planning and delivery of collaborative care in the treatment of biomedical and behavioral health issues and serves as subject matter expert resource for medical practitioners by providing trauma informed and culturally sensitive consultation. This position is .70 FTE and located in our School Based Health Center in Hood River, Oregon.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Doctorate in Psychology (PhD / PsyD)
• Current Oregon and Washington Clinical License or ability to obtain license within two years of hire. (Pre Independent License)
• One year of experience in public health, healthcare, mental health, substance use, or social work.
• Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC) or ability to obtain certification within two years of hire.
• Basic knowledge of psychopharmacological interventions for behavioral health treatments.
• Desire to deliver high quality services to a diverse multicultural community.
• Proficiency in DSM-V diagnosis and evidenced based treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
• Experience providing integrated mental health and ASAM-PPC 2R assessments.
• Proficient in crisis intervention, stabilization, and referral.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Experience working with marginalized, high-risk, or otherwise underserved populations.
• Experience working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Benefits & Perks:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Disability, Accident, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Empower Retirement 401k Plan
• 200 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) annually
  • 6 paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Mart- Employee Discounts
• Financial Training with KeyBank
• Employee Wellness Events & Team Challenges
• Local Gym Membership Discounts
• NHSC Approved Site for loan repayment!

Compensation:

• Salaried/Exempt: $70,000 to $80,000 annually based on experience and licensure.
• Bilingual Differential: Additionally, we offer $0.75 per hour as compensation for bilingual proficiency in both English and Spanish.
• Milage Reimbursement: In accordance with OCH policy.

OCH is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.