Therapist - Davis County Jail Dual Diagnosis

Davis Behavioral Health (DBH) is hiring a full-time Dual Diagnosis Therapist to join the treatment team at the Davis County Jail. The Dual Diagnosis Therapist is a licensed mental health professional who provides therapeutic services for individuals incarcerated in the Davis County Jail. Working within the correctional facility, the therapist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, and provides individual and group therapy for individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use disorders. Additionally, this position collaborates closely with correctional staff and other treatment team members to ensure comprehensive care and appropriate transition to services upon release. In accordance with jail policies, the position requires passing the Davis County Sheriff's Office background investigation.

Please visit the DBH career page (here) to apply for this position as quick applications through sites like Indeed and others may cause delays as critical information is not required on those sites. Please remember to add email addresses for all references to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

Essential Job Functions

The Dual Diagnosis Therapist will be responsible for completing the following tasks:

• Conduct comprehensive mental health and substance abuse evaluations, including assessing for co-occurring disorders, and diagnosis as appropriate.
• Complete risk assessments and develop individualized safety plans.
• Develop individualized treatment plans consisting of mutually agreed upon goals and objectives and update as needed.
• Provide therapeutic services (individual, group, etc.) using evidence-based interventions to decrease symptoms and improve functioning.
• Provide consultation on behavioral health issues to correctional staff as needed.
• Maintain clinical documentation as required by agency standards.
• Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed to provide effective care.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
• Adhere to all correctional facility policies and procedures, ensuring safety and compliance at all times.
• Must meet agency productivity standard.
• Other responsibilities as needed and assigned.

Schedule

This is a full-time position expected to work 40 hours per week.

This is a full-time position that works weekends (Friday-Sunday), as well as 2 additional weekdays to make up the full-time schedule. The current shift hours may be flexible (between 7:00 am – 7:00 pm); however, once the schedule is determined after hire, it must remain consistent. Any future changes must be pre-approved.

Location and Work Environment

This position is housed at the Davis County Jail, located at 800 West State Street, Farmington, UT 84025.

This position is located within a correctional facility and will interact with incarcerated individuals, correctional officers, and other facility staff in a secure and structured environment. The position may involve exposure to emotionally charged situations and requires adherence to strict security protocols. Davis County Jail has security doors, requiring clearance to move from one threshold to the next. Clients are escorted by jail officers and require carrying a panic button for the respective room occupied.

The employee must be able to drive and must have a valid driver's license with clean driving record to be covered by DBH insurance. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach, carry, and kneel. The employee must be able to walk on uneven surfaces and climb stairs. The employee must occasionally move or lift 25-50 pounds. The employee must be able to sit at computer workstations for up to three hours a day. The employee must be able to stand to speak in public.

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 $75,500.00 plus credit for years of full-licensure experience as defined below:

• $77,000.00 to $88,000.00 per year is the approved base rate range
• 1% per year for each year of full licensure
• $3,000 Spanish-language incentive annual stipend (paid bi-weekly) available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.
• The starting annual earnings for under-licensed therapists (CSW, ACMHC) is $65,000.00 per year.

Qualifications

Required

The Dual Diagnosis Therapist must fulfill the minimum required qualifications:

• 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.

All DBH employees must successfully pass both a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background screening and remain in good standing in relation to this requirement throughout their time of employment. Further, DBH employees who are housed in the Davis County Jail must be able to successfully obtain jail access through a more comprehensive screening process and complete annual jail training, in addition to DBH training, to maintain access to the jail.

Experience

Required

• Experience in completing behavioral health assessments and providing clinical care to individuals. Prior experience working in a correctional facility and/or with individuals involved in the criminal justice system is preferred. Experience using the ASAM dimension criteria highly preferred.

Skills/Abilities

The follow skills and abilities are critical to the success of the Dual Diagnosis Therapist:

• Clinical expertise in screening, assessments, diagnosis, and crisis intervention.
• Must have skills in working with SPMI populations, substance use, and with individuals undergoing acute episodes of psychiatric distress.
• Knowledge of the ASAM criteria for determining level of care and guiding treatment.
• Demonstrates the skills necessary to motivate and engage individuals.
• Considerable 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 agencies.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings.

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 - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.

• High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution. H.S.A. administered by HealthEquity.

Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Delta Dental.

Integrated Primary Care Clinic - Nice Healthcare. Every day care whenever you need it.

Vision Insurance - Offered by VSP

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Administered by APA Benefits.

• Annual healthcare spending limit: $3,300
• 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 - Administered by USAble.

• 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 - Administered by USAble.

Health Reimbursement Account (H.R.A.) - Offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical insurance. Administered by APA Benefits.

Up to $2,600 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution.

Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Assurity.

• Voluntary Accident
• Voluntary Critical Illness
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity

Voluntary Identify Theft Protection - Administered by Allstate Benefits.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Administered by Intermountain Healthcare.

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.