Clinician - State Hospital West
We are seeking applicants to fill our Clinician positions for the new State Hospital West (SHW) located in Nampa. SHW is a 16-bed Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Hospital nestled between Ridgecrest and Centennial golf courses on a picturesque piece of state property along the Nampa Interstate 84 corridor.
How would you like to make a difference in the mental health and safety of an adolescent and their family? SHW is where families are empowered by working together with our staff at to build a solid foundation starting with communication, which can have a direct impact on safety in our communities.
Clinicians, as part of the hospital Treatment Team, provide evidence-based trauma focused treatment for adolescent patients and their families. The treatment is designed to address the adolescent patient and their parent(s)/guardian(s) to provide for improved outcomes. This treatment modality involving adolescents and parent(s)/guardian(s) requires flexibility to meet the needs of a family-driven process. Experience providing counseling to adolescents and family preferred.
BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION
We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
- excellent medical, dental and vision insurance- (full-time) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.00/month for dental
- generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start
- 11 paid holidays a year
- paid parental leave
- multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
- basic life insurance for employee and family
- employee covered at one times annual salary
- spouse covered at $10,000
- child covered at $5,000
- wellness programs
- ongoing training opportunities
- an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
- and more!
In addition to providing meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a generous benefits package that increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Clinician making $29.00/hour to an estimated $41.25/hour.
This is an on-going announcement which means at the time applicants apply, we may or may not have an opening. Those applicants that take and pass the exam to show they meet the minimum qualifications will be place on the eligibility list. When a position becomes available, a hiring/referred list will be created from the qualified applicants on the eligibility list. A hiring supervisor will then directly contact those applicants they wish to interview.
Applications for this position are good for 90 days. If you are still interested in this position after 90 days, you must reapply.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at State Hospital West will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test.
All applicants will be required to pass a criminal background investigation after a conditional offer of employment.
Example of Duties
- Perform assessments, evaluations, observations, and interviews using a variety of assessment tools to identify strengths and needs, then interpret findings in written and oral reports
- Develop treatment plans, recommend services and interventions to the Treatment Team
- Ongoing case management consultation with members of the Treatment Team, Regional Case Managers, Community Mental Health providers and Families involved with the patient to gather data relevant to assessment, treatment, and discharge planning
- Perform assessments for patients at risk due to suicidal, homicidal, assaultive, or elopement behaviors and develop a structured intervention immediately to implement in the Treatment Plan
- Document clinical observations and assessment data in the electronic medical records per hospital policy and procedure
Minimum Qualifications
You must possess all the minimum qualifications listed below to pass the exam for this position. Click on the Questions tab associated with this announcement for the details regarding minimum qualification requirements. The Supplemental Questions on the application are the exam questions. Please make sure your resume supports your answers. Failure to do this may result in not passing the exam and disqualify you from being considered for this position.
- A Master’s Degree (or higher) in a direct clinical practice Human Services field (Master’s degree in social work, psychology, marriage and family counseling/therapy, psychosocial rehabilitation counseling, psychiatric nursing, or very closely related field of study). Substance abuse education or certification (ACADC, CADC) in addition is preferred, but not required.
- This position requires licensure in one of the following: Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Pastoral Counselor (LPAS), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT). For licensure information please contact the Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses at http://ibol.idaho.gov/ or 208-334-3233.
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