Clinician - State Hospital South
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people as well as the community in which you work? State Hospital South (SHS) located in Blackfoot is seeking Clinicians to join our amazing Treatment Team. We provide psychiatric inpatient treatment and skilled nursing care for Idaho's adult citizens with the most serious and persistent mental illnesses. The hospital works in partnership with families and communities to enable clients to return to community living.
SHS is a 110-bed Adult Psychiatric Treatment Hospital and this position will be working on a 30-bed unit within that facility. This position is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with holidays off.
Clinicians are part of the hospital Treatment Team providing evidence-based patient-centered care for adult patients who are committed to the Department of Health and Welfare for care and treatment. You will be working as part of a treatment team that includes a prescriber, other clinicians, nursing, pharmacy, medical, recreational therapy, and others.
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-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!
Our generous benefits package increases the total compensation of a full-time (benefits eligible) Clinician making $28.33 to an estimated $40.43/hour.
If you have previously applied for Clinician and wish to be considered for this position, you must reapply under this announcement.
The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare is a drug-free workplace. Any applicant offered employment in this position at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test in addition to completing a criminal history background investigation. Employment is dependent upon satisfactory results of the investigation.
Example of Duties
- Perform assessments, evaluations, observations, and interviews to identify strengths and needs.
- Develop treatment plans, recommend services and interventions to the Treatment Team.
- Ongoing case management consultation with members of the Treatment Team, Regional staff, 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 or work history 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 is required for this position. (Master's degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or very closely related field of study.)
- This position requires licensure in one of following: Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Pastoral Counselors (LPAS), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC), and Licensed Marriage & 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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