Mental Health Professional

Job description:

Our client is looking for a counselor who likes community outreach in the outdoors.
Previous experience working with homeless communities is a must.

Coordinate, for each patient, the patient-centered comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g., onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g., self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.

Qualifications:

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
1. A masters degree or further advanced degree in counseling or one of the social sciences from an accredited college or university required;
2. Must qualify as a Mental Health Professional (MHP) and obtain a WA State Credential to practice prior to starting the position;
3. Exhibit Cultural Humility: The continuous application in professional practice of self-reflection and self-critique, learning from patients, and partnership building, with an awareness of the limited ability to understand the patients worldview, culture(s), and communities.
4. Provide Culturally Appropriate Care: Health care services provided with Cultural Humility and an understanding of the patients culture and community, and informed by Historical Trauma and the resulting cycle of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Why is This a Great Opportunity:

Sign on Offered! Great Benefits!