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Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington’s leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. 

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position. 

Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training with a goal to retain rural youth. For providers, this means you will be surrounded by a well-trained support team so you can focus on treating your patients. 

 Loan Repayment Opportunities 

NEW Health is a non-profit federally qualified health center (FQHC). NEW Health is a member of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarships and loan repayment program. We are an NHSC approved site with a Primary Care HPSA Score of 18, and a Mental Health HPSA Score of 19. Additionally, NEW Health licensed health professionals are eligible to apply for the Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment Program. 

 Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind 

• Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid holidays
• Medical and Vision insurance for you and your family is 100% paid for by NEW Health  
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options 
• Free Life Flight membership for your family 
• 401(k) plan with matching contribution 
• Continuing Professional Education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities  

The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Provides individual and group counseling services within individual scope of practice to assist in clients in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
• Provides behavioral health counseling utilizing evidence-based practices and a brief intervention model. 
• Available to primary care providers for behavioral health staffing and consultation. 
• Collects psycho-social data about individuals and provide gathered information to providers to assist them in managing medical care.
• Perform mental health evaluations utilizing approved evaluation tools assessing amenability to mental health treatment and level of care needed.
• Develops detailed care plans for each client and document as part of the electronic health record.
• Links clients with various community resources.
• Provides in-service training for NEW Health staff as requested.
• Participates in community outreach activities as directed.
• For staff with chemical dependency expertise:
  •  Responsible for performing chemical dependency assessments on clients using approved testing instruments and evaluating tools and determining their amenability for referral to other agencies and/or programs.
  • Conducts individual and group counseling and education focusing on alcohol and drug treatment, relapse prevention, and cognitive behavioral change.
• For staff with clinical supervision training and duties:
  • Supervises and coordinates volunteers and behavioral health / social work students as required.
  • Facilitates peer review and chart audit process as assigned.
• Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment required.
• Travel may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Education/Experience: Valid state licensure as a Licensed Advanced Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and/or Licensed Professional Counselor required. Two years of clinical practice with underserved populations desired.
Skills: Knowledge of available community linkage resources. Excellent oral and written communications skills required. Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment required. Computer skills required. Work requires consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion. Valid drivers’ license and insurance required.
Physical Demands:
Movement around the facility between 1/3 and 2/3rds of the day is required, as well as sitting at a workstation or patient rooms. Using hands occurs over 2/3rds of the day, while reaching with arms less than 1/3rd of the day. Communicating is required over 2/3rds of the day. Lifting to 10 lbs. occasionally is required.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.