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Come join our team at Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT)!

This position is based in Homer with required day trips to Seldovia.

The Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW, not LPC), Specialty Care, is a key part of the health center treatment team. This position assists members within an interdisciplinary treatment team, including primary care, dental, massage, acupuncture, and behavioral health to identify, triage and manage patients with medical and behavioral health problems within the primary care setting.

Type of Employment: In-person, not a remote position

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday

Salary Range: $100,000 to $105,000 per year, depending on experience

What You'll Do:

• Provide specialty psychotherapy services to individuals, families, and/or their communities. Work collaboratively with patients and the health center's clinical team to develop and accomplish shared goals for the patient to achieve coordinated, high-quality care.
• This position provides ongoing guidance, support and education to other members of the SVTHW Healthcare Team as it pertains to ensuring effective, culturally-sensitive, and integrated primary care for patients and their families.
• Support primary care behavioral health integration, including: same-day access for assessment and triage of patients' behavioral health concern; behavioral treatment using evidence-based interventions; close partnership and consultation with medical, dental, wellness, and behavioral health colleagues to appropriately assess and facilitate patient access to behavioral health care.
• Work in collaboration with primary health care providers for developing and supporting treatment plans for patients with mental health disorders and psychosocial problems.
• Work as a member of the interdisciplinary team with providers to improve access and coordinate care for patient.
• Work with primary care team and behavioral health team to triage patients and accept referrals to long-term specialty care behavioral health as appropriate through delivery of psychotherapy, support skill training, psycho-education and patient education strategies.
• For referred health center patients, conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments, diagnose conditions, and formulate behavioral health interventions and treatment plans.
• Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Be able to travel as needed to other communities including to and from Homer / Seldovia by small airplane and sometimes by boat when airplanes are on weather hold. Travel is a day trip, but inclement weather may require an overnight stay.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment background check including fingerprinting.

What You'll Need:

• LCSW license (not LPC)
• Master's degree
• Three to five years minimum of clinical experience required, supervisory experience preferred
  
• Prior experience in Tribal Health or Community Health Center setting a plus.
• Knowledge of integrated behavioral health; mental health recovery, harm reduction, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management are expected.

• Licensed by Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners ORAlaska State Board of Professional Counselors
• AHA - BLS Required - Provided by SVT

What You'll Get:

• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• 12 Days of Sick Leave per year
• 15 days (3 weeks) of Annual Leave per year (starting accrual, more days with more years of service)
• FEHB (Federal Employees Health Benefits) - Health Insurance, a variety of plans to choose from. We pay 100% of employees monthly health insurance premiums! And we pay 50% of the monthly premiums for your spouse and/or children. Insurance is effective the first day of the pay period after we receive your enrollment form.
• Dental and Vision insurance available on the first of the month following 90 days of employment.
• Group life insurance, minimum benefit is $50,000 and up to 2x your annual salary. Maximum of $250K life insurance.
• Long term disability insurance
• Employer matching 401K, 5% match, effective January 1 or July 1, following one year of employment.
• Wellness Incentive Program, up to $300 per calendar year for full-time employees, or $150 for part-time employees, effective after 90 days of employment. Examples of items that can be reimbursed are walking/running shoes, active wear, exercise equipment, gym membership, CSA food boxes and more!

About Us:

Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT) promotes the wellness of our people and communities through healthcare, social services, economic development, education, and cultural enrichment. SVT is a federally recognized Tribe that serves everyone - both Native and non-Native - in the communities of the South Kenai Peninsula, from Seldovia and beyond, including Homer and Anchor Point.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact Roberta at 907-435-3217 or email rcollier@svt.org.