We recognize the health disparities of people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women and LGBTQ people. We believe that the experiences of these communities must be valued in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities. For immediate consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter with our application form.
Portland Mental Health & Wellness is a thriving private practice and training practice with three locations in SE, and SW Portland. We are a collaboration of psychologists, psychiatric prescribers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and our trainees. We emphasize relationship first and foremost and diagnosis and treatment from within that relationship.
We strongly emphasize trauma informed care, cultural competency, establishing comfort and safety for patients, and coordination of care with primary care doctors, specialists, pediatricians, schools, and other mental health clinicians.
Guaranteed Income While Building Caseload
Clinical Director
Job Summary:
The Clinical Director is responsible for overseeing and supporting up to 6 FTE psychotherapy practitioners including clinical consultation and direction when needed, supporting compliance, clinical best practices, and generally being a go-to-resource for practitioners on site. This position must have a positive and supportive attitude toward the practice and its overall success. Must have the ability to think globally, solve problems, and have good decision-making skills. The Clinical Director will maintain at least 207 clinical contact hours quarterly in the role of Therapist in combination with the role of Clinical Director to maintain full-time employment status.
Essential Responsibilities:
This position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position. The PMHW Practice Director reserves the right to modify, and/or remove duties as necessary.
- Support up to 6 FTE practitioners with clinical consultation and direction when needed, and assistance with administrative questions/issues
- Monitor practitioner encounters/productivity, to-do lists. Follow up with practitioners as needed, utilizing available reports when necessary.
- Maintain quality control of clinical services provided by practitioners.
- Participate in 1-hour bi-weekly clinical director meetings.
- Facilitate and document 1-2 hour weekly clinical consultation groups.
- Participate in 1 hour bi-weekly management team meetings focused on DEI
- Meet weekly with the PMHW Practice Director for at least 30 minutes.
- Participate in development and implementation of antiracist policies, practices, and procedures
- Monitor and respond to management tasks in a shared virtual workspace including the development and implementation of new policies and procedures)
- Provide feedback for the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices as asked for by the PMHW Practice Director.
- Review application materials by psychotherapy applicants and provide feedback to the PMHW Practice Director.
- Participate in second-round interviews for select candidates for clinical positions.
- Review and follow up with critical incident reports for practitioners on your team
- Conduct and document quarterly reviews with practitioners.
- Assist the PMHW Practice Director and Practice Manager with the agenda and leading of the monthly all-staff meeting.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of the annual all staff retreat.
- Provide 1 all-day orientation and training to new staff as needed
- Convey feedback from practitioners to provide to management.
- With support of admin support staff, conduct one chart audit per therapist per month to ensure compliance with PMHW policies & procedures.
- Provide additional support and sign off on clinical documentation of newly employed licensed practitioners until they are able to independently comply with PMHW policies & procedures.
- Provide additional support for practitioners leaving PMHW – monitor termination letters and patient transfers to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of patient care.
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment planning, and engagement of psychotherapy and/or psychiatric services.
- Knowledge of principles of case conceptualization and diagnostic justification.
- Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn practice policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn medical terminology associated with specific role
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn basic insurance terminology and procedures associated with providing clinical services within an insurance-based practice.
- Knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation, for effective and appropriate communication.
- Knowledge of web-based computer programs and applications in an Apple/Mac environment
- Knowledge of and capacity to strengthen skills for working in Google Workspace.
Skills:
- Demonstrate an understanding of sound ethical practice in conjunction with the established and defined ethics of one’s training and discipline.
- Appropriately and effectively assess and treat behavioral and affective disorders, with an emphasis on relational and process intervention models.
- Assess risk for harm to self or others at intake as well as throughout the course of treatment.
- Maintain current and comprehensive clinical documentation compliant with Oregon Health Authority requirements.
- Coordination of care with multiple providers, both within the practice and at other facilities.
- Welcome and utilize feedback with interest and curiosity from peers, colleagues, managers and directors, as well as in supervision and consultation settings.
- Demonstrate competence in leadership, wellness, oversight and evaluation of services, staff development, service planning, case management and coordination, utilization of community resources, group, family, and individual therapy or counseling, documentation and rationale for service, to promote intended outcomes and implementation of PMHW policies.
- Remain up-to-date with current PMHW goals and policies, and requirements set forth by PMHW contracted insurance companies.
- Respond with appropriate level of urgency to issues raised by practitioners, prioritize importance, and resolve issues or delegate as appropriate.
- Model through behaviors and attitudes the values that reflect and are consistent with the policies and values of PMHW.
Abilities:
- Ability to maintain a full caseload of patients and meet a minimum encounter expectation of 207 per 13 week calendar quarter.
- Maintain a high degree of discretion when dealing with confidential information and follow all guidelines set by HIPAA
- Demonstrate an understanding of sound ethical practice in conjunction with the established and defined ethics of one’s training and discipline.
- Demonstrated competence in leadership, wellness, oversight and evaluation of services, staff development, service planning, case management and coordination, utilization of community resources, group, family and individual therapy or counseling, documentation and rationale for service to promote intended outcomes and implementation of PMHW policies.
- Remain up-to-date with current PMHW goals and policies, and requirements set forth by PMHW contracted insurance companies.
- Respond with appropriate level of urgency to issues raised by practitioners, prioritize importance, and resolve issues or delegate as appropriate.
- Engage in ongoing training opportunities provided by Portland Mental Health & Wellness and elsewhere to improve skills in diagnosis, treatment planning, and engagement of psychotherapy and/or psychiatric services that emphasize the mission, vision and values of Portland Mental Health & Wellness.
- Model through behaviors and attitudes the values that reflect and are consistent with the policies and values of PMHW.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member, and to communicate clearly, compassionately, and respectfully, with medical and mental health professionals, as well as with administrative support staff.
- Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands within the work environment.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks, time, and responsibilities effectively, as well as to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public.
- Ability to function proficiently in a web-based computer environment.
- Comfortable working paperless, using and saving files electronically
Education and Experience: A doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA accredited university or Masters Degree in Psychology, Counseling or Clinical Social Work. Appropriate active board approved supervision agreement or licensing required.
Clinical Encounter Expectations: Full time clinical practitioners are required to complete 207 qualifying encounters in a 13 week calendar quarter, which is equivalent to a minimum of 18 encounters per week. This calculation presumes a practitioner is working 11.5 weeks of the 13 week quarter. Practitioners can always choose to complete more than 18 encounters per week, but the minimum expectation is at least 18 completed encounters per week. While initially building their caseload, a practitioner is expected to undertake 2 new patient intakes per workday, or up to 8 intakes per workweek.
Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment, including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Work Environment: When working from a PMHW office, the position is in a well-lighted office environment. Varied activities including sitting, standing, walking, reaching, bending, and lifting. Must be able to see, hear, carry, bend, sit, and use a computer and keyboard for extended periods of time. Able to focus in an open office environment which may include direct or indirect interruptions.
Mental and Physical Requirements: Involves sitting approximately 90 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder. Ability to tolerate mental and emotional distress as an anticipated aspect of the position. May require working under stressful conditions.
This description is intended to provide only the basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as the practice’s needs evolve. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of every job.
The requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If an accommodation is needed, you have an opportunity to discuss this with Human Resources.
We recognize the health disparities of people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women and LGBTQ people. We believe that the experiences of these communities must be valued in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities. For immediate consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter with our application form.
Portland Mental Health & Wellness is a thriving private practice and training practice with three locations in NE, SE, and SW Portland. We are a collaboration of psychologists, psychiatric prescribers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and our trainees. We emphasize relationship first and foremost and diagnosis and treatment from within that relationship.
We strongly emphasize trauma informed care, cultural competency, establishing comfort and safety for patients, and coordination of care with primary care doctors, specialists, pediatricians, schools, and other mental health clinicians.
Clinical Director
Hours: Full-time
Compensation: $42,175.98
Reports to: Practice Director
Job Summary:
The Clinical Director is responsible for overseeing and supporting up to 6 FTE psychotherapy practitioners including clinical consultation and direction when needed, supporting compliance, clinical best practices, and generally being a go-to-resource for practitioners on site. This position must have a positive and supportive attitude toward the practice and its overall success. Must have the ability to think globally, solve problems, and have good decision-making skills. The Clinical Director will maintain at least 207 clinical contact hours quarterly in the role of Therapist in combination with the role of Clinical Director to maintain full-time employment status.
Essential Responsibilities:
This position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position. The PMHW Practice Director reserves the right to modify, and/or remove duties as necessary.
- Support up to 6 FTE practitioners with clinical consultation and direction when needed, and assistance with administrative questions/issues
- Monitor practitioner encounters/productivity, to-do lists. Follow up with practitioners as needed, utilizing available reports when necessary.
- Maintain quality control of clinical services provided by practitioners.
- Participate in 1-hour bi-weekly clinical director meetings.
- Facilitate and document 1-2 hour weekly clinical consultation groups.
- Participate in 1 hour bi-weekly management team meetings focused on DEI
- Meet weekly with the PMHW Practice Director for at least 30 minutes.
- Participate in development and implementation of antiracist policies, practices, and procedures
- Monitor and respond to management tasks in a shared virtual workspace including the development and implementation of new policies and procedures)
- Provide feedback for the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices as asked for by the PMHW Practice Director.
- Review application materials by psychotherapy applicants and provide feedback to the PMHW Practice Director.
- Participate in second-round interviews for select candidates for clinical positions.
- Review and follow up with critical incident reports for practitioners on your team
- Conduct and document quarterly reviews with practitioners.
- Assist the PMHW Practice Director and Practice Manager with the agenda and leading of the monthly all-staff meeting.
- Contribute to the planning and execution of the annual all staff retreat.
- Provide 1 all-day orientation and training to new staff as needed
- Convey feedback from practitioners to provide to management.
- With support of admin support staff, conduct one chart audit per therapist per month to ensure compliance with PMHW policies & procedures.
- Provide additional support and sign off on clinical documentation of newly employed licensed practitioners until they are able to independently comply with PMHW policies & procedures.
- Provide additional support for practitioners leaving PMHW – monitor termination letters and patient transfers to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of patient care.
Performance Requirements:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment planning, and engagement of psychotherapy and/or psychiatric services.
- Knowledge of principles of case conceptualization and diagnostic justification.
- Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn practice policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn medical terminology associated with specific role
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn basic insurance terminology and procedures associated with providing clinical services within an insurance-based practice.
- Knowledge of grammar, spelling, and punctuation, for effective and appropriate communication.
- Knowledge of web-based computer programs and applications in an Apple/Mac environment
- Knowledge of and capacity to strengthen skills for working in Google Workspace.
Skills:
- Demonstrate an understanding of sound ethical practice in conjunction with the established and defined ethics of one’s training and discipline.
- Appropriately and effectively assess and treat behavioral and affective disorders, with an emphasis on relational and process intervention models.
- Assess risk for harm to self or others at intake as well as throughout the course of treatment.
- Maintain current and comprehensive clinical documentation compliant with Oregon Health Authority requirements.
- Coordination of care with multiple providers, both within the practice and at other facilities.
- Welcome and utilize feedback with interest and curiosity from peers, colleagues, managers and directors, as well as in supervision and consultation settings.
- Demonstrate competence in leadership, wellness, oversight and evaluation of services, staff development, service planning, case management and coordination, utilization of community resources, group, family, and individual therapy or counseling, documentation and rationale for service, to promote intended outcomes and implementation of PMHW policies.
- Remain up-to-date with current PMHW goals and policies, and requirements set forth by PMHW contracted insurance companies.
- Respond with appropriate level of urgency to issues raised by practitioners, prioritize importance, and resolve issues or delegate as appropriate.
- Model through behaviors and attitudes the values that reflect and are consistent with the policies and values of PMHW.
Abilities:
- Ability to maintain a full caseload of patients and meet a minimum encounter expectation of 207 per 13 week calendar quarter.
- Maintain a high degree of discretion when dealing with confidential information and follow all guidelines set by HIPAA
- Demonstrate an understanding of sound ethical practice in conjunction with the established and defined ethics of one’s training and discipline.
- Demonstrated competence in leadership, wellness, oversight and evaluation of services, staff development, service planning, case management and coordination, utilization of community resources, group, family and individual therapy or counseling, documentation and rationale for service to promote intended outcomes and implementation of PMHW policies.
- Remain up-to-date with current PMHW goals and policies, and requirements set forth by PMHW contracted insurance companies.
- Respond with appropriate level of urgency to issues raised by practitioners, prioritize importance, and resolve issues or delegate as appropriate.
- Engage in ongoing training opportunities provided by Portland Mental Health & Wellness and elsewhere to improve skills in diagnosis, treatment planning, and engagement of psychotherapy and/or psychiatric services that emphasize the mission, vision and values of Portland Mental Health & Wellness.
- Model through behaviors and attitudes the values that reflect and are consistent with the policies and values of PMHW.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member, and to communicate clearly, compassionately, and respectfully, with medical and mental health professionals, as well as with administrative support staff.
- Ability to flexibly respond to changing demands within the work environment.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks, time, and responsibilities effectively, as well as to work independently and with minimal supervision.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public.
- Ability to function proficiently in a web-based computer environment.
- Comfortable working paperless, using and saving files electronically
Education and Experience: A doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA accredited university or Masters Degree in Psychology, Counseling or Clinical Social Work. Appropriate active board approved supervision agreement or licensing required.
Clinical Encounter Expectations: Full time clinical practitioners are required to complete 207 qualifying encounters in a 13 week calendar quarter, which is equivalent to a minimum of 18 encounters per week. This calculation presumes a practitioner is working 11.5 weeks of the 13 week quarter. Practitioners can always choose to complete more than 18 encounters per week, but the minimum expectation is at least 18 completed encounters per week. While initially building their caseload, a practitioner is expected to undertake 2 new patient intakes per workday, or up to 8 intakes per workweek.
Equipment Operated: Standard office equipment, including computers, fax machines, copiers, printers, telephones, etc.
Work Environment: When working from a PMHW office, the position is in a well-lighted office environment. Varied activities including sitting, standing, walking, reaching, bending, and lifting. Must be able to see, hear, carry, bend, sit, and use a computer and keyboard for extended periods of time. Able to focus in an open office environment which may include direct or indirect interruptions.
Mental and Physical Requirements: Involves sitting approximately 90 percent of the day, walking or standing the remainder. Ability to tolerate mental and emotional distress as an anticipated aspect of the position. May require working under stressful conditions.
This description is intended to provide only the basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as the practice’s needs evolve. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of every job.
The requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If an accommodation is needed, you have an opportunity to discuss this with Human Resources.
