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Job description
Job #: 13920
Job Category: Clinics - Outpatient
Job Type: Full Time
Shift Type: Variable
Facility:
Department: Neuropsychiatric Outpatient Clinic
Pay Range: $31.25/hr. - $42.00/hr.
Open Date:
Close Date:
Qualifications:
Previous experience in the care of the mentally ill
Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for healthcare providers
Completion of crisis prevention training
Principles of providing functional direction and training.
Principles, practices and methods of community behavioral health treatment including interviewing, assessment and family and group counseling.
Knowledge of social, psychological and physical factors or mental and emotional disorders.
Job Details:
Start Date:
Open Until Filled.
Qualifications:
Previous experience in the care of the mentally ill
Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for healthcare providers
Completion of crisis prevention training
Principles of providing functional direction and training.
Principles, practices and methods of community behavioral health treatment including interviewing, assessment and family and group counseling.
Knowledge of social, psychological and physical factors or mental and emotional disorders.
Duties &
Responsibilities:
Job Summary
The Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) assess, diagnose, and treat mental health and relationship disorders. The MFT will work within multidisciplinary healthcare teams to provide individual, group, or family psychotherapy, create holistic treatment plans, and coordinate patient care across hospital and outpatient settings. They will work directly with the GME Program Director in development of the inpatient and outpatient Psychiatric Program and of the nursing and care staff including education, department competencies, evaluation, and patient safety related issues.
Duties
Conduct intake evaluations, perform comprehensive psychological, psychosocial, and risk assessments upon patient admission.
Utilize the ICD10 / DSM5TR to diagnose mental health, behavioral, and substance use disorders.
Evaluate familial dynamics, communication patterns, and systemic stressors contributing to the patient's condition.
Identify crisis risks. Screen for suicidal ideation, homicidal intent, self-harm, and grave disability.
Design treatment plans, create measurable, time-sensitive, and individualized treatment goals alongside the patient.
Performs crisis intervention, in person and on the phone, management of assaultive behavior, and general counseling..
Deliver psychotherapy by conducting evidence-based individual, couples, and family therapy sessions tailored to acute or long-term clinical needs.
Lead psychoeducational and psychotherapeutic groups focusing on coping skills, relapse prevention, or interpersonal relationships.
Oversees the provision of supportive services including individual, group or family counseling, and various group activities such as exercise and art.
Confers with medical, behavioral health and inter-agency staff regarding client needs and ways of improving staff's ability to positively impact clients; serves as case coordinator for assigned patients or clients, as needed.
Participates in care conferences and provides input regarding behavioral health cases and problems.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, collaborate with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and case managers to review patient progress.
Coordinate discharge planning, develop safe, comprehensive aftercare plans linking patients to outpatient therapists, support groups, and community resources.
Act as a liaison between the clinical team and the patient's family or legal guardians.
Maintain clinical records, write timely progress notes, intake summaries, and discharge reports matching Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance standards.
Ensure legal compliance, adhere strictly to HIPAA, mandated reporting laws (child/elder abuse), and duty-to-protect statutes.
Attend development or training events organized or specified by Oroville Hospital
Attend and other meetings as required by Oroville Hospital
Ability to take responsibility for own personal development and maintain professional knowledge/skills by keeping abreast of developments in specialty field.
Maintains up-to-date licensure and registrations, certifications and health records as applicable to position
Seeks feedback, accepts feedback, and shows efforts to apply it
Completes required annual mandatory training via computer-based and/or paper training modules
Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing personal and professional growth through internal and external learning opportunities
Treats patients, visitors, co-workers, physicians, auxilians and staff in other departments with dignity, courtesy and respect
Recognizes and responds to age and cultural practices of others in a sensitive way
Recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of others
Demonstrates ability to adapt communication style and format to different audiences
Organizes and completes assigned work within established time frames
Maintains confidentiality regarding patients, employees, visitors and hospital operations
Uses discretion when discussing sensitive information
Adheres to the standards of conduct as outlined in the hospital's corporate compliance policy and states how to report incidents of suspected non-compliance
Fosters personal accountability in others by sharing information, resources and knowledge, building trust, and supporting efforts to achieve desired outcomes
Implements standard precautions for all patient contact and complies with all posted transmission precautions
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Previous experience in the care of the mentally ill
Current American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross for healthcare providers
Completion of crisis prevention training
Principles of providing functional direction and training.
Principles, practices and methods of community behavioral health treatment including interviewing, assessment and family and group counseling.
Knowledge of social, psychological and physical factors or mental and emotional disorders.
Organizational Expectations
Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization
Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience
Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols
Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities
Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards
Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information
Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization
Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
Other Info:
Lifting Requirements:
Work area is well lighted and ventilated. Regularly exposed to the risks of blood borne and airborne diseases. Contact with patients in a wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to noise, chemicals, communicable diseases, and hazardous materials. Wears personal protective equipment as required.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to handle or feel objects, or controls; each with hands and arms; and talk to hear. The employee is frequently required to walk or stand for extended periods, occasionally required to sit, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with help.
Job Posted:
07/29/2026
Worksite address
oroville, CA, 95965, US
Who can apply
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