Job Description

Bring Hope In Times Of Crisis

As a Therapist I with the Tooele MCOT team, you'll provide rapid response services in homes, schools, workplaces, shelters, and other community settings, helping individuals navigate moments of acute need with dignity and care. Through assessment, de-escalation, crisis intervention, and connection to community resources, you'll play a vital role in promoting safety, stability, and hope while helping individuals access the support they need close to home.

Pay: Range starts at $31.88/hour (pay is calculated based on years of licensed experience)

Schedule: PRN - Flexible days | On call | After hours & weekends apply

*Must be a resident of Tooele County

Benefits Highlights

• 401k Plan eligibility after 90 days, with a 100% company match on up to 6% of your income
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for mental health needs

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.

You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Job Summary

The Therapist I (ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW) with the Tooele MCOT team provides rapid, on-site intervention for individuals in behavioral health crises. They work with the Crisis Worker's to help provide services in the community, whether at homes, schools, shelters, or workplaces and assesses needs, de-escalates situations, and connects individuals to appropriate services to reduce the need for psychiatric hospitalization. The Therapist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to prioritize client care and achieve treatment objectives. The Therapist ensures compliance with ethical standards, participates in professional development, and maintains timely documentation.

Essential Functions

• Responds to program and/or community crises
• Triages and screens clients in crisis to assess life-threatening situations, including risk of suicide and/or homicide, evaluate safety, acuity/danger, and determine medically necessary services
• Performs mental health status exams to assess for psychiatric concerns or level of care needs
• Follows agency documentation policies for all phases of treatment, including assessments, care plans, treatment transitions and discharge plans, and client care
• Collaborates with internal and external multidisciplinary teams regarding clinical aspects of treatment
• Adheres to ethical and legal standards set by licensing boards and state regulations
• Participates in ongoing professional development activities to meet licensure, certification, and/or other agency requirements
• Utilizes prescribed de-escalation and resolution methods for helping support at risk community members
• Mobilizes community resources in an efficient and effective manner
• Develops strategies to alleviate the immediate threat/risk during a crisis call
• Uses the consultative process to properly assess the need for community collaboration during a crisis
• Keeps timely records that adhere to all state and program requirements
• May be required to use own vehicle for responding to after-hours crisis calls

Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree – Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or equivalent

Experience

• None

Licenses/Certificates

• ACMHC, AMFT, CSW, CSW-I, LMSW licensure in state of practice
• Agency provided certifications

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A