Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician FLOAT Limited Duration - Plus 10% Hourly Premium

About this role

Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity.

Pay Range: $41.45 - $50.97 Hourly Department: Health Department Job Type: Limited Duration Exemption Status: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): August 21, 2026 The Opportunity:

The Opportunity:

Additional Compensation: • Jail Side Premium: Standby Behavioral Health Clinician Float On-Call’s  also receive a Jail Side 10% Hourly Premium.

• Benefits: Multnomah County provides generous benefits to our employees and their covered family members, including domestic partners. Multnomah County offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, ten paid holidays each year, vacation and sick leave, life and supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, and participation in Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Please click here for a General Benefits Overview that you as a Multnomah County employee will be eligible to receive. https://multco.us/benefits/new-employee-benefits  

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) An additional benefit to being a full time employee with the Multnomah County Health Department is that you will qualify for the Federal Student Aid U.S Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Essentially this is a program that allows those that work for a qualifying employer for a period of at least 10 years to have their student loans forgiven. To learn more about  Public Service Loan Forgiveness please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) .

THIS WORK MATTERS!

This is a Limited Duration Assignment (LDA), which means this position can last up to two years, but may end at any time.

Corrections Health provides medically necessary health care to Adults in Custody (AICs) and Youth in Custody (YICs) in Multnomah County jails. 

Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT provides services of assessment, crisis intervention, counseling and care coordination for identified individuals in jail. Other services include case consultation, group facilitation, education, attention to evidence-based practices and selected assigned administrative and client care duties.

This assignment may float to any of the three locations within Corrections Health. The three locations would include: 

1. The Multnomah County Detention Center (Downtown- adult population) 2. The Juvenile Detention Center (NE Portland-youth population) 3. Inverness Jail Detention Center (Near PDX airport)

This position is essential to the public health and safety, and required to report for duty regardless of County decisions to close or curtail other county operations. Every employee shares the responsibility for promptly bringing to the County's attention conduct that interferes with providing a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment. 

If interested in this opportunity, please apply immediately as we are scheduling interviews!

Come join us in doing work that matters!

Depending upon assignment, you will be performing some or all of the following duties, which are a representative sample of the level of work appropriate to these positions:

Triage/Direct Care: • Conduct initial mental health assessments using current DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria.

• Facilitate coordination and referrals for subsequent care.

• Provide direct client care through crisis intervention, counseling, and client education, including guidance on accessing community resources.

• Initiate, monitor, and discontinue suicide watch as clinically indicated.

• The Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT primarily focuses on providing a high volume of accurate bio-psycho-social, diagnostic assessments, risk assessments, treatment planning, and safety planning to clients entering mental health services. This role typically will not carry a caseload. All other aspects of triage/direct care are assigned as needed such as urgent intervention and caseload coverage.

Documentation:

Documents client care with precision, adhering to national evidence-based clinical standards. Utilizes Electronic Health Records and Multnomah County Sheriff Office databases for clinical note and encounter documentation.

Care Coordination:

As the designated Responsible Mental Health Authority, Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT are responsible for providing and receiving clinical consultation. This includes consultation with other Corrections Health staff, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) staff, and external entities such as outpatient providers, partner agencies, and legal agencies. Such consultations are to be conducted as clinically indicated for care coordination, ensuring that appropriate releases of information are in place.

Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT are also required to attend and actively participate in site-specific staff meetings, clinical huddles, and any other meetings mandated by mental health leadership.

Training, Development, Supervision and Consultation

Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT must complete 12 hours of annual professional training and continuing education, per NCCHC standards and Corrections Health leadership. They are also required to complete all assigned management training. Behavioral Health Assessment and Planning Clinician - FLOAT may develop and deliver training to Corrections Health, MCSO, and external partners. They must attend and participate in individual and group clinical and administrative supervision and consult with the Corrections Health mental health team and leadership on clinical issues.

TO QUALIFY:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific ab

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