Position Details

MCOT/High Acuity Therapist, FT - Cedar City

*Must be a fully licensed Therapist. POSTING WILL CLOSE MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026 AT 8:-00 A.M. MT.

Competitive Salary: SBHC standard yearly salary of $80,022.00 for fully licensed therapist. This position also includes a $12,000.00 a year crisis stipend. This position is eligible for a full benefit package including paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a URS retirement (pension plan), up to a 3% employer match into a 401k or 457b retirement account, high deductible medical plan with a generous employer contribution, 100% employer funded dental premium, etc.

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team/High Acuity Therapist (MHT) provides critical treatment and crisis response to the communities of Iron and Beaver County. The MHT provides treatment and coordination of treatment for clients who are at a high acuity state. This includes clients who have been discharged from the Utah State Hospital (USH) and are in need of care multiple times a week to help them transition and stabilize in their journey to recovery and independent living.

The MHT also provides mobile crisis assistance and treatment to community members who are struggling with a mental health crisis. The MHT provides a critical role of helping community members work through a mental health crisis while maintaining dignity, self-direction, and personal growth while decreasing Emergency Room and First Responder load.

Because of the intensity of this position, the MHT schedule is designed to provide more time off than most therapist positions. While this schedule could change, the current schedule is one week of treating High Acuity Clients from 8 to 5 Monday through Friday, while simultaneously working 24-hour on call for Mobile Crisis Response seven (7) straight days during that same week. The MHT then has the next week completely off. This schedule is alternated with another MHT. For further details, please contact the Cedar City Outpatient Program Manager, John Brown, at jdbrown@sbhcutah.org.

*Must be flexible with hours worked to fill the needs of the program requirements, team and client as requested or as emergencies arise.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the direct supervision of the Cedar City Outpatient Program Manager and the general supervision of the Chief Clinical Officer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Clinically supervise Case Manager/Peer Support/Employment Specialist treatment plans.

Essential Job Duties

  1. Attend weekly Cedar City Outpatient Staffing Meeting on the week the MHT is on shift.
  2. Conduct staffing's for warm hand-offs with clients discharging from USH.
  3. Provide mental health treatment and counseling for SBHC high acuity clients.
  4. Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team.
  5. Must have effective communication skills with professions such as psychiatrists, nurses, mental health therapists, law enforcement, and outside agencies. Must also be effective in relaying cases between SBHC and other agencies.
  6. Conduct mobile crisis response with a Peer Support Specialist to assist community members in a mental health crisis.
  7. Work with First Responders in conducting Civil Commitment procedures such as Pink Sheets and Orders for a Higher Level of Care.
  8. The applicant will also need a knowledge of services for clients with substance use disorders and mental health needs.
  9. Familiarity and experience with documenting in an electronic health record, completing documentation within 24 hours, and keeping documentation current is a must.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

  1. Exemplifies the organizational values of Performance, Innovation, and Excellence.
  2. Must have skills in working with and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team while promoting a team environment.
  3. Must be flexible with hours worked to fill the needs of the program requirements, team and client as requested or as emergencies arise.
  4. Assures the Program meets mission mandates, the agency vision, organization and program goals and performance standards and contract requirements.
  5. Assures that team members receive necessary orientation and training in order to be qualified and competent to provide assigned services.
  6. Builds relationships with local law enforcement and other agencies in the community.
  7. Enter documentation in the client's electronic health record in a timely manner per policy.
  8. Collaborate with team members.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  1. Graduation from a college or university with a Master's Degree in a program designed to gain a therapist license (ie: Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, Professional Counseling).
  2. Mental Health Staff experience of five (5) or more years preferred.
  3. Experience in providing treatment with Psychosis and other severe mental illnesses.
  4. Experience in providing Mental Health Crisis Treatment.
  5. Excellent skills in working with First Responders and other community partners.Excellent interpersonal skills, negotiation, problem solving as well as conflict management skills.
  6. Experience working with individuals experiencing Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorder. This could include lived experience, applicable work or volunteer hours, specific training or certifications in mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, etc.

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

  1. Current License as a LCSW, MFT, CMHC, in the State of Utah. AND
  2. Valid motor vehicle driver's license (equivalent to State of Utah Class D)
  3. Able to pass a Criminal Background Check (BCI)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  1. A thorough knowledge and application of:
    • mental illness and substance use disorders and treatment programs
    • community and regional resources engaged in social problem solving
    • individual and group counseling skills
    • abnormal psychology
    • crisis intervention methods
    • family theories; attachment Theory; and developmental stages
    • normal and abnormal psychology
    • evaluation processes; diagnostic classifications in DSM-IV
    • psychotherapy and counseling processes, techniques, and methods
    • outcome informed treatment
  2. Ability to:
    • develop effective professional working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, clients, and the public
    • communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
    • work independently and manage work assignments in a high interpersonal contact environment
    • to maintain appropriate professional boundaries
    • follow ethical guidelines and Center/Program policies, procedures, and protocols
    • assess and prioritize individual and family needs along with personal goals
    • write and implement a service plan
    • assist clients in developing a range of social supports in the community
    • advocate for client rights
    • access clients services
    • link clients with funding agencies and service providers
  3. Demonstrates skills in:
    • establishing priorities
    • working independently, and proceeding with objectives without direct supervision when appropriate; creatively handling and resolving problems
    • time management practices encompassing all job duties, such as scheduledappointments, meeting obligations and paperwork
    • conflict resolution
  4. Able to transport clients as needed.
  5. Must be proficient in use of computers and have keyboarding skills in order to enter and retrieve client's electronic records. General knowledge of Google Suite, Microsoft office software, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are preferred.

Special Qualification

  1. CPR/First Aid certification.
  2. Yearly certification in AEGIS.
  3. Crisis Worker Certification.
  4. Maintain all certifications as required.
  5. Physically able to lift up to 40 lbs., climb stairs, transport clients, etc.
  6. Regular use of voice and hearing for phone calls, virtual meetings, and in-person discussions.
  7. Intermittent exposure to stress as a result of human behavior.