Nevada’s Behavioral Health Job Board
Behavioral Health Liaison
The Behavioral Health Liaison is a trained mental health and substance use disorder professional embedded with the Fallon Tribal Police Department able to provide intervention, education, outreach, and referrals to service providers to at risk community members in contact with the Tribe, in particular due to public safety related incidents. Acts as a connection between tribal residents and community resources. Represents the Police Department and Fallon Tribal Health Center in multiple settings and with various community organizations and supports officer training.
(This position receives policy direction from the Chief of Police and is responsible for advancing those policies directly or through collaborations and referrals to other staff, while overall supervision is by the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Director due the license requirements for the position)
Native Connections Project Director
This position is directly responsible for strategic oversight and day-to-day activities of the grant management, and for providing leadership in all phases of the planning and implementation to support mental health and suicide prevention for children, youth and families.
Caseworker/Discharge Planner / MAT Program
State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant Funded contract position for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office – Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program. The MAT Discharge Planner is under the auspices of the Detention Services Unit (DSU) at the Washoe County Detention Facility and will be working directly with persons incarcerated in the county jail.
The MAT Discharge Planner will create comprehensive discharge plans for inmates within the MAT program. They will work to ensure the inmates are adequately screened and interviewed to be placed into the MAT program and/or receive the appropriate services within and outside of the Washoe County Jail.
The MAT Discharge Planner will work with patients/inmates, other members in DSU, medical providers, other members of the MAT team and community partners to create detailed discharge plans lining out steps the participant/inmate will take and services available for them following release from custody.
*The position is a 1099 independent contractor position and requires a City of Reno Business License. You will be responsible for IRS “self-employment tax” on all contractual payments.
The position does not include medical/dental benefits, sick/vacation/PTO, or retirement benefits.
Behavioral Health Specialist / MAT Counselor
Bureau of Justice – Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Grant Funded contract position for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office – Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program. The MAT counselor is under the auspices of the Detention Services Unit (DSU) at the Washoe County Detention Facility and will be working directly with persons incarcerated in the county jail.
The MAT Counselor position will join and augment the current multidisciplinary team by providing individual addiction counseling services, substance use evaluations as needed, treatment planning, discharge planning and referrals for inmates who are in the MAT Program.
*The position is a 1099 independent contractor position and requires a City of Reno Business License. You will be responsible for IRS “self-employment tax” on all contractual payments.
The position does not include medical/dental benefits, sick/vacation/PTO, or retirement benefits.
Therapist
Job Requirement: Licensed to practice in the state of Nevada as a Marriage and Family Therapist (or intern), Clinical Professional Counselor (or intern), or Clinical Social Worker (or intern).
Job Type: Full-time, 35 scheduled patient hours per week. Nothing extra.
Salary is $53,500 for interns and $60,000 for independently licensed clinicians. This is a true salary, paid the same amount biweekly, all year long, regardless of breaks or PTO. Salary is triggered after achieving full-time caseload, which usually takes four to six weeks to achieve.
Work Location: In person, with some opportunities to do community-based and/or school-based counseling, presentations, or other teaching and instruction.
Mental Health Technician
The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure and coordinate the consistency of client treatment alongside addiction counselors and staff.
Regional Opioid Coordinator
The purpose of the Nevada Opioid Center for Excellence (NOCE) is to develop and disseminate evidence-based and research informed training and offer technical assistance to address opioid use, misuse, abuse and overdose effecting Nevada communities. The objectives of NOCE are to provide technical assistance and training for local communities in the dissemination, implementation, and ongoing fidelity to selected models and practices. Additionally, NOCE is tasked with determining local capacity to implement programs, provide remediation and technical assistance to address identified gaps.
The Opioid Coordinators serve as the primary point of contact for issues related to NOCE, mainly concentrated in the rural and frontier regions of Nevada. This position works closely with the Regional Behavioral Health Coordinators, and the Fund for Resilient Nevada. Duties include Review existing needs assessments and plans within the state, local, regional, or tribal areas to determine what training and technical assistance is needed within Nevada communities, disseminate information on the harm reduction, prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid use, misuse use and abuse and overdose such that individuals, families, communities, and practitioners can easily access them and understand the issues related to opioid misuse and abuse, and support local planning efforts.
To apply: Email cover letter and resume/CV to noce@casat.org.
Rehabilitation Counselor
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that, as an employee of The Salvation Army, they will support a religious mission. This position is in a direct field of Evangelical Christian ministry and serves as a ministry support position.
The counselor is responsible for advancing the mission of The Salvation Army as stated above. While all counselors are required to have either experience or formal education in the area of addiction or counseling, all counseling is done for the purpose of spiritual regeneration of the individual.
Endowed Professor in Gerontology
The University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Public Health is inviting applications from well-established and dynamic faculty with expertise in aging for the newly endowed Judith A. Sugar Endowed Professorship in Gerontology. This is a state-funded, nine-month, tenure-track position at the Associate or Full Professor rank.