Behavioral Health Specialist Jobs in Oregon
Behavioral Health Specialist jobs in Oregon are among the most active in the Pacific Northwest, with steady demand across community mental health centers, tribal health programs, integrated care clinics, and state-run facilities. Portland, Salem, and Eugene account for the largest share of openings, and established employers like Oregon Health and Science University, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, and Lines for Life maintain consistent hiring pipelines in the state. The most in-demand specialties include substance use disorder counseling, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care for youth populations. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Pain Management Center
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Legacy Health
Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Pain Management Center
Portland, Oregon
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Behavioral Health Policy Manager 1
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Oregon Youth Authority
Behavioral Health Policy Manager 1
Woodburn, Oregon
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Eastern Shawnee Companies
Behavioral Health Clinician
Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Behavioral Health Specialist
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CODA, Inc.
Behavioral Health Specialist
Gresham, Oregon
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Awakenings by the Sea
Behavioral Health Technician - Clinical Support Associate
Seaside, Oregon
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Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Pain Management Center
Legacy Health·Portland, Oregon
Job functions:
$43.11 - $64.22/hr
Master's degree in social work
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Overview:
In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in evidence-based assessment, psychotherapy, consultation and patient education to support adults living with chronic pain and related medical, behavioral, and emotional concerns. Working alongside pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health clinicians, you’ll help patients improve functioning, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and enhance overall well-being.
We’re looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician who is passionate about integrated care and skilled in addressing the psychological, behavioral, trauma-related, and lifestyle factors that influence pain, recovery, and quality of life. If you’re motivated by collaborative care and helping patients make meaningful progress toward their goals, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Legacy.
Why Join Legacy's Pain Management Center?
As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Benefits & Perks
Connect with us: Have questions or need more information? Reach out to our recruiter, Katie Martin at khancock@lhs.org, to start a conversation about your future with Legacy Health.
Pay Range: USD $43.11 - USD $64.22 /Hr. Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity:
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you
Make a Meaningful Difference at Legacy Health
Are you passionate about helping people live fuller lives despite chronic pain? Join Legacy’s Pain Management Center as a Behavioral Health Clinician and be part of a collaborative team transforming how patients experience care.
In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in evidence-based assessment, psychotherapy, consultation and patient education to support adults living with chronic pain and related medical, behavioral, and emotional concerns. Working alongside pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health clinicians, you’ll help patients improve functioning, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and enhance overall well-being.
We’re looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician who is passionate about integrated care and skilled in addressing the psychological, behavioral, trauma-related, and lifestyle factors that influence pain, recovery, and quality of life. If you’re motivated by collaborative care and helping patients make meaningful progress toward their goals, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Legacy.
Why Join Legacy's Pain Management Center?
At Legacy, we believe effective chronic pain care goes beyond treating symptoms. Our Pain Management Center takes a team-based, biopsychosocial approach that brings medical, psychological, and rehabilitative expertise together to support the whole person.
As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Make a meaningful impact: Help patients build skills, improve functioning, and engage more fully in the activities that matter most to them.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Partner closely with pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health professionals to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care.
- Practice evidence-based care: Apply your clinical expertise to the complex interplay of physical health, emotional well-being, behavior, and chronic pain.
- Be part of a purpose-driven team: Join colleagues committed to compassionate care, clinical excellence, and improving quality of life for patients living with chronic pain.
Benefits & Perks
Legacy offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth, including:
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates relocating from outside the area
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Competitive Annual Paid Leave (APL), including 40 hours front-loaded at hire
- Free employee parking
- Retirement plan with employer matching and contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Employee discounts with AT&T/FirstNet, LA Fitness, KinderCare, Nike, Adidas, and more
- Additional wellness, financial, and professional development benefits
- Conduct psychosocial and behavioral health assessments for patients with chronic pain.
- Provide evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy.
- Assist patients in developing pain coping, self-management, and behavioral activation skills.
- Collaborate with pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and other interdisciplinary team members to support patient goals.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case consultation.
- Educate patients regarding the biopsychosocial model of pain and evidence-based pain management strategies.
- Support functional restoration, resilience, and engagement in meaningful life activities.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
Education:
- Master of Social Work, Master in Professional Counseling, Master of Family Therapy degree from a nationally accredited institution, fulfilling the requirements for licensure in the state of Oregon and/or Washington.
Experience:
- Required: Minimum two years of clinical treatment experience with patients and working as part of a multidisciplinary care team.
- Peferred: Experience working with adults experiencing chronic pain and complex medical conditions
- Preferred: Experience treating medical and psychological trauma
- Preferred: Experience practicing within integrated or interdisciplinary healthcare settings
Preferred Clinical Training
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Other evidence-based pain management and trauma treatment approaches
- Licensed in one of the following within applicable state:
- Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Connect with us: Have questions or need more information? Reach out to our recruiter, Katie Martin at khancock@lhs.org, to start a conversation about your future with Legacy Health.
Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you
Legacy Health
Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician - Pain Management Center
Portland, Oregon
Added 3d ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$43.11 - $64.22/hr
Master's degree in social work
Job Description
Overview:
In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in evidence-based assessment, psychotherapy, consultation and patient education to support adults living with chronic pain and related medical, behavioral, and emotional concerns. Working alongside pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health clinicians, you’ll help patients improve functioning, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and enhance overall well-being.
We’re looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician who is passionate about integrated care and skilled in addressing the psychological, behavioral, trauma-related, and lifestyle factors that influence pain, recovery, and quality of life. If you’re motivated by collaborative care and helping patients make meaningful progress toward their goals, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Legacy.
Why Join Legacy's Pain Management Center?
As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
Benefits & Perks
Connect with us: Have questions or need more information? Reach out to our recruiter, Katie Martin at khancock@lhs.org, to start a conversation about your future with Legacy Health.
Pay Range: USD $43.11 - USD $64.22 /Hr. Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity:
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you
Make a Meaningful Difference at Legacy Health
Are you passionate about helping people live fuller lives despite chronic pain? Join Legacy’s Pain Management Center as a Behavioral Health Clinician and be part of a collaborative team transforming how patients experience care.
In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in evidence-based assessment, psychotherapy, consultation and patient education to support adults living with chronic pain and related medical, behavioral, and emotional concerns. Working alongside pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health clinicians, you’ll help patients improve functioning, increase engagement in meaningful activities, and enhance overall well-being.
We’re looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician who is passionate about integrated care and skilled in addressing the psychological, behavioral, trauma-related, and lifestyle factors that influence pain, recovery, and quality of life. If you’re motivated by collaborative care and helping patients make meaningful progress toward their goals, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Legacy.
Why Join Legacy's Pain Management Center?
At Legacy, we believe effective chronic pain care goes beyond treating symptoms. Our Pain Management Center takes a team-based, biopsychosocial approach that brings medical, psychological, and rehabilitative expertise together to support the whole person.
As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Make a meaningful impact: Help patients build skills, improve functioning, and engage more fully in the activities that matter most to them.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Partner closely with pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and behavioral health professionals to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care.
- Practice evidence-based care: Apply your clinical expertise to the complex interplay of physical health, emotional well-being, behavior, and chronic pain.
- Be part of a purpose-driven team: Join colleagues committed to compassionate care, clinical excellence, and improving quality of life for patients living with chronic pain.
Benefits & Perks
Legacy offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional growth, including:
- Relocation assistance for qualified candidates relocating from outside the area
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Competitive Annual Paid Leave (APL), including 40 hours front-loaded at hire
- Free employee parking
- Retirement plan with employer matching and contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Employee discounts with AT&T/FirstNet, LA Fitness, KinderCare, Nike, Adidas, and more
- Additional wellness, financial, and professional development benefits
- Conduct psychosocial and behavioral health assessments for patients with chronic pain.
- Provide evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy.
- Assist patients in developing pain coping, self-management, and behavioral activation skills.
- Collaborate with pain medicine providers, physical therapists, and other interdisciplinary team members to support patient goals.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case consultation.
- Educate patients regarding the biopsychosocial model of pain and evidence-based pain management strategies.
- Support functional restoration, resilience, and engagement in meaningful life activities.
- Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation.
Education:
- Master of Social Work, Master in Professional Counseling, Master of Family Therapy degree from a nationally accredited institution, fulfilling the requirements for licensure in the state of Oregon and/or Washington.
Experience:
- Required: Minimum two years of clinical treatment experience with patients and working as part of a multidisciplinary care team.
- Peferred: Experience working with adults experiencing chronic pain and complex medical conditions
- Preferred: Experience treating medical and psychological trauma
- Preferred: Experience practicing within integrated or interdisciplinary healthcare settings
Preferred Clinical Training
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Other evidence-based pain management and trauma treatment approaches
- Licensed in one of the following within applicable state:
- Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
Connect with us: Have questions or need more information? Reach out to our recruiter, Katie Martin at khancock@lhs.org, to start a conversation about your future with Legacy Health.
Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.
If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.
Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you
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A snapshot from current Oregon openings, updated as new roles post.
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What Oregon Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in behavioral health specialist jobs across Oregon.
- Active Oregon QMHA registration or eligibility through the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a closely related behavioral health field
- Experience conducting behavioral health assessments and developing individualized treatment plans
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care practices and evidence-based intervention models
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team including case managers, clinicians, and peer support staff
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems and clinical documentation requirements
Behavioral Health Specialist Jobs in Oregon: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a behavioral health specialist in Oregon?
The most direct path in Oregon is earning a Qualified Mental Health Associate registration through the Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon, which requires a relevant bachelor's degree and supervised hours working with adults or youth experiencing mental health or substance use challenges. Many Oregon employers will hire candidates who are QMHA-eligible and complete registration within a set timeframe after starting. Roles working with youth or in substance use treatment may require additional credentials through the same certifying body.
Which companies hire behavioral health specialists in Oregon?
Employers hiring behavioral health specialists in Oregon right now include Clarvida, Mindoula Health, and PeaceHealth, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Oregon's mix of federally qualified health centers, county mental health programs, and large integrated health systems means hiring is distributed across both urban centers and rural counties statewide.
Which Oregon cities have the most behavioral health specialist jobs?
Salem, Portland, and Eugene have the most behavioral health specialist openings in Oregon. Portland drives the largest volume given its concentration of community mental health agencies, hospital systems, and nonprofit providers, while Salem and Eugene reflect significant demand tied to state government behavioral health programs, university health services, and regional community health networks.
Are there remote behavioral health specialist jobs in Oregon?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely desk-based fields because many behavioral health specialist roles involve in-person client contact, crisis response, or site-based case management. About 71% of behavioral health specialist openings tied to Oregon are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, with telehealth counseling support and care coordination being the functions most likely to qualify for remote arrangements.
How can I get hired as a behavioral health specialist in Oregon with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a peer support specialist or mental health technician role at a community mental health center or residential treatment program, then moving into a behavioral health specialist position once you have supervised hours. Large Oregon employers like Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare and county-run mental health programs regularly hire people pursuing QMHA registration and provide supervision toward that credential. A bachelor's degree in a behavioral science field and any volunteer or practicum experience with underserved populations will strengthen your application significantly.
Where can I find and apply to behavioral health specialist jobs in Oregon?
You can find and apply to behavioral health specialist jobs in Oregon on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, credentials, and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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