Career Opportunities

Thank you for your time and interest. Please see below the list of our current job openings.

Peninsula Behavioral Health is a rural Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic that provides patient-centered care with a multi-disciplinary team approach. We are growing and looking for new staff at a variety of experience levels.

We value each and every employee that works with us. PBH proudly provides robust staff training and career development opportunities. In 2020, we brought EMDR and Motivational Interviewing training onsite.

Peninsula Behavioral Health is proud to offer the following competitive employee benefits package to all full-time staff:

  • Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
  • Group life insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • 403(b) retirement plan
  • Employer-paid registration/licensure
  • Graduated vacation leave starting at 15 days per year
  • Paid holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave
  • Employee wellness program
  • Employee assistance program
  • Annual Membership in LifeFlight
  • Generous education / leave allowance
  • Student Loan Repayment
  • Voluntary Supplemental Insurance

Part-time staff authorized to work at least 20 hours per week receive partial employee benefits. 

Our compensation strategy is benchmarked to a survey conducted by the Washington Community Mental Health Council. Additionally, we monitor what other agencies in our community and surrounding areas pay for similar positions. We evaluate our compensation and employee benefits package annually to ensure we are offering our staff competitive compensation and benefits packages.

American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice: Individuals who need an ADA accommodation to complete the application, test or interview process, please call (360) 457-0431 ext 538805 or email humanresources@peninsulabehavioral.org.


*Peninsula Behavioral Health does not discriminate because of a person's presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity including transgender status, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, age (40), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, state employee or health care whistleblower status.


12 Career Opportunities at Peninsula Behavioral Health

New Posting Peer Support Specialist - Special Programs
Provides supportive and educational activities that promote daily living skill development, socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, post-crisis supports, transition/re-entry support and enhancement of community living skills. These activities are provided individually or in group settings. Many services are delivered in community-based settings away from mental health center sites. Services are provided by people who are recovering from behavioral health challenges themselves. This position includes peer support for the Jail Services Transition Program and the New Journeys Program.
New Posting Mental Health Therapist
Works as a part of the outpatient clinical team to provide effective behavioral health services, including diagnostic evaluation, evidence-based psychotherapy, treatment planning, and crisis intervention. The Mental Health Therapist ensures that services are provided in a manner that is timely, necessary, and congruent with the age, strengths, and cultural framework of the individual.
New Posting Patient Support Services Specialist (Receptionist)
Supports clinical operations and promotes a collaborative team environment within the Peninsula Behavioral Health main office and its satellite offices. Performs general clerical and reception duties in an orderly and efficient manner, maintaining good public relations with staff, clients, visitors, and callers. Facilitates all aspects of access to services for new clients, interfaces with agency staff, and coordinates appointment scheduling.
New Posting System Administrator
The System Administrator (SA) maintains the operation of over one hundred desktop/laptop computers, approx. twenty virtual servers, several physical servers, and assorted networking equipment using multiple VLANs. The SA supports hardware including printers, scanners, fax machines, signature pads, video teleconferencing, video surveillance, phone system, cell phones, iPads, copiers, as well as an EHR, payroll and timesheet system, and drug prescription software. Most work will be done at the main office, with some limited travel.
Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP) Subject Matter Expert/Care Coordinator
As part of Washington State’s response to the Trueblood settlement, the OCRP Subject Matter Expert delivers services under the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program. The SME uses the Breaking Barriers C.O.R.E. curriculum to support participants in restoring legal competency and coordinates care with internal and external partners to ensure wraparound services are in place. The SME also assists participants in securing needed resources and services to help them remain in the community and reduce barriers to program engagement.
Billing Specialist
The Billing Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all claims are processed timely and accurately, ensuring that all necessary procedures are completed prior to batch submission, denials and payments applied and/or addressed promptly, and that statements are finalized, in accordance with contracts.
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Psychiatric Specialist
The Psychiatric ARNP provides Psychiatric Assessments and ongoing care to consumers for Peninsula Behavioral Health (PBH). The ARNP completes Initial Psychiatric Evaluations, Medication Management, and Consultation services within scope of practice. As part of the Trueblood settlement, the state is funding enhanced engagement to connect individuals detained in city and county jails with services. This position will provide medication management to individuals who are involved in the criminal court system that have been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation, restoration, or participate in diversion services. This individual will provide initial psychiatric evaluations and ongoing care for this population.
Engagement Coordinator - Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP)
As part of Washington State’s response to the Trueblood settlement, which addresses delays in providing competency evaluation and restoration services to individuals involved in the criminal legal system, the OCRP Engagement Coordinator plays a key role in promoting timely, community-based restoration services. This position oversees the day-to-day operations of the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP), supporting direct service staff and collaborating with system partners to ensure participants are successfully enrolled, engaged, and supported throughout the restoration process. The Engagement Coordinator serves as the face of the program in the community and court systems, bridging gaps between legal, clinical, and outreach efforts to improve participant outcomes and reduce recidivism.
Peer Case Manager - Forensic HARPS Program
As part of the Trueblood settlement, the state is funding enhanced engagement to connect individuals detained in city and county jails with services. This position will provide outreach, engagement, and case management services to individuals who are involved in the criminal court system that have been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation, restoration, or participate in diversion services. This individual will develop a service plan with the client and assist them in obtaining, maintaining, and/or using appropriate mental health, general health, and other community resources relevant to their goals. They can expect to provide peer counseling, outreach, crisis intervention assistance, stabilization assistance and case management services.
Certified Medical Assistant (with $3,000 signing bonus)
The Medical Assistant - Certified (MA-C) supports the daily activities of Nursing Services. The MA-C provides clinical assistance to clients seeking medication support services and performs routine in-house testing as ordered. The MA-C assists with medication services at the residential facilities and Clallam County Respite Center and maintains appropriate connections with pharmacies and other medical providers throughout the community.
Respite Center Case Aide - Per Diem/On-Call
The Respite Center Case Aide provides support services to participants of the Clallam County Respite Center (CCRC) in compliance with all applicable Washington Laws, the established program objectives, and treatment goals of each individual being served.
Designated Crisis Responder (DCR)
Provides assessment and intervention to those in crisis in collaboration with other members of the Treatment Team. Provides mobile crisis intervention, clinical assessments, and stabilization services to adults, children, and families. Provides involuntary treatment services according to RCW 71.05, 71.34 and 70.96B (Involuntary Treatment Act).