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La Clínica de La Raza · 3 weeks ago

CARES (formerly Ryan White) HIV Behavioral Health Clinician

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$78K/yr - $122K/yr

2+ years exp

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care. The HIV Behavioral Health Clinician will provide a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management services to children and adults with mental health conditions.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provide a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management services to children and/or adults with mental health conditions

Screen and perform comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis intervention/ stabilization, individual, family and group therapy, psycho-education, individualized treatment planning, goal setting, collateral services, progress monitoring, and care coordination

Formulates provisional DSM and ICD-10 diagnoses which is reviewed and established under the license of the clinical supervisor

Co-manages client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor

Uses modalities of brief/long term counseling/treatment, including CBT, solution-focused counseling, and Motivational Interviewing

Meet minimum billing goals monthly

Timely submission of required paperwork and needed revisions

Use of electronic systems for calendaring and charting

Prioritize use of collaborative documentation when clinically appropriate

Service effectiveness is measured through the use of standardized outcome measurements

Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review process

Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned

Regularly reviews clinical interventions and case documentation with supervisor

Has flexibility in meeting client’s needs

Possesses a high degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and clients

Top-notch time management skills and interest in utilizing evidence-based approaches to mental health care

Insures and monitors that all operations, procedures, interventions, and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality assurance standards

Qualification

DSM-5 knowledgeCrisis interventionBilingual (Spanish/English)Therapeutic modalitiesCase managementCultural competenceBasic computer skillsInterpersonal skillsTime managementTeam collaboration

Required

Knowledge of DSM-5

Knowledge of the principles and techniques of individual, couples and family therapy

Knowledge of case management; clinical social work; physical and mental illness and their impact on personality; social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances with adolescent and adult populations

Knowledge of ethical standards of the profession

Basic knowledge of formulating diagnosis and case conceptualization

Well versed in mandated reporting laws, child development, family systems, stages of change, and co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse conditions

Ability to speak Spanish and English fluently

Multi-tasking, ability to manage multiple clients' needs simultaneously

Ability to apply casework skills effectively

Ability to establish and maintain effective working communication and relationships with others

Ability to cooperate and collaborate in a team-based environment with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to secure and record accurate and clinically pertinent psycho-social data

Meet productivity goals and/or billable hours goals

Ability to meet documentation standards in keeping with regulatory and compliance requirements

Ability to adhere to department policies and procedures

Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support of diversity, equity and inclusion

Ability to demonstrate awareness of problems as possessing social, political, economic, and cultural factors that impact individuals, systems, and institutions

Basic computer skills and computer EHR, EPM, online calendaring and/or online documentation systems

Two + years of experience in a mental health/medical/social service setting providing assessment counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services; new graduates from a mental health training program may substitute two years of field internship experience

Behavioral Health Clinician I (Registered Mental Health Therapist) must have Masters in Social Work (MSW), Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapist, or other counseling degree, or doctorate degree in psychology from an accredited program or university

Must be registered or in registration process upon completion of Master's degree with the Board of Behavioral Sciences as an ASW, AMFT, or APCC

Behavioral Health Clinician II (Licensed Mental Health Therapist) must have an LCSW, MFT or PsyD/PhD, LPCC, LEP California license; have met documentation and productivity standards for a minimum of 4 months

Preferred

Experience with Specialty Mental Health Medi-Cal documentation is strongly preferred but not required

Cultural competence working in diverse/low income and immigrant communities

Benefits

Educational leave plus stipend

FTCA malpractice coverage

National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site for tax free loan repayment

Eligible for federal and state loan repayment

Company

La Clínica de La Raza

Who We Are Since its beginnings as a single storefront operation in Oakland in 1971, La Clínica has grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care and other services, with 32 sites spread across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties.

Founded in 1971

Oakland, California, USA

1001-5000 employees