Behavioral Health Clinician I/II- Oakley. (.40 FTE)

• 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 5 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 on a monthly basis
• 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 high degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and clients
• Top-notch time management skills and interest to utilize 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

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of individual, couples and family therapy,
• Well versed in, child development, family systems, stages of change, co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse conditions
• Knowledge of DSM-5
• 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

• 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.
• Experience with Specialty Mental Health Medi-Cal documentation is strongly preferred but not required
• Must hold a current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire.
• Cultural competence working in diverse/low income and immigrant communities
• 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 and be registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an ASW or AMFT, 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.

Salary: $31,075.68 - $48,750.78 per year