Behavioral Health Clinician (PsyD)

Institute on Aging; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The Behavioral Health Clinician role is with the Institute on Aging, working with On Lok PACE. You will help identify and implement behavioral health services within an IDT, ensuring integration into person-centered care plans.

You will lead assessments, treatment planning, and therapy delivery, collaborating with MSW, PCP, psychiatrists, and other disciplines to monitor outcomes and support frail elderly participants.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Psychology (PhD) or Master’s in Social Work (MSW) required.
• California license as a Clinical Psychologist (PsyD) or LCSW must be active in the past 2 of 5 years.
• Minimum of five years of behavioral health therapy and assessment experience.
• At least one year working with the frail elderly population.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments and treatment planning.
• Deliver and document interventions including psychotherapy and crisis support.
• Facilitate individual and group therapies for participants and families.
• Collaborate with MSW, PCP and IDT to monitor interventions’ efficacy.
• Monitor responses to psychotropic medications with psychiatrists/PCPs.
• Educate and guide the IDT on trauma-informed behavioral care.
• Provide supervision to Associate Clinical Social Workers pursuing LCSW licensure.
• Document all care in the participant’s EHR per standards.
• Educate participants and support networks about available resources.
• Attend IDT and program meetings, contributing to open communication.
• All other related responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Behavioral health therapy

Team-based care

Bilingual English/Cantonese

Education

PhD in Psychology or MSW

Job description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

The Behavioral Health Clinician works in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) at On Lok PACE at the Institute on Aging (IOA) to identify and implement behavioral health services for PACE participants.

The Behavioral Health Clinician collaborates as a member of the participant’s care team to identify clinical strategies for serving individuals with behavioral health needs, and to ensure that behavioral treatment is integrated into the interdisciplinary, person-centered care plan.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts comprehensive behavioral health assessments and treatment planning, including diagnosis, participant-directed goals, and treatment recommendations.
• Delivers and documents behavioral health interventions, including symptom management, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention support.
• Facilitates individual and group therapies tailored to the needs and goals of the participant population and their family members.
• Collaborates with the Medical Social Worker (MSW), Primary Care Provider (PCP) and other IDT disciplines as needed to monitor the efficacy of behavioral health interventions.
• Collaborates with psychiatrists and Primary Care Providers (PCPs) to monitor participants’ responses to psychotropic medications.
• Educates and guides the IDT on managing behavioral complexities.
• Provides clinical expertise to the IDT on framing needs and behaviors through a psychological and trauma-informed lens
• Provides clinical supervision to Associate Clinical Social Workers who are pursuing LCSW licensure.
• Documents all service delivery and encounters in the participant’s electronic health record (EHR) according to program and department standards.
• Educates participants and their support system about available resources to support their needs, and offers psychosocial education to encourage self-management of needs.
• Attends and actively participates in IDT and program meetings, activities and problem-solving endeavors; contributes to open lines of communication within the team.
• All other reasonably related responsibilities as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Doctorate in Psychology (PhD or PsyD) or Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
• Current and unrestricted licensure in the State of CA as a Clinical Psychologist (PsyD) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). License must have been active for at least two (2) out of the past five (5) years.
• Minimum of five (5) years of behavioral health experience providing therapy and completing behavioral health assessments.
• At least one year of professional experience working with the frail elderly population.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience working in a team-based model of care highly preferred.
• Experience with and understanding of the medical and psychosocial problems of functionally impaired adults and the frail elderly.
• Bilingual in English/Cantonese highly preferred.

Institute on Aging reserves the right to revise job descriptions or work hours as required

COMPENSATION

Range: $ 130,000.00 - 148,000/annual

This amount is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education and other factors.

This range does not include any additional equity, benefits, or other non-monetary compensation which may be included.