Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW / LMFT)

SCAN Group; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 98,771,000 - 142,898,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Wellness program

PTO

Holidays

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SCAN Group in Southern California is seeking a Behavioral Health Specialist, Embrace to collaboratively assess and plan members' mental health needs within a collaborative care model.

You will provide short-term treatment, manage cases, and coordinate with care teams while following HIPAA and quality guidelines. Licensure in LCSW/LMFT and 2–5 years of behavioral health experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred.
• LCSW or LMFT, required.
• 2-5 years Behavioral and/or Mental Health Experience, required.
• 3+ Year post-Licensure Clinical Practice, preferred.
• Coaching.
• Motivational interviewing.
• Ability to build strong rapport.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term mental health treatment to members including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions (individual and group), and discharge/aftercare planning.
• Manage members identified with mild to severe mental illness.
• Ensure and evaluate clinical appropriateness of care plan by incorporating assessment findings against evidence-based guidelines and best practices.
• Provide education and coaching surrounding behavioral and mental health therapies, interventions, and pharmacological approaches.
• Create interventions and overall plan of care for members identified with BH/MH diagnosis through risk stratification.
• Collaborate with family, caregivers, primary care team, and specialists to support client wellbeing.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and timely documentation.

Skills

LCSW/LMFT

Licensure

Clinical experience

Coaching

Motivational interviewing

Rapport building

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Founded in 1977 as the Senior Care Action Network, SCAN began with a simple but radical idea: that older adults deserve to stay healthy and independent. That belief was championed by a group of community activists we still honor today as the "12 Angry Seniors." Their mission continues to guide everything we do.

Today, SCAN is a nonprofit health organization serving more than 500,000 people across Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, with over $8 billion in annual revenue. With nearly five decades of experience, we have built a distinctive, values-driven platform dedicated to improving care for older adults.

Our work spans Medicare Advantage, fully integrated care models, primary care, care for the most medically and socially complex populations, and next-generation care delivery models. Across all of this, we are united by a shared commitment: combining compassion with discipline, innovation with stewardship, and growth with integrity.

At SCAN, we believe scale should strengthen-not dilute-our mission. We are building the future of care for older adults, grounded in purpose, accountability, and respect for the people and communities we serve.

The Job

The purpose of the Behavioral Health Specialist, Embrace is to collaboratively assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the member's mental health needs through a collaborative care model. Focusing on members' behavioral and mental health serves to wholistically support the member and potentially prevent unwanted or unnecessary events across the continuum of care.

You Will

• Provide short-term mental health treatment to members including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions (individual and group), and discharge/aftercare planning.
• Manage members identified with mild to severe mental illness.
• Ensure and evaluate clinical appropriateness of care plan by incorporating assessment findings against evidence-based guidelines, clinical reasoning, clinical practice guidelines and/or best practices in the community.
• Provide education and coaching surrounding behavioral and mental health therapies, interventions, and pharmacological approaches.
• Create interventions and overall plan of care for members identified with a BH/MH diagnosis through risk stratification.
• Increase the ability of clients to live safely in the community by working collaboratively with family, caregivers, primary care team, psychiatrist, community resource providers and others involved in the life and well-being of the client.
• Enhance department and organization activities by identifying opportunities for improvement to existing processes.
• Participate in activities to support professional growth through education opportunities, reading professional publications, maintain professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Maintain confidential information by following all HIPAA regulations, policy and procedures, compliance and regulatory directives and by completing required documentation in a timely, professional and accurate manner.
• Actively support and advance SCAN's vision, mission, and strategic goals.
• Other duties as assigned.
• We seek Rebels who are curious about AI and its power to transform how we operate and serve our members.

Your Qualifications

• Master's Degree preferred.
• LCSW or LMFT, required.
• 2-5 years Behavioral and/or Mental Health Experience, required.
• 3+ Year post-Licensure Clinical Practice, preferred.
• Coaching.
• Motivational interviewing.
• Ability to build strong rapport.

What's in it for you?

• Base salary range: $34.47 to $49.87 hourly
• Work Mode: Hybrid (Southern CA: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino)
• An annual employee bonus program
• Robust Wellness Program
• Generous paid-time-off (PTO)
• Eleven paid holidays per year, plus 1 floating holiday, plus 1 birthday holiday
• Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match and contribution
• Robust employee recognition program
• Tuition reimbursement
• An opportunity to become part of a team that makes a difference to our members and our community every day!

At SCAN we believe that it is our business to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects our community through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, employee resource groups, inclusive benefits, and more.

SCAN is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimitive Action workplace. Individuals seeking employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.

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