Bilingual Behavioral Health Therapist for Primary Care

Wonderful Center for Health Innovation; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CME allowance

Scholarships for employees' children

Competitive benefits

Wonderful Giving

Wellness programs

Health clinic access

Job summary

The Wonderful Company is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist based in Lost Hills, CA, with travel to Delano and other Central Valley wellness centers. You will join an onsite primary care team, supporting mental health care alongside a psychiatric consultant and other providers.

Requirements include a California LCSW or LMFT license, Spanish fluency, and experience with adults, teens, and pediatric patients.

Qualifications

• Current/valid LCSW or LMFT license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Must speak Spanish fluently.
• Preferred experience with adults, teens, and pediatric patients.
• Knowledge of social service agencies, state regulations, and APA standards.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with patients and other team members.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate mental health care with the patient's primary care provider and other clinicians.
• Screen and assess patients for mental health, substance use disorders, and unmet social needs.
• Provide patient education about mental health and treatment options.
• Monitor patients for changes in symptoms and treatment side effects.
• Develop relationships with community providers and facilitate referrals for services outside the primary care clinic.
• Support psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs.
• Provide brief interventions using evidence-based techniques (e.g., BA, PST, MI).
• Provide or facilitate referrals to psychosocial treatments (CBT, IPT) as clinically indicated.
• Participate in weekly caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and communicate recommendations to the PCP.
• Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up in care.
• Document progress and treatment recommendations in the registry for sharing with PCPs and others.
• Facilitate treatment plan changes in consultation with PCP and psychiatric consultant.
• Complete relapse prevention plan with patients in remission.
• Travel to Lost Hills clinic, Delano clinic, Student Wellness Centers, and Mobile clinic.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• This position is based in Lost Hills, CA.

Job description

The Wonderful Company is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist based in Lost Hills, CA, with travel to Delano and other Central Valley wellness centers. You will join an onsite primary care team, supporting mental health care alongside a psychiatric consultant and other providers.

Requirements include a California LCSW or LMFT license, Spanish fluency, and experience with adults, teens, and pediatric patients.