CARES (formerly Ryan White) HIV Behavioral Health Clinician

La Clínica de La Raza; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community health center is seeking a passionate Behavioral Health Clinician to provide essential support to clients living with HIV. This role involves delivering a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health services, including crisis intervention, therapy, and case management. Join a dedicated team that values social justice and strives to make high-quality healthcare accessible to all. With over 40 years of advocacy, this organization offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of individuals in the community. If you are committed to improving health outcomes and have a background in behavioral health, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Psychology or related field required.
• 2+ years experience in behavioral health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive behavioral health treatment to HIV+ clients.
• Conduct assessments, crisis intervention, and therapy services.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Counseling/Therapy

Case Management

Culturally Sensitive Services

Bilingual Spanish/English

Knowledge of DSM-5

Interdisciplinary Teamwork

Education

Masters Degree in Psychology

Masters Degree in Social Work

Masters Degree in Counseling

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

CARES (formerly Ryan White) HIV Behavioral Health Clinician

Pay Competitive

Location Oakland/California

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 1598987

Who we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to making sure individuals who do not have health coverage get the same level of quality healthcare as those who have it. From our genesis as a community health center in 1971, we understood that we cannot heal our communities without also addressing the economic and social factors that affect health. Many times, this requires that we go outside and provide services in other settings to build the bridge that links individuals to our health center for preventive and primary care. Over 86,000 individuals come to La Clínica because it is a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating and connecting them to a broad network of services to improve and maintain their health and well-being. While we are still known for our activism and spirit of social justice, we are also proud to have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties.

THE POSITION: Under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Supervisor/Manager, the individual in this position is responsible for providing a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health treatment and intensive case management services to clients who are HIV+ as part of a multi disciplinary behavioral health team. Services are provided in the behavioral health clinic, clients' homes, schools, and in the community. The Ryan White (“Care Program”) Behavioral Health Clinician I/II serves clients who are HIV+. Services provided include a full range of services including prevention partner notification, screening, behavioral health assessments, and treatment services including: crisis intervention/stabilization, short/long term therapy, psycho-education services, treatment planning, goal setting, progress monitoring, and care coordination to ensure that clients are actively participating in primary care services.

We are a National Health Service Corps approved site. As such, our therapists are eligible for federal and state loan repayment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Behavioral Health Clinician I : Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician I must be Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an ASW, MFTI, Psych Assist.
• Behavioral Health Clinician II : Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician II is Licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an LCSW, MFT, or PhD/PsyD.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques social work, psychology and human behavior, including the impact of physical health, mental health and substance use conditions.
• Experience providing short-term & long-term individual and family counseling/therapy and case management to clients with behavioral health, psychosocial, and medical conditions including issues of intimate partner violence, poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse.
• Ability to apply casework skills effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others (medical providers, housing, legal, etc); record & secure accurate and clinically pertinent bio-psycho-social data.
• Knowledge of DSM-5 required.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of mandated reporting laws, child development, family systems, stages of change, and co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multicultural client population with experience providing culturally and linguistically sensitive services to the Latino population and with PLWHA.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team, establish effective working relations with staff and patients. Flexible, willing to take on new tasks as needed.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must hold a current BLS ( Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have a 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Behavioral Health Clinician I performs psycho-social/behavioral health assessment, intervention and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults and older adults and their families under the supervision and license of his/her clinical supervisor.
• Behavioral Health Clinician I : Co-manages client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor, the Behavioral Health Clinician I provides a full range of clinical services including: screening, intake evaluations, bio-psycho-social/psychiatric assessments, mental status examinations, crisis intervention/stabilization, therapy/counseling/psycho-education for individuals, families, and groups, psycho-education, behavioral health rehabilitation, collateral services, individual treatment planning with goal setting and monitoring. Behavioral Health Clinician II: Performs the same under own license.
• Performs assertive outreach, linkage and follow-up to engage clients and their families and coordinates care.
• Behavioral Health Clinician I: Formulates a provisional DSM-5 diagnosis which is reviewed and established under the license of the clinical supervisor. Behavioral Health Clinician II: Establishes behavioral health DSM-5 diagnosis.
• Coordinates services with other community agencies, providing collateral services; establishes good working relationships with staff members and outside professionals in order to maintain continuity of care.
• Provides crisis intervention to clients and crisis support to coworkers in the mental health department as well as other La Clinica staff. May include crisis intervention to behavioral health clients, walk-in non registered clients, as well as La Clinica patients.
• Participates as an active member of the HIV Care team. Provides support to coworkers and contributes to the creation of a positive and supportive work environment. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and represents the agency in the community.
• Insures and monitors that all operations, procedures, interventions and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality assurance standards.
• Recommends to the Behavioral Health Manager changes that would improve service delivery.
• Responsible for meeting minimum number of direct client care service units per month.
• Regularly reviews clinical interventions and case documentation with supervisor.
• Behavioral Health Clinician II may be assigned Program Development, Consultation, Staff Training, and other duties within their scope of practice. Aids in the development and implementation of new programs under the supervision of the Manager, as assigned.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review process.
• Meet minimum billable goals on a monthly basis.
• Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned.

About the company

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