Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician II — Licensed Therapist

Neighbor; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,304 - 84,573; Full time

Job summary

Father Joe’s Villages in San Diego, CA, seeks a Behavioral Health Clinician II (Licensed Therapist – Integrated Care) to provide individual and group psychotherapy within an integrated care setting, partnering with medical providers and multidisciplinary teams to address the whole person and support recovery and stability.

The successful candidate will hold California licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or psychologist) with at least one year post-licensure experience; a master’s degree in a related

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or a related field.
• Current and active California licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Licensed Psychologist, or equivalent.
• Minimum one year of post-licensure clinical experience providing behavioral health services.
• Experience in integrated healthcare, community behavioral health, or multidisciplinary settings preferred.
• CPR certification, or ability to obtain within the required time frame upon hire.
• Strong knowledge of clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
• Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with individuals who may have experienced trauma, barriers to care, or mistrust of systems.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed care, co-occurring disorders, crisis intervention, and culturally responsive treatment approaches.
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in complex and evolving situations.
• Strong communication, therapeutic engagement, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Commitment to strengths-based practice and serving individuals experiencing homelessness and behavioral health challenges with compassion, respect, empathy, empowerment, and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group psychotherapy services to clients with moderate to complex behavioral health needs within an integrated care setting.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments and develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approaches.
• Provide crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services, including coordination of higher levels of care when clinically indicated.
• Manage an assigned caseload while balancing direct clinical care, documentation, care coordination, and client-centered treatment goals.
• Provide clinical consultation and collaborate with medical providers, case managers, Alcohol and Other Drug Counselors, Detox Program staff, and multidisciplinary team members to support coordinated care.
• Participate in case conferences, treatment planning, referrals, and follow-up coordination to promote continuity of care and positive client outcomes.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation that supports medical necessity, continuity of care, and regulatory compliance.
• Support quality improvement activities, clinical best practices, and ongoing program development efforts.
• Commitment to strengths-based practice and serving individuals experiencing homelessness and behavioral health challenges with compassion, respect, empathy, empowerment, and dignity.
• Work schedule includes weekend Detox and three weekdays in Behavioral Health Clinic, with operational needs determining weekday assignments.

Skills

Therapeutic communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis intervention

Clinical documentation

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or related field

Job description

Father Joe’s Villages in San Diego, CA, seeks a Behavioral Health Clinician II (Licensed Therapist – Integrated Care) to provide individual and group psychotherapy within an integrated care setting, partnering with medical providers and multidisciplinary teams to address the whole person and support recovery and stability.

The successful candidate will hold California licensure (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or psychologist) with at least one year post-licensure experience; a master’s degree in a related