LCSW (Sign-on-Bonus)

San Diego Community Health Center; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego Community Health Center seeks a licensed clinician to provide psychotherapy to adults and older youth using modalities like Motivational Interviewing, CBT, Mindfulness, and DBT.

The role involves crisis assessment, case management, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including Psychiatry and nursing staff.

Qualifications

• CA LCSW in good standing is required.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Conducts client interviews and reviews medical and social histories to complete initial assessments and develop ongoing treatment plans.
• Provides therapeutic interventions to address psychological disorders and syndromes to enhance client functioning.
• Collaborates with Psychiatry team and other agency specialists in developing treatment plans and coordinating referrals.
• Demonstrates expertise in assessing and treating clients with suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
• Possesses experience with diagnoses such as severe mental illness, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders.
• Experience facilitating therapy treatment groups is preferred.
• Will participate in weekly staff supervision meetings and present challenging cases.
• Must complete all documentation within 48 hours of seeing a client and stay current with treatment plans and closing summaries.
• Must work effectively with Electronic Health Record (E-Clinical Works).
• May serve as consultant to social, educational, welfare, and other agencies on individual cases.
• Must respond to de-escalate in-office client crises and walk-in crises as directed by leadership.
• May participate in grants to fund the BH program.
• Is open to seeking advice and consultation with peers and the Behavioral Health Director.
• Other duties as assigned by Behavioral Health Director.

Skills

Motivational Interviewing

CBT

Mindfulness

DBT

Crisis assessment

Education

CA LCSW in good standing

Minimum 2 years’ experience

BLS Certification

Tools

EHR - E-Clinical Works

Job description

Ability to perform psychotherapy services via such modalities as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, Mindfulness, DBT, and other approaches to adults and older youth. Ability to diagnose and evaluate mental & emotional disorders, treat persons with co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance abuse), to assess and handle crises (both in office and of people walking into the clinic). Will work co-operatively with behavioral health teammates, with our Nurse Case Managers, and collaboratively with our Medical Department. Must have a patient centered approach to behavioral health care (the patient’s needs come first).

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to perform all job-related activities as outlined below.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Functions:

• 1.Conducts client interviews and reviews medical and social case histories to complete initial assessments and develop ongoing treatment plans
• 2.Provides therapeutic interventions to address psychological disorders and syndromes, aiming to enhance client functioning.
• 3.Collaborates with Psychiatry team and other agency specialists in developing treatment plans for patients, coordinating ongoing treatment and referrals in a collaborative manner, and providing case management as needed.

Primary Functions: continue

• 4.Demonstrates expertise in assessing and treating clients experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
• 5.Possesses experience working with a wide range of standard diagnoses and issues, including severe mental illness, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders.
• 6.Experience facilitating therapy treatment groups is preferred.
• 7.Will participate in weekly staff supervision meetings, including presenting challenging cases.
• 8.Must complete all documentation within 48 hours of seeing a client, plus stay current with all required treatment plans, closing summaries, etc.
• 9.Must be able to work effectively with our Electronic Health Record (E-Clinical Works).
• 10.May serve as consultant to social, educational, welfare, and other agencies on individual cases or in evaluation, planning, and development of mental health treatment for clients of SDCHC.
• 11.Must be able to respond to effectively de-escalate in-office client crises, respond to client crisis phone calls that day, and be able to respond to walk-in client crises when asked to by leadership staff.
• 12.May participate in Grants that help to fund this position and the BH program.
• 13.Is not hesitant to seek advice and consultation with peers and the Behavioral Health Director.
• 14.Other duties as assigned by Behavioral Health Director.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1.CA LCSW is in good standing.
• 2.Minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• 3.Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association.

Preferred:

• 2.Experience serving a multinational, multicultural population.
• 3.FQHC background.
• Familiarity with Community Health Clinics and/or Indian Health Clinics.