Mental Health Clinician II

Abode; San Jose (CA); In loco; USD 52.000 - 63.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive hourly rate

Sign-on bonus up to $4,500

PTO 19 days/year

12 paid holidays

Medical/dental/vision coverage for you

Dependent coverage available

Descrizione del lavoro

Abode in San Jose, CA is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Clinician II to deliver strengths-based behavioral health services to participants in home, community, and office settings. You will lead assessments, treatment planning, and crisis intervention within the ACT team, coordinating care and supporting recovery goals.

The role requires a MSW/MA in Psychology, California BBS registration, Medi-Cal billing experience, and at least one year of field work with homelessness or serious mental

Competenze

• MSW/MA in Psychology required or equivalent.
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• Registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) required (ACSW/AMFT/APCC).
• Experience with Medi-Cal billing.
• Minimum 1 year field experience with serious mental illness or homelessness.
• Valid California driver’s license and insurance; clean DMV record.

Mansioni

• Provide clinical case management, individual rehabilitative services, brokerage, collateral and therapy in home, community, and office settings.
• Lead assessments (ANSA) and develop treatment plans; collaborate to achieve recovery goals.
• Conduct mental status and safety assessments including suicidality and gravely disabled.
• Provide crisis counseling and motivational interviewing to support abstinence.
• Coordinate care and discharge planning across settings; refer to long-term providers as needed.
• Act as therapist within the ACT team and support self-sufficiency goals.

Conoscenze

Verbal & written communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Independent & collaborative work

Cultural humility

Emotional intelligence

Formazione

MSW/MA in Psychology

CA BBS registration (ACSW/AMFT/APCC)

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Yardi

Descrizione del lavoro

When you join Abode, you’re not just taking a job, you’re becoming part of a team creating meaningful change in our communities and a commitment to lasting housing stability.

At Abode, we believe everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Our mission is tosolve homelessnessthrough housing and supportive services that help individuals and families achieve stability and independence. Grounded in theHousing First model, we meet people where they are and provide individualized support based on their needs, goals, and strengths.

Housing Ends Homelessness

Our Mission:

Abode works to end homelessness by assisting low-income, unhoused people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing; and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness.

Our Values:

• Start with Dignity
• Take Smart Risks
• Be transparent
• Solve for today and tomorrow
• Spark each other’s strengths

About the role:

The Mental Health Clinician ll provides mental health services to participants and is aimed at increasing wellness, increasing housing stability, and preventing people from cycling through the criminal justice system and/or hospitals. Responsible for behavioral health assessment and delivery of strengths based/needs focused services. Acts as the lead on clinical cases and guides supporting team members in clinical service delivery.

How You Make An Impact:

• Provide clinical case management services, including individual rehabilitative services, brokerage, collateral, and therapy to participants in the following settings: home, community, and office.
• Act as the primary lead on assessments, ANSA and develop treatment plans on an on-going basis for participants enrolled in the program. Collaboratively work with participants and their treatment team to develop and work on their recovery goals.
• Perform mental status exams, as well as safety assessments that include suicide, homicide, and gravely disabled assessments with participants on an ongoing basis.
• Provide direct crisis counseling and needs identification.
• Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to explore participants’ substance dependency, encourage reduction and/or provide support to clients moving towards abstinence.
• Provide wrap around clinical case management services to individuals residing in permanent supportive housing.
• Using the ACT model, this position will work as a therapist within the ACT team
• Assist participants with establishing goals and strategies for increasing self-sufficiency.
• Coordinate care and discharge planning for participants in institutional settings, hospitals, etc.
• Identify a mental health provider and do a warm hand off to the new provider, required for some programs.
• Provide linkage and warm hand offs to long term mental health providers, when called for or required.
• Provide support to families and loved ones as needed.
• Attend clinical, administrative, and case conferencing meetings as assigned by the program supervisor.
• Enter all data on time and correctly to support program evaluation and outcomes tracking
• Ensure proper and timely documentation of services including written case notes using the BIRP formats and bill services to Medi-Cal.
• Other duties as assigned.

How You Meet the Qualifications:

• MS/MSW/MA degree in Psychology.
• Registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) required as an ACSW/AMFT/APCC.
• Experience with Medi-Cal billing required.
• 1 year of field experience working with people with serious mental illness, individuals with a dual diagnosis and/or the homeless population.
• 1 year of field experience diagnosing patients with acute behavioral healthcare needs and completing assessments and treatment plans.
• Use of personal vehicle, proof of a valid and current California Driver’s License and current insurance along with a clean DMV record required.

COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent verbal & written communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams.
• Knowledge of affordable housing regulations, including but not limited to HUD, Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Tax-Exempt Bonds, HOME, CDBG, SHP, HCD, CHRP, CHFA, MHSA, and AHP.
• Able to act with integrity; respect for confidentiality; ability to work with diverse populations, including persons with various disabilities.
• Ability to analyze and prioritize complex situations, policies and procedures, laws and regulations and exercise good judgment in the course of completing required duties.
• Thorough knowledge of fair housing and tenant related laws.
• Ability to speak, read and write a second language such as Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog or Mandarin/Cantonese.Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, systems, and platforms and Yardi or other Property Management software.
• Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications.
• Outstanding communication skills and high degree of emotional intelligence, cultural humility, with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.

Our Benefits and Perks:

• Compensation: $38.00/hr - $45.67/hr DOE
• Sign-on bonus of up to $4,500
• PTO:19 days per year, increasing with tenure
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year
• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage options for employees
• Employer subsidized options for dependent health care.\