SUMMARY OF MAJOR FUNCTIONS:
Therapist is responsible for coordinating the delivery of quality clinical services to clients, to maintain standards of service, and to participate in multi-disciplinary treatment and management teams.
DUTIES:
- 1. Providing individual, family, and group counseling.
- 2. Provides clinical services to an assigned group of clients, demonstrating theoretical knowledge of mental health, chemical dependency, and family systems and skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, discharge planning, and documentation.
- 3. Assess level of care placement, diagnosis, medical necessity, and necessity for continued stay at the appropriate level of care.
- 4. Facilitates individual and group therapy sessions with assigned groups of clients, demonstrating knowledge of mental health, chemical dependence and the principles and techniques of individual, family, and group therapy.
- 5. Conducts educational group and didactic sessions including parenting education, displaying good theoretical knowledge of subject matter and effective communication skills in delivering material.
- 6. Participates as an active member of the multi-disciplinary treatment and management team.
- 7. Actively involved in outreach and public relations to promote agency programs to the larger community and service network.
- 8. Completes all documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries, maintaining compliance with the policies and procedures of the agency, Medi-Cal requirements, and other accrediting organizations including state and county monitoring audits.
- 9. Maintains quality contacts with referral sources including managed care companies.
- 10. Maintains consistent schedule of treatment activities, staff meetings, and utilization review meetings.
- 11. Performs other MFI Counseling Center services as assigned.
POSITION EXPECTATIONS
- 1. Full-time and salaried staff are expected to consistently keep a 60% productivity rating (60% of your time is spent providing face to face billable client services).
- 2. Per kept appointment staff are expected to consistently keep a minimum average of 10 clients on a caseload for trainees and 20 clients on a caseload for interns.
- 3. Staff is expected to complete all required Relias Trainings with in the allotted time frame assigned by supervisor.
- 4. Staff is expected to be ready to present a recorded clinical session for every group supervision.
- 5. Staff is expected to complete all notes within 24 hours of service completion.
- 6. Staff is expected to submit their notes for supervision approval with 48hrs of treatment session.
- 7. Staff is expected to complete their initial assessment for services in 2 sessions with client.
- 8. Staff is expected to discharge clients that are inactive for 1 months
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1. This is the unlicensed entry level of the Clinical Therapist series.Enrolled in an accredited master’s degree (or higher) program of social work, clinical psychology, or marriage and family therapy in the behavioral sciences leading to licensure.
- 2. BBS registered as an Associate level clinician (AMFT, ACSW, APCC).
- 3. Licensure must be obtained within six years from the date of hire.
- 4. Must maintain valid automotive liability insurance as required by the state of Ca. and a good driving record in order to be insured on the agency’s insurance policy.
- 5. Adhere to company dress code maintaining a professional appearance at all times.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge and skills of:
- Fully understanding the community, including social determinants of health, health issues, ways to improve health and self-care, and basic public-health principles.
- Understand the public health structure
- Open minded & non-judgmental
- Good understanding of providing support to clients such as empathy, patience, flexibility, and compassion to all.
- Organization skills.
Ability to:
- Empower clients.
- Motivate people to manage their own health and advocate for themselves.
- Understanding community cultures and ways to reach members.
- Set goals and clear action plans to achieve them
- Understanding how US Social-Service systems work.
- Identifying needs, strengths and resources of communities.
- Establishing trust with people and in communities.
- Break down complex topics to make them manageable for clients.
- Bring accurate, relevant health information according to cultural contexts.
- Follow ethical standards like codes of ethics, laws, and institutional guidelines.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Must be insurable at standard automobile rates and maintain the ability to be insured throughout the course of employment.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint clearance.
- Department of Justice fingerprint clearance.
- Pass drug screening test.
- Negative tuberculosis test.
- Must possess an individual malpractice insurance policy.
LICENSE:
- Must possess and maintain a valid California driver’s license during the course of employment
- BBS registered as an Associate level clinician (AMFT, ACSW, APCC).
Pay: $33.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
