Associate Clinician - AMFT, ACSW, APCC

Harbor Community Clinic•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Behavioral Health, the Associate Clinical Social Worker or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing complete biopsychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing psychotherapy based on evidence-based practices to the adult and pediatric population.

Requirements

Completion of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in Social Work or Marriage and Family Counseling.
Currently registered with the State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT).
Bilingual English/Spanish required.
Minimum of 500 clinical hours of experience providing direct patient services in a medical environment, including working with adults, children, families in individual, group, and/or family therapy.
Ability to work with people of diverse cultural, educational, social, and economic backgrounds.
Skill at conceptualizing cases, making appropriate diagnoses, developing treatment plans, and documentation.
Ability to organize and prioritize work tasks.
Demonstrated leadership skills to initiate problem solving and program implementation.
Knowledge of HIPPA compliance for patient/agency records according to established professional social standards.
Ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary team.
Knowledge of community mental health and social services
Computer and internet proficiency.
Coordinate long-term therapy referrals for patients with chronic/severe mental illness.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Clear all post offers, pre-employment background screening, and education verification.
Must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a qualifying medical/religious exemption.

Nice To Haves

Experience utilizing an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Perform clinical assessment and treatment planning using a standard and uniform bio-psycho-social format on referred patients and creating observable/specific quantifiable goals.
Responsible for providing individual psychotherapy to the adult and pediatric population in a strengths-based, culturally sensitive linguistically appropriate and compassionate manner.
Responsible to facilitate group therapy sessions.
Responsible for assessing patients’ psychosocial status as it relates to substance abuse and mental health, communicates with physicians to report patient progress, needs, concerns, and potential and actual clinical issues.
Responsible for establishing strong rapport with patients, which expresses concern for their well-being.
Follow-up and act as liaison to ensure highest quality of services are provided to patients.
Document and lock progress notes within the electronic health record within 24-72 hours of patient encounter.
Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings to develop treatment plans and coordinate care.
Responsible for partnering with the Case Managers to refer patients to specialty services as appropriate.
Responsible for actively participating in the Quality Management Program.
Responsible for maintaining active registration with the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) to practice in good standing.
Assist and collaborate with other departments as necessary.
Actively participates weekly individual clinical supervision
Develops proficiency in billing procedures.
Consistent ability to receive a passing score of 80% on quarterly chart reviews, and demonstrated application of feedback from chart reviews
Perform other duties as assigned to support HarborCHC’s Mission and Values.