Behavior Health Clinician I/II (Behavioral Health Therapist)

La Clinica de La Raza • Oakland, CA

3d

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Clinician I/II provides culturally sensitive behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management services to children and/or adults with mental health conditions. The position is located at Casa del Sol, La Clínica de La Raza’s mental health department serving Alameda County’s Latino population; the population and treatment focus depend on the assigned program. Clinicians work under the direction of a licensed supervisor and co-manage client care. Clinician I is a registered mental health therapist role, while Clinician II is a licensed mental health therapist role.

Services include screening and comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis intervention and stabilization, individual, family, and group therapy, psychoeducation, treatment planning and goal setting, collateral services, progress monitoring, and care coordination. Clinicians use brief- and long-term treatment approaches, including CBT, solution-focused counseling, and Motivational Interviewing. Provisional DSM and ICD-10 diagnoses are reviewed and established under the clinical supervisor’s license.

The role requires meeting monthly billing and productivity goals, completing documentation promptly, using electronic calendaring and charting systems, and using collaborative documentation when clinically appropriate. Clinicians participate in meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review, review interventions and documentation with a supervisor, and ensure work complies with agency, state, county, and quality-assurance standards. Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Two or more years of experience in a mental health, medical, or social service setting providing assessment, counseling or therapy, and crisis intervention services; new graduates from a mental health training program may substitute two years of field internship experience.
• Behavioral Health Clinician I: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or another counseling degree, or a doctorate in psychology, from an accredited program or university.
• Behavioral Health Clinician I: Must be registered or in the registration process with the Board of Behavioral Sciences upon completion of a master’s degree as an ASW, AMFT, or APCC.
• Behavioral Health Clinician II: California license as an LCSW, MFT, PsyD/PhD, LPCC, or LEP, and at least four months of meeting documentation and productivity standards.
• Knowledge of DSM-5; principles and techniques of individual, couples, and family therapy; case management; clinical social work; mental and physical illness and their effects; and social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances in adolescent and adult populations.
• Knowledge of professional ethical standards and basic diagnosis formulation and case conceptualization.
• Knowledge of mandated reporting laws, child development, family systems, stages of change, and co-occurring mental health and substance use or abuse conditions.
• Ability to manage multiple clients’ needs, apply casework skills, and meet productivity or billable-hour goals.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships, communicate and collaborate in a team-based environment, and work with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to collect and record accurate, clinically pertinent psychosocial data and meet documentation, regulatory, and compliance standards.
• Ability to follow department policies and procedures and work across cultures while supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Awareness of the social, political, economic, and cultural factors affecting individuals, systems, and institutions.
• Basic computer skills and experience or ability to use electronic health records, electronic practice management systems, online calendaring, and online documentation systems.
• Strong time-management and interpersonal skills, flexibility in meeting client needs, and interest in evidence-based approaches to mental health care.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Specialty Mental Health Medi-Cal documentation is strongly preferred but not required.
• Cultural competence working in diverse, low-income, and immigrant communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management services to children and/or adults with mental health conditions.
• Conduct screening and comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis intervention and stabilization, individual, family, and group therapy, and psychoeducation.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and goals; provide collateral services, progress monitoring, and care coordination.
• Formulate provisional DSM and ICD-10 diagnoses for review and establishment under the clinical supervisor’s license.
• Co-manage client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor.
• Use brief- and long-term counseling and treatment modalities, including CBT, solution-focused counseling, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Meet minimum monthly billing and productivity goals.
• Submit required paperwork and revisions in a timely manner and use electronic systems for calendaring and charting.
• Prioritize collaborative documentation when clinically appropriate and use standardized outcome measures to evaluate service effectiveness.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review.
• Regularly review clinical interventions and case documentation with a supervisor and remain flexible in meeting clients’ needs.
• Ensure operations, procedures, interventions, and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality-assurance standards.
• Perform other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Educational leave plus stipend.
• FTCA malpractice coverage.
• Eligibility for federal and state tax-free loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps-approved site.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level