Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor, LCSW (Bilingual)

Marin Community Clinics•Novato, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Marin Community Clinic is seeking a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (LCSW) to join their team. Marin Community Clinics, established in 1972, is a multi-clinic network offering integrated primary care, dental, behavioral, specialty, and referral services. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), they serve nearly 40,000 individuals annually in Marin County and have received national awards from HRSA. Their mission is to promote health and wellness through excellent, compassionate care for all, with a focus on health equity for vulnerable patients through family-centered, trauma-informed care and case management. The role requires familiarity with Latin culture and race-based stress/trauma work. The Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor (BHC Supervisor) acts in a clinical leadership and training capacity, co-leading clinical supervision and the implementation of Marin Community Clinic’s ASW training program in Integrated Behavioral Health. This position supervises junior clinical staff, including ASWs pursuing licensure, and helps lead the ASW training fellowship for bilingual/bicultural clinicians. The LCSW Clinical Supervisor also co-teaches weekly didactic seminars on integrated behavioral health practice and provides assessment and treatment to patients of all ages with behavioral health needs. The supervisor is considered an expert, providing consultation, training, and support to the healthcare team. This role is part of a dynamic team, collaborating with medical providers, nurses, medical assistants, and receptionists, and is integrated into the primary care team, with support from the behavioral health department through meetings, case conferences, and peer supervision. A signing bonus of up to $20,000 is available, with specific program terms and conditions applying.

Requirements

Must be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with valid California State License.
Supervisors must have at least 2 years’ post-license.
Current BLS certification.
Experience with and passion for working with populations with varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds and economic status.
Experience working in non-traditional mental health settings, and with non-traditional scheduling practices.
Experience with and ability to use multiple strategies and techniques, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, Seeking Safety, problem solving therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, solution focused therapies, etc., to better individualize patient care.
Experience and comfort in helping in difficult conversations, escalations, and other complex interpersonal situations.
Highly trained in Motivational Interviewing.
Experience in treating substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.
Experience as a BH generalist: competent and comfortable treating children, adolescents, adults, the elderly; those with mild or moderate BH needs, as well as those with more severe mental health conditions.
Experience working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
Able to perform psychotherapy assessments and interventions in Spanish.
Skilled at conveying empathy and professionalism in the face of difficult interactions and promoting a spirit of understanding and collaboration.
Passion for clinical supervision, training, and mentorship.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and relational skills.
Ability and desire to work both independently and as a core member of a team.
Flexibility, adaptability, and high tolerance for ambiguity.
Able to effectively communicate about behavioral health philosophies, principles, conditions, treatments, and needs, to both patients and staff, to promote understanding and decrease stigma.
Ability to see 4 patients per 4-hour shift.
Understanding that the therapeutic alliance is trans-theoretical, and is of overarching importance, outweighing any individual therapy technique.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in a shared electronic medical record preferred.
Skill with Word and EPIC electronic health records preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports the mission, vision, and values of MCC by collaboratively developing and communicating the vision for whole person care to patients, their families and co-workers.
Models the principles and practices of evidenced based communication, including skillful listening, displaying a willingness and ability to acknowledge the needs, expectations and values of others using reflective listening and other empathy conveyance.
Models empathy and compassion for clients and their families, especially those with historically stigmatized conditions, such as chronic pain, addictive disorders, severe mental health conditions, homelessness and maladaptive behaviors such as anger problems, and through the use of non-stigmatizing speech (in communicating directly with patients or about patients).
Consistently contributes to creating and maintaining a supportive, compassionate, and encouraging work atmosphere for colleagues and co-workers.
Models and supports autonomy, self-efficacy and empowerment of co-workers and colleagues.
Models and practices cultural humility.
Understands the overarching importance of the therapeutic alliance, and relationship-based care.
Provides evidence-based treatment to MCC patients (adults and children) with “mild to moderate” behavioral health needs, including assessment, diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, short term therapy, crisis intervention and safety planning, coaching, referrals, and case management in-person and via telehealth modalities.
Provides clinical and administrative supervision to junior LCSWs/Psychologists and/or unlicensed ASWs, in accordance with BBS standards.
May develop and lead or co-lead psychoeducational/therapeutic groups.
Skillfully engages patients and their families in their own healthcare and wellbeing, using strategies to increase their motivation and desire for improved health.
Collaboratively develops flexible scheduling practices to best meet patients’ needs, including a mix of scheduled appointments, unscheduled ‘warm-hand offs;’ and ‘check –ins.’ (In-person and/or via telehealth).
Shares knowledge and expertise in an accessible, respectful, and friendly manner with co- workers and colleagues, both in informal and formal learning activities.
Collaboratively develops multi-disciplinary workflows, clinical pathways, and other practices, to maximize the benefits of team care for patients.
Maintain appropriate staff levels and participate in recruitment.
Onboard, train and support continued development of staff.
Manage employee performance, effectively communicate expectations and goals and provide performance feedback and evaluation in a thorough and timely manner.
Complete time and attendance requirements for team, approving timesheets, time off requests, and ensure accurate and timely completion for payroll.
Ensure a safe, secure and legal work environment by upholding MCC’s policies and procedures.