Behavioral Health Therapist- San Diego, CA

Cigna Group • San Diego, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Onsite Behavioral Health Counselor is responsible for counseling individuals to diagnose and treat mental health disorders. The responsibilities also include referring clients to specialists, monitoring progress during treatment and creating a comfortable environment where clients can be treated. This BH professional will treat clients with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders. They may work in conjunction with psychologists and psychiatrists, and refer patients to these specialists as they see fit.

Requirements

• LCSW, LPC or LMFT
• Current, unrestricted license(s) in California; additional state licenses a plus
• Must have an Independent License
• Must have at least 2 years of therapy experience
• Experience with population management
• The position is based in the office in San Diego, CA and the anticipated salary is 100-115,000
• If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular appointments with clients who wish to converse with a mental health professional
• Establish positive and trusting relationships with clients
• Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders, leveraging evidence based tools
• Provide patient education about common mental health and substance use disorders, as well as available evidenced based treatments.
• Implement various treatments and protocols to provide guidance and appropriately address client situations using evidenced based techniques
• Continually assess client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments
• Educate and involve family members or other loved ones in the treatment process when necessary
• When required, partner with plan and community resources to make referrals to outside sources or agencies that can augment or better address their specific needs
• Coordinate care after an acute event including emergency department presentation or inpatient admission in collaboration with the patient’s provider and population health team
• Coordinate with patient’s care plan team in order to ensure holistic care
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality of each and every client situation
• Maintain all required licenses and the appropriate insurance
• Participate in clinical team meetings as assigned
• Ability to work in the office in San Diego, CA

Benefits

• Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs.
• We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees