Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC)

Whole Person Care Clinic•Long Beach, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Leon Institute (TLI) is committed to employee well-being and maintaining a healthy work-life integration. This full-time, on-site role is for a registered, experienced, licensed behavioral health clinician (LCSW, LPCC, or LMFT) at the Long Beach Campus. The position requires flexibility, innovation, and drive, with a passion for working with vulnerable populations. The clinician will conduct assessments, identify behavioral health needs, provide direct interventions, and potentially supervise pre-licensure clinicians in a Recuperative Care setting. Responsibilities include brief counseling, psychosocial assessments, mental health/substance use support, developing and implementing groups, maintaining documentation, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Licensed clinicians must adhere to ethical and legal standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and accurately document/submit billable claims. Supervisory duties may include overseeing associate clinicians, program planning, policy interpretation, contract management, quality improvement, and clinical consultation.

Requirements

A valid and active registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) issued by the state licensing board (e.g., Board of Behavioral Sciences).
Master's level degree or higher in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, clinical psychology, or counseling psychology from an accredited college or university.
Experience working with vulnerable populations, especially those experiencing homelessness, severe and persistent mental illness, substance use, co-occurring conditions, and/or co-morbid complex medical conditions.
Basic understanding of trauma-informed care and mental health risk assessment.
Interpersonal and crisis de-escalation skills suited for the Recuperative Care setting.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, willingness to learn, and desire to deliver behavioral health care in an integrated setting and support clients across social determinants of health (SDOH) domains.
Experience with evidence-based interventions and theories.
Ability to work effectively with diverse populations, including limited-English-proficient communities and the LGBTQ+ community.
Passion for supporting vulnerable, disenfranchised populations.
Ability to maintain accurate clinical notes and documentation in electronic client care systems.
Willingness to participate in and/or facilitate regular individual and/or group clinical supervision to review cases, share knowledge, and learn.
Applicants will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.
The organization will consider qualified applications with criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

Responsibilities

Provide direct behavioral health support to clients in a Recuperative Care setting.
Conduct behavioral health assessments, provide accurate behavioral health diagnoses, create appropriate treatment plan goals, and provide tailored clinical treatment to clients.
Provide brief solution-focused and evidence-based counseling/psychotherapy, crisis intervention, behavioral health psychoeducation, and mental health/substance use interventions.
Develop and implement skill-building groups, relapse prevention groups, and process groups, and be innovative in addressing any other needs identified with the population to support their recovery.
Coordinate and communicate with outside clinical teams, including County Behavioral Health, partner organizations, and contracted providers.
Work closely with vulnerable populations.
Provide psychoeducation and support to non-licensed clinical staff as well as non-clinical staff.
Facilitate clinical supervision as needed and adhere to California Board of Behavioral Health Services requirements for license-eligible associate clinicians.
Meaningful engagement with cross-disciplinary treatment teams.
Document services provided in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations and submit timely and accurate claims for billable services.