Mental Health Clinician II

Los Angeles LGBT Center • Los Angeles, CA

30d

About The Position

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is seeking a Mental Health Clinician II to join their Mental Health Services department. This role involves conducting individual, couple, and group counseling, documenting client progress, utilizing a short-term treatment model, and handling walk-ins and crisis calls. The Center is a leading provider of LGBT medical and mental health services, dedicated to helping LGBTQ people lead healthier lives. Services are free or low cost, and the Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center with specialized primary care providers and a research team focused on advancing care for the LGBTQ community.

Requirements

• Masters in social work, marriage and family therapy or professional clinical counselor.
• Registered with BBS as Associate in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Clinical Counselor.
• Ability to work as a team member dedicated to generating resources/services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender communities.
• Proven ability to work under direct supervision.
• Ability to relate in a non-judgmental and respectful manner to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, or people experiencing a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills and knowledge including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people.
• A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people.
• Preferred two years counseling experience, i.e., social services, child welfare services, general counseling, chemical dependency treatment, etc.
• Bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred).

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, couple and group counseling services for clients presenting to the MHS and documents progress in the client’s record immediately following the session.
• Utilize short term model in treatment planning to the greatest extent possible; must receive concurrence of supervisor to extend number of sessions beyond the short-term model protocol.
• Serve on-duty for designated hours each week to handle walk-ins, whether crisis oriented or not, as well as general information and crisis telephone calls.
• Conduct Intakes, prepares the required documentation and routes the client’s record to the supervisor for disposition/placement.
• Participate in the multi-disciplinary Clinical Case Conference, presenting assigned cases as they come due for review.
• Make appropriate referrals to services outside the Center, w/in and to other services within the Department, e.g., psychiatric evaluation; and, follows up on those referrals with the client to assure appropriateness of the referral & continuity of care.
• Participate in the Quality Improvement process practiced in the Clinic.
• Meet Performance Metrics such as, but not limited to, weekly/monthly visit targets, as established by the business need.
• Adhere to the Utilization Management protocol used in the clinic to insure timely and appropriate client service.
• Assume responsibility for completing all documentation in a timely, legible and thorough manner, submitting client records at the end of each business day, and proper notification of changes in appointment schedule to supervisor and Administrative Support staff.
• Participates, as assigned, in clinical supervision groups and/or individual supervision on a weekly basis.
• Mandatory attendance at monthly in-service training sessions.
• Assist in the coordination of the work of paraprofessional volunteers and Mental Health Clinicians I.
• Participation with supervisor and/or members of the MHS Management Team in program planning, program evaluation, dissemination activities and training.
• Participate in staff meetings, planning meetings and other meetings as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Prorated Sick and Vacation Accruals
• Personal Time
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Voluntary Supplemental Lines – Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level