Mental Health Clinician III

Abode • San Jose, CA

1d • $46 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Clinician III provides behavioral health services to participants to increase wellness and housing stability and help prevent cycles through the criminal justice system and hospitals. The position conducts behavioral health assessments and delivers strengths-based, needs-focused services. It serves as the clinical lead on cases and guides supporting team members in clinical service delivery.

The clinician provides services in participants’ homes, community settings, and offices, including clinical case management, individual rehabilitative services, brokerage, collateral services, therapy, crisis counseling, and care coordination. Working within the ACT model, the clinician collaborates with participants and treatment teams on ongoing assessments, ANSA, treatment plans, recovery goals, and strategies for self-sufficiency. The role includes mental status and safety assessments, including suicide, homicide, and grave disability assessments, as well as support related to substance dependency and harm reduction.

The position also provides wraparound services to people in permanent supportive housing, coordinates care and discharge planning from institutional settings, and facilitates referrals and warm handoffs to longer-term mental health providers when needed. The clinician attends assigned meetings, maintains timely and accurate program data and BIRP-format case notes, and may provide advanced clinical consultation and assist with quality improvement, documentation reviews, staff training, and service-delivery recommendations as directed by the Clinical Manager.

Requirements

• MS, MSW, or MA degree in Psychology.
• One year of field experience working with people with serious mental illness, people with a dual diagnosis, and/or the homeless population.
• Use of a personal vehicle.
• Valid and current California Driver’s License and current insurance.
• Clean DMV record.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams.
• Ability to practice cultural sensitivity through open dialogue and self-exploration with diverse groups while providing direct services.
• Understanding of psychiatric disorders and ability to implement Harm Reduction, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Strength-based Case Management, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Ability to build supportive and respectful working relationships with people diagnosed with mental illness, instill hope, promote self-determination, and show sensitivity to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.

Nice To Haves

• Registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) is preferred.
• Experience with outreach and providing clinical services in field settings such as encampments, streets, and psychiatric hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical case management, individual rehabilitative services, brokerage, collateral services, and therapy in home, community, and office settings.
• Lead participant assessments, ANSA, and ongoing treatment planning; collaborate with participants and treatment teams on recovery goals.
• Conduct ongoing mental status exams and safety assessments, including suicide, homicide, and grave disability assessments.
• Provide direct crisis counseling and identify participants’ needs.
• Use motivational interviewing to explore substance dependency and support reduction or movement toward abstinence.
• Provide wraparound clinical case management to people residing in permanent supportive housing.
• Work as a therapist within the ACT team model.
• Help participants establish goals and strategies to increase self-sufficiency.
• Coordinate care and discharge planning for participants in hospitals and other institutional settings.
• Identify mental health providers and facilitate warm handoffs when required; provide linkage to long-term providers when appropriate.
• Support participants’ families and loved ones as needed.
• Attend clinical, administrative, and case-conferencing meetings as assigned by the program supervisor.
• Enter data accurately and on time to support program evaluation and outcomes tracking.
• Document services promptly and accurately, including case notes in BIRP format.
• As directed by the Clinical Manager, provide advanced clinical consultation to clinical and non-clinical staff on complex cases, decision-making, and treatment planning.
• As directed by the Clinical Manager, assist with clinical quality improvement, documentation reviews, staff training, and recommendations to improve service delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $45.67–$51.00, depending on experience.
• 19 days of PTO per year, increasing with tenure.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• Employee medical, dental, and vision coverage options at 100% coverage.
• Employer-subsidized dependent health care options.
• Legal and financial services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Mental health care service provided by Teledoc.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, health care, and dependent care expenses.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and contribution programs.

What This Job Offers

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