Agency Temp Mental Health Specialist

Healthcare in Action•West Hollywood, CA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

At Healthcare in Action, we serve patients experiencing homelessness through an innovative “street medicine” approach by contracting with Medicare and Medicaid health plans as well as hospitals and health systems. Street medicine entails using a medically equipped van to deliver medical care directly to people experiencing homelessness in locations such as parking lots, encampments, and parks. The Mental Health Specialist will work to improve the mental health of Healthcare in Action's unhoused patient population in order to improve their ability to obtain housing through the provision of mental health assessment and treatment. Expand the knowledgebase of the patients in the community regarding mental health matters and provide informational, educational and supportive services to enhance mental health and decrease stigma.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in a related mental health discipline
2 years minimum working as a therapist/social worker in a mental health or clinical environment
Demonstrated experience in mental health assessments, treatment planning, care management, and clinical interventions
Familiar with evidence-based intervention models
Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal, critical thinking and problem resolution skills
Demonstrated customer focus; proactively finds ways to exceed customer needs
Ability to multitask and work with limited supervision
Ability to appropriately maintain confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Strong preference working with underserved populations, and SUD.

Responsibilities

Improve the mental health of Healthcare in Action's unhoused patient population in order to improve their ability to obtain housing through the provision of mental health assessment and treatment.
Expand the knowledgebase of the patients in the community regarding mental health matters and provide informational, educational and supportive services to enhance mental health and decrease stigma.
Provide short-term mental health treatment to selected clients including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions (individual, group, couples, and/or family), collateral contacts, and discharge/aftercare planning.
Provide group sessions on life skills
Provide 1:1 sessions (substance use and mental health)
Educate patients regarding mental health issues by delivering informational materials and facilitating educational and supportive groups to this population in community settings.
Engage in crisis management
Provide preventative services to clients as needed.
Develop and maintain professional relationships in the community in order to better serve clients and reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues.
Represent Healthcare in Action in a professional manner by engaging with clients and others, communicating effectively both individually and in a group setting and demonstrating quality customer service.
Maintain confidential information by following all HIPAA regulations, policy and procedures, compliance and regulatory directives and by completing required documentation in a timely, professional and accurate manner.