MST Clinician

MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMSSan Diego, CA
Hybrid

About The Position

At TURN, our mission is Improving Lives. Our organization embraces the tenets of client-centered care, and our core values People, Culture and Growth are at the forefront of everything we do. We hire exceptional individuals seeking meaningful opportunities in a purpose-driven environment. This role recommends and assists with access to medical, educational, social, vocational, housing, and more to support program goals. It involves initiating referrals to the next level of care, coordinating with physical health providers to ensure whole-person care, and advocating in the best interest of clients.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree and CA BBS registration or license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC) required.
  • Valid CA driver’s license and current auto insurance per contract requirements required.
  • Cultural competency understanding required.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience providing mental health and/or substance use disorder services preferred.
  • Bilingual preferred.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Provide assessments, mental health evaluations, family-individual-group therapy, plan development, case consultation, crisis intervention, discharge placement, and assist clients in meeting basic needs and symptom management.
  • Complete accurate and timely documentation, meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services.
  • Facilitate placement including pre-placement visits, and transportation as needed.
  • Shift coverage including part of the on-call team.
  • Provide field-based services as required by program and client need.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.
  • Participate in scheduled program meetings.
  • Other relevant duties as assigned.
  • Conduct MST assessment including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.
  • Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
  • Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcomes review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process.
  • Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process.
  • Ability to engage and collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system, to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment.
  • Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices.
  • Participate in all MST training, supervision, consultation, and MST Therapist development activities.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance options through Anthem
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible medical plan options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs)
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Employer-paid Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
  • Long-Term Disability coverage and voluntary Short-Term Disability options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available at no cost to employees
  • Voluntary supplemental benefits, including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • Ongoing training, professional development, and opportunities for career growth
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