Senior Clinician - Wellness Center

Role: Senior Clinician

Reports to: Program Manager

Program: 1301- DT Wellness

Department: Mental Health

Location: Wellness Center - 345 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Setting: 100% Onsite

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1

Summary:

As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Senior Clinician will conduct psychotherapy with adult members that have severe and persistent mental illness at the Wellness Center site and in the field. The Senior Clinician’s primary responsibilities are to engage members and to coordinate mental and recovery services that will ensure housing stability and community integrations. This position is responsible for maintaining the highest quality provision of direct individual and group therapeutic and case management services while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide, coordinate and implement mental health and recovery support services with individual members.
  
• Conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy, and document services using Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Medi-Cal guidelines.
  
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with members, with a focus on facilitating independence and maintenance of improved physical and mental health.
  
• Collaborate with each member to develop their individual treatment plan, review and update it upon completion of goals.
  
• Assist management and other Clinicians with program evaluation for future program improvements and growth.
  
• Assist members with becoming involved in daily activities, socialization, health maintenance, sense of community, and progress in recovery reflecting of The People Concern’s model which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation.
  
• Work cooperatively and cohesively with other members of the Wellness Center team, including participation in weekly staff meetings, group clinical supervision and trainings.
  
• Provide crisis intervention services.
  
• Currently or is willing to become LPS designated and participates in crisis management for program.
  
• Respond to crises, assess, and initiate 5150 Applications as needed.
• Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) and remains in a direct service capacity.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field of study from an accredited university.
  
• Valid registration or licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Must have at least 1000 clinical hours accrued towards licensure.
• Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record
• Able to transport members in your vehicle.
• Outstanding clinical and strong team-building skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and database applications.
• Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Able to learn quickly and work effectively with a wide range of constituencies and with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with those living with mental illness and/or substance addictions
• Experience completing DMH documentation
• Bilingual Spanish

Work Environment:

• Office environment with occasional field activities with participants and staff
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend and occasionally lift or carry up to 35 pounds
• May be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day