THE POSITION: Under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Supervisor/Manager, the individual in this position is responsible for providing a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health treatment and intensive case management services to clients who are HIV+ as part of a multi disciplinary behavioral health team. Services are provided in the behavioral health clinic, clients’ homes, schools, and in the community. The Ryan White (“Care Program”) Behavioral Health Clinician I/II serves clients who are HIV+. Services provided include a full range of services including prevention partner notification, screening, behavioral health assessments, and treatment services including: crisis intervention/stabilization, short/long term short/long term therapy, psycho-education services, treatment planning, goal setting, progress monitoring, and care coordination to ensure that clients are actively participating in primary care services.

*** We are a National Health Service Corps approved site. As such, our therapists are eligible for federal loan repayment. We also participate in state loan repayment program. Please contact us for further inquiries.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•The Behavioral Health Clinician I performs psycho-social/behavioral health assessment, intervention and treatment services for children, adolescents, adults and older adults and their families under the supervision and license of his/her clinical supervisor.
•Behavioral Health Clinician I: Co-manages client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor, the Behavioral Health Clinician I provides a full range of clinical services including: screening, intake evaluations, bio-psycho-social/psychiatric assessments, mental status examinations, crisis intervention/stabilization, therapy/counseling/psycho-education for individuals, families, and groups, psycho-education, behavioral health rehabilitation, collateral services, individual treatment planning with goal setting and monitoring. Behavioral Health Clinician II: Performs the same under own license.
•Behavioral Health Clinician I: Formulates a provisional DSM/ICD-10 diagnosis which is reviewed and established under the license of the clinical supervisor. Behavioral Health Clinician II: Establishes behavioral health DSM-IV TR 5-axis diagnosis.
•Coordinates services with other community agencies, providing collateral services; establishes good working relationships with staff members and outside professionals in order to maintain continuity of care.
•Provides crisis intervention to clients and crisis support to coworkers in the mental health department as well as other La Clinica staff. May include crisis intervention to behavioral health clients, walk-in non registered clients, as well as La Clinica patients.
•Participates as an active member of the HIV Care team. Provides support to coworkers and contributes to the creation of a positive and supportive work environment. Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and represents the agency in the community.
•Insures and monitors that all operations, procedures, interventions and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality assurance standards.
•Recommends to the Behavioral Health Manager changes that would improve service delivery.
•Responsible for meeting minimum number of direct client care service units per month.
•Regularly reviews clinical interventions and case documentation with supervisor.
•Behavioral Health Clinician II may be assigned Program Development, Consultation, Staff Training, and other duties within their scope of practice. Aids in the development and implementation of new programs under the supervision of the Manager, as assigned.
•Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review process.
•Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned.
•Performs assertive outreach, linkage and follow-up to engage clients and their families and coordinates care.

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Required Skills:
•Behavioral Health Clinician I: Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician I must be Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an ASW, MFTI, Psych Assist.
•Behavioral Health Clinician II: Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician II is Licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an LCSW, MFT, or PhD/PsyD.
•Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multicultural client population with experience providing culturally and linguistically sensitive services to the Latino population and with PLWHA.
•Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team, establish effective working relations with staff and patients. Flexible, willing to take on new tasks as needed.
•Bilingual Spanish/English required with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Required Experience:
•Knowledge of the principles and techniques social work, psychology and human behavior, including the impact of physical health, mental health and substance use conditions.
•Experience providing short-term & long-term individual and family counseling/therapy and case management to clients with behavioral health, psycho-social, and medical conditions including issues of intimate partner violence, poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse.
•Ability to apply casework skills effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others (medical providers, housing, legal, etc); record & secure accurate and clinically pertinent bio-psycho-social data.
•Knowledge of DSM required.
•Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of mandated reporting laws, child development, family systems, stages of change, and co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse conditions.
•Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a multicultural client population with experience providing culturally and linguistically sensitive services to the Latino population and with PLWHA.

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