Mental Health Clinician TRC North Central
Full Time
San Diego, CA 92123
Posted
Job description
MHS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve people’s lives and instill hope by providing cost-effective community-based mental health, drug and alcohol recovery, and housing services. We continually seek new and improved ways of serving our clients and communities.
MHS is an essential business.
JOB SUMMARY
The Mental Health Clinician is responsible for program Mental Health Services, clinical assessment guidelines, clinical assessment guideline review, in-service training, and clinical consultation to staff. The Mental Health Clinician provides outpatient mental health counseling and case management to identified clients with substance abuse and mental health disorders. The Mental Health Clinician promotes higher levels of wellness, stability, and quality of life, assists in the prevention of acute psychiatric episodes or substance abuse relapses, and assists the client to lessen the debilitating effects of substance abuse and mental disorders. The Mental Health Clinician interacts with clients on a day-to-day basis providing individual and group counseling, as well as engaging in therapeutic and psychosocial activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Develops and maintains a caseload as assigned by the Program Manager
- Conducts comprehensive mental health assessments, provides crisis intervention, and coordinates the full range of client’s
- needs.
- Provides planning, linking, monitoring, evaluation, and follow-up with clients assessed to have mental health issues. Ensures resources and services are accessed in a timely manner, providing community-based services in client’s geographic area as needed. Works with County Administrators, Program Manager, and other community agencies to identify applicable resources.
- Completes CHOIS assessments and follow ups. Inputs surveys into database for tracking.
- Provides information about the program to community agencies connected to the mental health services system to educate them about the program. Participates in public relation activities as needed.
- Maximizes the use of mental health and substance abuse services and avoids duplication of services. Facilitates case coordination with substance abuse treatment staff; help clients to navigate service systems. Provides a single point of accountability for mental health services.
- Provides client, family, and staff education on mental health treatment.
- Accompanies clients when necessary to needed services or resources.
- Completes all charting and documentation as contractually required in compliance with agency, federal, state and local government standards of all clinical care in timely manner as dictated by program requirements.
- Maintains contact with substance abuse treatment staff to continuously appraise client progress. Prepares critical care issues for discussion during supervision and treatment team meetings.
- Maintains a daily log of client contacts, utilizes approved electronic health record software for service reporting, collects necessary client demographic data and enters it in the database.
- Other relevant duties as assigned
- Comply with all MHS and program rules, policies and procedures including HIPAA standards.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Licensed eligible Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed eligible Marriage and Family Therapist, or another professional licensed eligible by the State of California to provide mental health services in California
- Have a minimum of two (2) years full-time experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy services to an offender population.
- Fluency in English required, fluency in Spanish preferred.
Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite and EHR software.- Ability to problem solve and react appropriately to emergency situations.
- Ability to work independently and effectively collaborate with a team.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Seeing- Hearing
- Speaking
- Stooping/Bending
- Working in cramped spaces
- Moving around office
- Moving between offices/clients
- Driving
- Climbing
- Lifting/carrying heavy items
- Pushing/pulling/dragging items
- Standing for long periods
- Working outside/underground
- Using hands/fingers
- Sitting for long periods of time
I can perform the above job duties:
Without accommodation With accommodation. If so, please specify:
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
MHS is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability or protected veteran status.
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