Clinician (ACSW/AMFT)

Job Details

• Provide 24/7 crisis intervention and critical safety management services primarily in the home to accommodate the client and family's schedule.
• Provide support to the individual adult and family to help them cope with stressors related to serious emotional disturbance.
• Conduct a thorough clinical assessment including chief complaint, history, mental status, needs of family, disposition, and focus on the crisis and safety concerns.
• Develop and implement a Client Care Plan with collaboration of adults and family, in order to provide strength-based treatment focused on safety, coping skills, problems solving, social support and communication.
• Monitor adult/family participation and progress in organized treatment programs to assure the planned provision of service according to the adult's individual Client Care Plan.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in all treatment plan reviews after initial contact with individuals and prior to terminating each case. (Case Consult)
• Present case conceptualization and treatment plan in group supervision setting and attend individual supervision as scheduled.
• Provide Targeted Case Management (TCM) and Community Support Services that include, but are not limited to, monitoring and linking of services based on the strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences of the individual and family.
• Consult, confer and coordinate with referring and other community agencies and resources to advocate for the mental health needs of the child/family.
• Maintain contact with adults who are placed in hospital/respite/residential care and participate in discharge planning and necessary collateral contacts.
• Document all services provided for HCA contract compliance, as well as financial, statistical and other reporting purposes.
• Assess client safety, write 5150 hold (to involuntarily confine a person suspected to have a mental disorder that makes them a danger to themselves or a danger to others.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy
• Registration with California BBS required
• Access to reliable vehicle and current car insurance
• Valid California driver's license

Additional Details

• Clinical Supervision hours offered
• Mileage reimbursed

Schedule:

• This is a hybrid role following a 9/80 schedule
• Please note this role is a contract opportunity

Includes Mileage reimbursement at the IRS Rate

• Includes 1-2 On-Call days per months
• Each on call-day includes
• $20 to hold the phone during the day
• $30 per call answered
• $125 per visit