La Clínica de La Raza · 4 weeks ago
Behavioral Health Clinician I/II- Oakley. (.40 FTE)
Oakley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$31K/yr - $49K/yr
2+ years expLa Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center dedicated to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality healthcare to diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Behavioral Health Clinician role focuses on delivering comprehensive behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management services to clients, particularly within the Latino population of Alameda County.
Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Provide a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health assessment, treatment and case management services to children and/or adults with mental health conditions
Screen and perform comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis intervention/ stabilization, individual, family and group therapy, psycho-education, individualized treatment planning, goal setting, collateral services, progress monitoring, and care coordination
Formulates provisional DSM 5 and ICD-10 diagnoses which is reviewed and established under the license of the clinical supervisor
Co-manages client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor
Uses modalities of brief/long term counseling/treatment, including CBT, solution-focused counseling and Motivational Interviewing
Meet minimum billing goals on a monthly basis
Timely submission of required paperwork and needed revisions
Use of electronic systems for calendaring and charting
Prioritize use of collaborative documentation when clinically appropriate
Service effectiveness is measured through the use of standardized outcome measurements
Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review process
Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned
Regularly reviews clinical interventions and case documentation with supervisor
Has flexibility in meeting client’s needs
Possesses high degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and clients
Top-notch time management skills and interest to utilize evidence based approaches to mental health care
Insures and monitors that all operations, procedures, interventions and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality assurance standards
Qualification
Required
Ability to speak Spanish and English fluently
Two + years of experience in a mental health/medical/social service setting providing assessment counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services; new graduates from a mental health training program may substitute two years of field internship experience
Must hold a current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire
Cultural competence working in diverse/low income and immigrant communities
Behavioral Health Clinician I (Registered Mental Health Therapist) must have Masters in Social Work (MSW), Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapist, or other counseling degree, or doctorate degree in psychology from an accredited program or university and be registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an ASW or AMFT, APCC
Behavioral Health Clinician II (Licensed Mental Health Therapist) must have an LCSW, MFT or PsyD/PhD, LPCC, LEP California license; have met documentation and productivity standards for a minimum of 4 months
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of individual, couples and family therapy
Well versed in, child development, family systems, stages of change, co-occurring mental health and substance use/abuse conditions
Knowledge of DSM-5
Knowledge of case management; clinical social work; physical and mental illness and their impact on personality; social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances with adolescent and adult populations
Knowledge of ethical standards of the profession
Basic knowledge of formulating diagnosis and case conceptualization
Well-versed in mandated reporting laws
Multi-tasking, ability to manage multiple clients' needs simultaneously
Ability to apply casework skills effectively
Ability to establish and maintain effective working communication and relationships with others
Ability to cooperate and collaborate in a team based environment with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to secure and record accurate and clinically pertinent psycho-social data
Meet productivity goals and/or billable hours goals
Ability to meet documentation standards in keeping with regulatory and compliance requirements
Ability to adhere to department policies and procedures
Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support of diversity, equity and inclusion
Ability to demonstrate awareness of problems as possessing social, political, economic and cultural factors that impact individuals, systems, and institutions
Basic computer skills and computer EHR, EPM, online calendaring and/or online documentation systems
Preferred
Experience with Specialty Mental Health Medi-Cal documentation is strongly preferred but not required
Benefits
Educational leave plus stipend
FTCA malpractice coverage
Federal and state loan repayment
Awards of up to $25,000 to qualified staff
Company
La Clínica de La Raza
Who We Are Since its beginnings as a single storefront operation in Oakland in 1971, La Clínica has grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care and other services, with 32 sites spread across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.04MKey Investors
Blue Shield of California
2025-04-23Grant
2010-08-12Grant· $0.04M
Leadership Team
Jane Garcia
CEO
Anita Juvvadi, MD (she/her)
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
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