First Responder Wellness Trainer / LCSW/LPC/LMFT/AMFT

Job description

Exemption: Exempt Salary

Reports to: Clinical Director/Executive Director

Department: Clinical Services

Purpose

This role reports directly to the Clinical Director/Executive Director, contributing to the objectives of the program's mission. While providing individual, group and family therapy, this Licensed Marriage and Family therapist participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning and client-centered care and treatment. Location is San Luis Obispo CA office.

Responsibilities:

• Carry a caseload of consistent clients.
• Oversee the daily treatment experience of each of his/her clients.
• Maintain appropriate documentation as required.
• Conduct assessments of clients at the time of admission and re-assessments as required.
• Conduct mental status examinations.
• Provide appropriate treatment recommendations based on a review of the client's history, signs, and symptoms.
• Provide individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy as needed.
• Ability to demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversity of clients and staff.
• Crisis intervention services.
• Treatment Planning.
• Complete Additional Sessions Requests forms as required.
• Knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practice, reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and related issues.
• Participates in quarterly staffing meeting

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies Required:

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to actively listen
• Solid relationship building capabilities
• Conduct mental status examinations and current re-assessments as required
• Provide appropriate treatment recommendations based on a review of the client's history, signs, and symptoms
• Ability to demonstrate respect for cultural and lifestyle diversity of clients and staff
• Knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practice, reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and related issues
• Ability to work as an integrated part of a treatment team
• Ability to manage crises and assess risk.
• Excellent management of caseload (including groups, individual sessions, and family contact/sessions).
• Strict adherence to HIPAA guidelines in regard to patient confidentiality.
• Ability to establish appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
• Commitment to cultural diversity and sensitivity.

Qualifications:

The following are the qualifications required to perform the essential functions of this position. Qualifications may be subject to modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Specific qualifications may vary based on assignment.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Licensed or registration with The California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an LMFT, LCSW, AMFT
• Minimum of two years' experience in evaluating and/or treating persons suffering from mental illness and/or substance abuse.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Health Screen and Current TB Negative Result.
• Criminal Background Check Clearance.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office or other environmentally controlled room. Work may expose incumbent to contagious or infectious diseases, dangerous and volatile situations, or possible bodily injury.

The above reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements which may be inherent in the position.

EEO Statement:

Essential HealthCare Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Type: Full-time, Part-time, contract positions available

Salary: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• hybrid
• Private practice

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• behavioral health clinical service: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• LCSW/LPC/LMFT or AMFT (Required)

Work Location: hybrid