Lead Mental Health Therapist

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• The compensation for this position can be up to $91,296 per year. Compensation will vary based on qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary range may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted.

• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!

• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

About our Program:

Children's Intensive Services

Program Type: Children Intensive Services

Population Served: 0 -21 years old

Scheduled Hours per Day: Monday

• Friday 8:30am

• 5pm

Position Summary

The Lead Mental Health Therapist serves in a leadership position in the program providing support to the program director and/or team supervisor. Provides consultation and training to therapists, mental health workers and peer partners. Provides individual, group and/or family therapy to clients and/or families. Provides clinical assessment, field-based and outreach services to clients and their families; case management and advocacy services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in agency-wide initiative committees and workgroup meetings.

• Supervises or serves as a preceptor to interns.

• Conducts presentations and trainings through the Pacific Clinics Training Institute.

• Serves in specially designated roles such as Evidence-based Practice Lead or Cultural Broker.

• Leads team/site meetings.

• Conducts family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes / assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant other and involved agencies in the office or in the field as appropriate.

• Includes healthcare, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, employment or housing, as appropriate, in treatment plans.

• Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation within two to three business days of service delivery and meets the standards of the Department of Mental Health Short/Doyle Medi-Cal, Pacific Clinics and its funding sources.

• Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a client's functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.

• Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.

• Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate resources.

• Provides services in the community or in the field consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.

• Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families.

• Displays sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.

• Interacts well with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and with external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.

• Completes billing expectations per Agency requirements and provides services consistent with program needs.

• May be required to obtain LPS designation and participate in on-call rotation and respond to afterhours calls based on program requirements.

• Attends and participates in staff meetings to provide input towards program development and staff training.

• Interacts with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.

• Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.

• Models Pacific Clinics' approach, mission and core values in all communication and correspondence.

• Communicates effectively in a culturally competent and diverse consumer population and promotes favorable interaction with managers, co-workers and others.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience / Requirements

• Currently California Licensed Psychologist, MFT, LCSW or LPCC.

• Demonstrates clinical and administrative leadership skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience and ability to relate to a culturally diverse clientele and staff.

• Bilingual skills in the appropriate language for the Clinics' clients are highly preferred.

• Familiar with Windows operating system, MS WORDS, EXCEL, email, etc. able to compose correspondence/notes and type up correspondence/notes using correct format and grammar.

• Knowledge and experience with electronic health records (EHR), Welligent preferred.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Possesses strong interpersonal skills.

• Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand or sit. The employee is required to use hands to produce records and/or documentation in manual or electronic format. The employee must possess ability to ensure significant communication with the Clinics' community members. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 10 pounds.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.