Registered Clinician

Position Description

Job Title: Berkeley Specialized Care Unit Registered Clinician

Reports to: Program Manager

Classification: Regular, Full-Time, FLSA Exempt

Pay Range: $85,000 - $90,000 annualized

Location: Berkeley, CA 94709

About Us: Bonita House, Inc. (BHI) is a nonprofit mental health agency with multiple sites in Alameda County and an operating budget of $14.5 million. Founded in 1971, BHI provides social rehabilitation including a full range of Medi-Cal services to adults with co-occurring serious mental health and substance use disorders.

Our Mission: Building community, dignity, hope and wellness through services that support recovery and self-sufficiency with people who are living with serious mental health challenges.

Our Values: Compassion: Committed to caring, dignity and kindness. Respect: Honor each individual and provide highly ethical services. Progress: Leading the way in creating opportunities to change for the better. Resilience: Channeling hope, building strengths to successfully recover, adapt and grow. Embracing Differences: Honor and celebrate our diverse communities and individual uniqueness.

• Only Overnight shifts available from 8:00 pm - 6:00 am. This position requires 10-hour shifts working 4 days a week, including one weekend day.

Position Summary:

Working collaboratively with the EMT, Peer Support Specialist, as a team, the Clinician will respond to the call, evaluate and determine the disposition of the person in need and facilitate that process. The Clinician will utilize a variety of resources in consultation up to and including law enforcement, psychiatric prescribers, and hospital staff, to effectively provide rapid quality mental health care.

This position requires 10-hour shifts working 4 days a week, including one weekend day. There are Day, and Swing, shifts available.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responds to 911 calls to provide mental health assessment and make determination of best resources to support clients today.

• Maintain fidelity to Professional Assault Crisis Training (Pro-Act), other evidence-based practices, and other crisis management interventions.

• Receive involuntary psychiatric hold designation from Alameda County within first 30 days of employment.

• Act as liaison between multiple first responders and client on scene to de-escalate crisis situation while also providing mental health services.

• Complete all mental health documentation for each encounter on time and meeting ethical and legal requirements for each note.

• Willingly open to learn and understand different perspectives, as well as show self-awareness around race, gender, class, sexual orientation, lived experience, and other important attributes.

• Assists with tracking program outcome data and ensure all consumers are provided with after-care follow-up.

• Engage in community outreach to provide education about the program and how to access services.

• Comply with all legal and ethical mandates including child and elder abuse reporting, HIPPA, PHI and PII.

• Able to meet the Immigration Reform Act of 1986 requirements.

• Basic Life Support certified within 30 days of employment (training provided by program).

• Perform other clinical duties assigned by the Director of Crisis Services

Qualifications and Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited college with a major in Clinical Psychology, or related field

• Registered (ACSW, AMFT, APCC, etc…) with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology.

• Experience in providing behavioral health services in a public health, community mental health, crisis services, or other setting serving people who are unhoused.

• Experienced in rapid screening and assessment, DSM5 Diagnosis and works effectively and efficiently in stressful situations.

• Experience with Electronic Health Record systems (e.g. Welligent, Clinicians Gateway, Reddinet, Epic)

• Must have valid California Driver's License and a driving record acceptable by the Agency's insurance company.

Physical Demands:

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 disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional demands include:

• Occasionally: Exposure to infectious organisms and agents, exposure to toxic chemicals.

• Frequently: Physical and emotional stamina, remain in scene and present for client

• Constantly: Ability to work as a team member with staff members and other agencies, legible documentation, sensory skills to differentiate clinical findings, visual and auditory acuity

Physical Requirements

Physical demands include continual sitting, typing, and repetitive computer use for up to 8 hours a day. The position also requires frequent communication with others, including hearing and speaking clearly with individuals and groups, in person and via phone and video calls. Ability to lift 15 pounds at times. Occasional regional travel (10-15%) required. These requirements are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bonita House, Inc. is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.