Intake Therapist/Mental Health Clinician

Job Overview
 
This is a union position.

The mission of healthRIGHT360 is to give people in need a chance for hope, change, and the tools to build a better life. We do this by providing compassionate integrated care that includes primary medical, mental health and substance use disorder treatment. 

Intake Coordinator II will work in a collaborative environment to connect clients to the level of treatment they need while managing a small caseload of individual clients or facilitate group treatments. Since many of our clients have backgrounds in the criminal justice system, are chronically homeless and/or otherwise economically disenfranchised, Intake Coordinator II will show flexibility in being able to meet the changing needs of our programs, can tolerate working in a fast-paced variable working environment, and will assess our clients for harm to self and others, and will diagnose and treat such clients with co-occurring disorders. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide mental health/level of care assessments and diagnoses for adults seeking residential services.
• Consult regularly with Director to ensure clients meet criteria for safe admission to appropriate level of residential care.
• Provide crisis intervention and referrals to high-level of care as necessary.
• Go to San Francisco County Jail sites, as needed, to perform mental health/level of care assessments with inmates seeking residential treatment upon release.
• Manage a small individual therapy caseload or facilitate group therapy treatment.
• Provide thorough written documentation of all services provided in compliance with regulations, contracts, and behavioral health standards.
• Persists in efforts to solve issues even when faced with internal barriers; takes personal responsibility for customer service outcomes.
• And perform other duties as assigned.

• Board Registered or Licensed as an LMFT/MFTI, LCSW/ASW or Psychologist/Registered Psychologist.
• Minimum of two years of experience in dual diagnosis substance abuse treatment in an inpatient or outpatient community mental health setting.
• Experience conducting mental health assessment and providing appropriate diagnoses.
• Experience with mental health Medi-Cal procedures.
• Demonstrated clinical paperwork, timely record keeping abilities, and dual entry in EHR systems.
• Has a valid driver’s license and able to pass an agency driving test to use agency vehicle for off-site visits.

• Must not be on active parole or probation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain satisfactory background check.

• Familiarity with Drug-Medical and ASAM Criteria.
• Familiarity of AVATAR.
• Solid understanding of diagnostic criteria for ICD-10/DSM V classification of mental disorders.

• Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the data.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Outlook and internet applications.
• Ability to work with diverse population while withholding judgment.
• Willingness to learn and understand different perspectives.
• Integrity to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Excellent communication skills.