BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LPHA OR UNLICENSED THERAPIST)
Company: CLARE-MATRIX
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Are you in search of a role that provides opportunity for
growth, and encourages career advancement? Do you want to save
lives and have a positive influence on the community? Look no
further than CLARE-MATRIX! Whether you work within the clinical
arena, or the administrative world. We all work toward our shared
mission, and uphold the CLARE-MATRIX values of: COMPASSION TEAMWORK
INTEGRITY EMPOWERMENT ADAPTABILITY - EQUALITY. If your values align
with ours JOIN US!Why work for CLARE-MATRIX? CLARE-MATRIX is
seeking bright and compassionate leaders to help save lives through
recovery! We are a nonprofit organization providing effective and
compassionate treatment, recovery, and prevention services for
alcoholism and substance abuse to individuals, families, and the
community. We offer an engaging, mission-driven work environment
with excellent benefits and compensation. Work with dedicated
colleagues in a dynamic setting, utilizing innovative approaches to
addiction recovery and mental health treatment.We recognize our
staff as the heart of our organization, and seek to provide a
generous and competitive benefit package to support our employees
well-being. We offer the following:
- BBS Supervision, on-going clinical training, MATRIX Model
Training & CEUs available
- Employer Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, and LTD
insurance
- Vacation and Sick Leave
- 11 Paid Holidays (including a birthday holiday)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan (may be eligible for employer matching
up to 6% the 1st of the quarter after 90 days of service)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)Job Title: Behavioral Health
Clinician (Full-time/non-exempt)Reports To: Residential Program
Manager w/oversight by Director of Clinical Services About
CLARE-MATRIX: CLARE-MATRIX is a nonprofit organization providing
effective and compassionate treatment, recovery, and prevention
services for alcoholism and substance abuse to individuals,
families, and the community. Since 1970, CLARE-MATRIX has provided
quality substance abuse and mental health treatment to men, women,
and children in southern California.Through programs run by a
compassionate, committed, results-oriented team of counselors,
therapists, and administrators, CLARE-MATRIX continues to build its
reputation as a leader in Evidence- Based Treatment practices and
continues to break new ground in the areas of positive outcomes,
outreach, research, and community involvement. Headquartered in
Santa Monica, CA, CLARE-MATRIX maintains 7 facilities in the
Southern California region; providing services to participants in a
manner consistent with its Core Values: Compassion, Teamwork,
Integrity, Empowerment, Adaptability and Equality. Summary:The
Behavioral Health Clinician will spend the majority of their time
conducting and documenting clinical assessments and client
evaluations. Major Areas of Responsibility:
- Conducting Biopsychosocial assessments
- Utilization reviews, discharge summaries and other
documentation for insurance and government contract clients
- Crisis and clinical support to programs as needed
- Group facilitation
- Case management and therapy
- Reviewing and finalizing AOD registered counselors progress
notes
- Reviewing and finalizing ASAM and Treatment Plans
- Mental Health Evaluations Specific Responsibilities:
- Biopsychosocial assessment
- Conduct full Biopsychosocial interviews with new and existing
clients; perform mental status exams.
- Perform duties within given timeframes; meet or exceed weekly
Biopsychosocial quota.
- Meet with insurance clients to conduct utilization reviews and
document medical necessity.
- Document discharges for insurance clients in a timely
manner.
- Crisis and Clinical Support to Programs
- Assist programs with clinical and mental health needs as they
arise.
- Conduct crisis intervention sessions and assess for client
stability; suicide and/or Tarasoff assessment may be needed.
- Individual Sessions
- Conduct mental health evaluation, assessments, and individual
sessions. Family and/or couple counseling as needed.
- Group Facilitation
- Conduct group counseling and educational groups as part of
regular daily duties.
- Other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
- Attend weekly treatment team meetings to provide clinical
guidance and support.
- Attend staff meetings as scheduled to provide clinical guidance
and support.Knowledge, Experience & Skills:The ideal candidate
would have a strong understanding of the client care landscape with
at least two to three years experience. Masters degree needed. If
fully graduated, registration with the BBS is a must. If still
working towards a degree, registration as a Radt graduate student
with CCAPP needed. In addition, the following are strongly desired:
- AMFT, ACSW, APCC or PsyD Intern credential required.
- Experience with mental status exams and diagnosis a plus.
- Responsive to feedback and a team player while also being able
to work independently.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Computer skills is a must.
- All hours towards this position would be in addition to your
existing commitment to CLARE-MATRIX.
- Opportunity to gain BBS supervised hours.
- Potential on-call, evening and weekend hours.
- Hourly rate base on experience. Medical History:All employees
whose functions require or necessitate contact with client or food
preparation shall complete a health screening report or a health
questionnaire. Health screening report or health questionnaire will
be provided upon hire. For all residential employees a health
screening report be completed and signed off by a medical
practitioner signature for clearance. All outpatient employees will
complete at minimum a self-report screening questionnaire. TB test
are to be conducted under licensed medical supervision not more
than 60 calendar days prior to or 7 calendar days after employment
and renewed annually from the date of the last tuberculosis test.
Staff with a known record of tuberculosis or record of positive
testing shall not be required to obtain a tuberculosis skin test.
Unless there is documentation that the staff completed at least 6
months of preventive therapy, the staff shall be required to
obtain, within 45 calendar days of employment, a chest x-ray result
and a physicians statement that the incumbent does not have
communicable tuberculosis and has been under regular care and
monitoring for tuberculosis. A chest x-ray within the prior 6
months is acceptable. The physicians statement shall be renewed
annually. Physical Demands:While performing the responsibilities of
the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is
often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or
feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach
with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch
or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close
vision. These physical demands are representative of the physical
requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be
made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described
essential functions. Work Environment:This job will be primarily
located at the CLARE-MATRIXs offices in Santa Monica, CA. While
performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment
characteristics are representative of the environment the job
holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions
of the job. Conclusion:This job description is intended to convey
information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the
general nature and level of work performed by job holders within
this job. But, this job description is not intended to be an
exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties,
responsibilities or working conditions associated with the
position.Compensation details: 30-34 Hourly
WagePI1193fd0fc2b0-31181-35349851
Keywords: CLARE-MATRIX, Bellflower , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN (LPHA OR UNLICENSED THERAPIST), Healthcare , Santa Monica, California
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