Clinical Therapist - Centralized Intake - Carson

The Clinical Therapist
- Centralized Intake provides timely, comprehensive, clinically sound, and client-centered behavioral health screening and assessment services for children, youth, adults, and families. The position conducts diagnostic assessments, evaluates risk and functional impairment, formulates diagnoses and case conceptualizations, determines medical necessity, and recommends the appropriate level of care and services.

BBS Registered: $75,001-$95,000

Licensed: $85,001-$105,000

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CLINICAL SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT: Independently conducts timely, comprehensive, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive clinical screenings and diagnostic assessments. Obtains and evaluates relevant behavioral health, developmental, psychosocial, family, medical, educational, substance-use, trauma, and systems information needed to understand clinical presentation, functioning, strengths, and service needs.
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DIAGNOSTIC FORMULATION AND CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION: Applies current DSM diagnostic criteria and clinical theory to formulate supported diagnoses, differential diagnoses, and case conceptualizations. Seeks clinical consultation when presentations are complex, unclear, or require supervisory review.
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LEVEL OF CARE: Evaluates clinical need, functional impairment, strengths, preferences, risk, and other relevant factors to determine medical necessity and recommend the appropriate type, intensity, frequency, and level of behavioral health service. Ensures recommendations are individualized, clinically supported, and consistent with applicable program criteria. Uses clinical judgment and agency- or LACDMH-designated assessment tools to support level-of-care decisions. Makes clinically appropriate referrals and coordinates services when clients require additional, different, more intensive, or less intensive services.

Collaborates with internal and external providers to support continuity of care.
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RISK ASSESSMENT, CRISIS RESPONSE, AND LPS RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintains an active Los Angeles County LPS designation and exercises designated authority in accordance with applicable law, county requirements, agency policy, and scope of practice. Assesses suicide risk, self-harm, danger to others, grave disability, abuse, neglect, exploitation, substance-related risk, and other urgent safety concerns. Provides crisis assessment, intervention, and safety planning during scheduled work hours;

consults promptly with the Clinical Supervisor; completes mandated reporting; and coordinates with crisis or emergency resources when necessary.
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REFERRAL AND SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS: Demonstrates sound knowledge of Masada programs, behavioral health levels of care, community resources, and other available services. Makes clinically appropriate internal and external service recommendations based on assessment findings, medical necessity, client needs, strengths, preferences, eligibility, and program criteria.
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REFERRAL COORDINATION AND TRANSITION TO SERVICES: Communicates assessment findings, clinical recommendations, and required clinical information clearly and promptly to the receiving program or service. Collaborates with the Clinical Supervisor, program staff, referral sources, clients, caregivers, and community partners to address barriers and support continuity of care and successful transition to recommended services.
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DOCUMENTATION: Completes accurate, thorough, clinically appropriate, and timely documentation of screenings, assessments, diagnoses, risk evaluations, clinical formulations, recommendations, collateral contacts, referrals, and other required services. Ensures documentation supports medical necessity and meets agency, LACDMH, Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services, payer, legal, and regulatory requirements.
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ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOME MEASURES: Completes agency-required clinical assessment and clinical outcome measures accurately and within required timelines. This includes the Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS) for applicable adult clients, the Integrated Practice
- Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (IP-CANS) for applicable children and youth, and other required outcome or clinical measurement tools. Uses assessment and outcome information to inform clinical formulation and service recommendations.
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PRODUCTIVITY AND TIMELINESS: Meets productivity, scheduling, documentation, and performance expectations established for the position.…