CARES; formerly Ryan White HIV Behavioral Health Clinician

Pay Competitive

Location Oakland/California

Employment type

Full-Time

• Req#: 1598987

Who we are
: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to making sure individuals who do not have health coverage get the same level of quality healthcare as those who have it.

From our genesis as a community health center in 1971, we understood that we cannot heal our communities without also addressing the economic and social factors that affect health. Many times, this requires that we go outside and provide services in other settings to build the bridge that links individuals to our health center for preventive and primary care. Over 86,000 individuals come to La Clínica because it is a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating and connecting them to a broad network of services to improve and maintain their health and well-being.

While we are still known for our activism and spirit of social justice, we are also proud to have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties.

THE POSITION: Under the supervision of the Behavioral Health Supervisor/Manager, the individual in this position is responsible for providing a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health treatment and intensive case management services to clients who are HIV+ as part of a multi disciplinary behavioral health team. Services are provided in the behavioral health clinic, clients' homes, schools, and in the community.

The Ryan White (“Care Program”) Behavioral Health Clinician I/II serves clients who are HIV+. Services provided include a full range of services including prevention partner notification, screening, behavioral health assessments, and treatment services including: crisis intervention/stabilization, short/long term therapy, psycho-education services, treatment planning, goal setting, progress monitoring, and care coordination to ensure that clients are actively participating in primary care services.

We are a National Health Service Corps approved site. As such, our therapists are eligible for federal and state loan repayment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Behavioral Health Clinician I :
  Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician I must be Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an ASW, MFTI, Psych Assist.
• Behavioral Health Clinician II :
  Requires Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, from an accredited college or university, including two years experience preferably in a behavioral health setting providing counseling/therapy and crisis intervention services. Behavioral Health Clinician II is Licensed with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology as an LCSW, MFT, or PhD/PsyD.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques social work, psychology and human behavior, including the impact of physical health, mental health and substance use conditions.
• Experience providing short-term & long-term individual and family counseling/therapy and case management to clients with behavioral health, psychosocial, and medical conditions including issues of intimate partner violence, poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse.
• Ability to apply casework skills effectively; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others (medical providers, housing, legal, etc); record & secure accurate and clinically pertinent bio-psycho-social data.
• Knowledge of DSM-5 required.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of mandated reporting laws, child development,…