Remote Telehealth Therapist; Licensed or Associate

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Full Time - Benefits Professional San Francisco, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $38.82 To $49.18 Hourly

Job Title: Remote Telehealth Therapist
Pay: $ 38.82/hr, $ 80,760.16 (at 40 hrs/week); (AMFT, ACSW, APCC) Associate
$ 49.18/hr, $  (at 40 hrs/week); (LMFT, LCSW, PsyD, LPCC) Licensed
Hours: 4-40 hrs/week
In Person vs. Remote: 100% Remote
Language Differential:$1 per working hour (when certified bilingual in Spanish, Chinese or Tagalog.)
Benefits:Employees regularly scheduled for 16+ hours per week are eligible for full benefits
FSLA Status:Non-Exempt
Primary

Location:

Lyon-Martin Community Health Services
Address: 1735 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Reports To: Mental Health Director

Organization Mission

The mission of Lyon-Martin Community Health Services is to provide high quality, compassionate and trauma-informed medical, gynecological, and mental health care services to trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex communities and cis-gender women with specific sensitivity to LGBQA sexual orientation, disability, size, race, ethnicity, and language, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

We aim to address and eliminate health inequities for our communities by rooting our clinical practice in core foundational intersectional frameworks of anti-racism, self-determination, harm reduction, and reproductive and disability justice. As a community clinic, we believe our communities are best served by and for us; that’s why community outreach, engagement, and leadership development are central to our mission of community care and mutual aid.

Lastly, we commit to increasing access to culturally responsive care beyond our walls through provider training and education, and policy advocacy.

Job Summary

Lyon-Martin Therapists are responsible for providing clinically appropriate outpatient mental health and co-occurring substance use disorder services to Lyon-Martin clients. As a specialist in queer, trans, and intersex (QTI) care, Lyon-Martin therapists are expected to have experience and a commitment to LBGTQIA+ community health care.

Therapists are expected to primarily provide psychotherapy services. However, in addition to therapy, the Therapist may also provide crisis intervention, brief behavioral interventions, psychosocial assessments for gender affirming surgery, group psychotherapy, appropriate internal/external referrals, and clinical case management. Therapists are expected to maintain a high degree of professional competence, the highest possible ethical standards, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of an integrated health care team.

This position may be required to work some evenings.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Mental Health Director, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats mental health/substance use disorders within individual client sessions.
• Demonstrates strong clinical knowledge of and commitment to healthcare for trans and gender non-conforming people, LGBTQIA+ communities, and cis-gender women.
• Completes gender affirming procedure assessments and writes letters of support for insurance and surgeon approval in a timely manner.
• De-escalates clients in mental health emergencies or high emotional distress.
• Facilitates group therapy to foster safety, consistency, and socialization.
• Utilizes appropriate referral and collateral sources to best support each client.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with clients, especially when experiencing counter transference.
• May do some clinical case management, assisting with accessing benefits or support services.
• Attends weekly mental health team meetings, weekly one-on-one supervision meetings with Mental Health Director, monthly Collaborative Care meetings.
• Reserves one appointment per week for gender affirming letter assessments.
• Facilitates one group per week.

Performance and Quality Improvement Responsibilities:

• Meets benchmarks for applicable visit numbers and quality indicators as assigned (expectation is 3 scheduled visits per half day).
• Completes letters of support for surgery within 1 month after assessment is complete.
• Responds to in basket messages within 72 hours;
  Closes visit notes within 72 hours.
• Strong initiative and enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed.
• Along with…