Senior Clinical Therapist - Mindful Body & Recovery Program

Senior Clinical Therapist

LMFT or LCSW |
Bilingual Spanish Required

Mindful Body and Recovery Program, Riverside, CA

Must have a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Science. Also for this position you must be bilingual in Spanish.

Mindful Body & Recovery Program, Perris, CA – Riverside University Health System’s (RUHS), Behavioral Health (BH) department’s program is an intensive outpatient program for eating disorders (ED‑IOP). The goal of the program is to help consumers with eating disorders gain control of their condition so they can step down to lower level of care. This position will work with youth between the ages of 12 to 25 years old.

The TAY population will be provided services at the TAY Stepping Stones location in Riverside. The Senior Clinical Therapist will provide clinical supervision to clinical staff, assist the supervisor with the daily operations of the IOP program, carry a small caseload, assist clinical staff in facilitating groups, provide assistance during crisis situations and when appropriate, and provide some presentations out in the community/stakeholders about the Mindful Body and Recovery Program.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule and require driving in the community, school settings, and member's homes to observe/assist staff in the field on days when IOP services is not provided on clinic site.

Must be available to work two nights a week 11:30‑8:00pm.

• Licensed professionals (LCSW or LMFT)
• Minimum of two years post‑licensure experience
• Strong computer and organizational skills
• Supervisory/lead experience

For this recruitment, the position is eligible for a 10% DTR differential that is applied to hours physically worked. At any time, this differential can be removed.

• Provide extensive clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians, within the scope of licensure.
• Monitor fidelity and provide clinical supervision and coaching for evidence‑based treatment models.
• Develop mental health related training curriculum and conduct training for clinical therapists and other departmental staff.
• Conduct clinical and quality improvement chart audits.
• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.
• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases.
• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.
• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.
• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies.
• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.
• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.
• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.
• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.
• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects.
• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment.
• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions.
• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments.
• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations.
• Prepare reports and write correspondence.
• Respond to emergencies, within licensure, which may occur on the unit.
• Coordinate the flow of information and clinical data to ensure continuity in treatment or shift.

Experience: Two years of post‑license professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development…