Position: Clinician

Locations: South Gate, Santa Fe Springs

Salary: $32 - $35 Depending on education, experience, skillset and hiring site.

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, and in close collaboration with the Clinical Manager, the Clinician is responsible for providing clinical care to clients in our residential

Essential Job Functions:

• Evaluate patients for appropriate participation in treatment and level of care.
• Administer ASI, ASAM, psychosocial and other diagnostic assessments under the supervision of the Clinical Manager.
• Work collaboratively with Coordinators, Counselors, Managers and other staff in providing best practices.
• Refer clients to other agencies, for appropriate coordinated care, and assist in developing of policy of coordinated care involving the residential and community services programs.
• Department and like-minded community partners.
• Work collaboratively with members of the agency’s Clinical Management Team.
• Document accordingly into EHR within required turnaround time.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate occasional psycho-educational groups.
• Provide individual counseling sessions with high acuity, mental health, substance use and co-occurring clients.
• Provide DSM Diagnoses.
• Review and approve treatment plans
• Comply with confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
• Comply with requirements regarding mandated reporting;
• Comply with all agency practices, policies and procedures, including but not limited to CARF requirements;
• Participate in continuing education, as required by Licensing bodies and / or agency;
• Schedule, coordinate, attend and participate in regular, on-going in-service trainings for the benefit of the agency;
• Participate in staff meetings as required;
• Must review and be familiar with the agency’s EOC (Environment of Care) plan;
• Other duties as requested by Program Manager and/or Director.

Qualifications:

• Must be License eligible from the state of California as AMFT, or ACSW, etc.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of addiction, recovery, Co-dependency, family systems theory, and treatment skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Bilingual English /Spanish preferred.

Education:

• Master Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other related Human Services field from an accredited school (minimum requirement).

Must be able to pass the following pre-employment screenings:

• Background check, including criminal history (LA CADA considers all applicants equally and will take into account each applicant’s individual life circumstances).
• Drug and health screen, including negative TB test
• Employment and education verification

Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Program Manager, and in close collaboration with the Clinical Manager, the Clinician is responsible for providing clinical care to clients in our residential