Salary: $33.87 - $48.86 Per Hour
If hired for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to your start date, or have a valid religious or medical reason qualifying you for an exemption (that may or may not require accommodation)
The Mobile Clinic is a street medicine multidisciplinary team that will provide medical and behavioral health care to people experiencing homelessness in the unsheltered setting. Direct patient care will be provided in a mobile clinic, encampments and on the streets. The behavioral health unit of the street medicine will include two clinical supervisors, Senior clinical social workers, substance abuse counselors, community health workers, and medical case workers The patients that will be served include clients with complex medical mental health conditions and those with high risk with complex behavioral health issues. Clinical Social worker will be part of the behavioral health unit including the social work Supervisor, community health worker, and Substance abuse counselors. Under the direction of social work Supervisor, the senior clinical social worker will provide behavioral health services and case management services to patients who are eligible for enhanced care management to mobile clinic patients. The Senior Clinical Social Worker coordinates social work services including consultation for Medical Case Workers, Community Health Workers, Substance Use Disorder Counselors, and other team members, for delivery of services related to mental health and social services linkages, community resources, and any presenting psychosocial issue.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assesses and treats the complicated psychosocial problems of homeless and formerly homeless individuals including but not limited to medical condition and/or functional status, untreated or under- treated mental health or substance abuse condition, economic instability, legal problems, and inadequate social supports, housing and transportation
• Engages in case management services with patients of the mobile clinic to meet the agreed upon treatment goals.
• Participates in improving chronic disease outcomes by providing primary and secondary preventive care services and self-management tailored to the patient's needs
• Assists in increasing housing placement, retention, and maintain supportive relationships with the homeless and formerly homeless individuals during care provided in clinic and at the patient's home
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and care planning of people experiencing homelessness and develops treatment plans that are sensitive to the patient's diverse needs and abilities
• Provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy and advanced level case management interventions, including but not limited to participating in treatment groups that support health promotion such as medication assisted treatment, group visits using motivational interviewing and a trauma informed approach
• Use of Behavioral Health Techniques including, but not limited to, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention therapy, psychotherapeutic and/or systems interventions, and trauma-informed care, delivered in an individual and/or group setting
• Provides consultation to the multidisciplinary teams to support management of chronic medical and behavioral condition and prevent acute care utilization through transitions of care interventions
• Serve as acting social work supervisor during staff shortages when requested
• Develops and implements methods for measuring effectiveness of social work practice and services in specialty areas, utilizing outcome evaluations to improve treatment services

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participates in team huddles, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team meetings as needed
• Participates in performance/quality improvement (PI/QI) activities and contributes to policy development as needed
• Shares knowledge and effective practices with other Care Team members

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Clinical social work in Homeless health care experience
• Experience/expertise in assessing and managing clients with dysfunctional SUD Experience/expertise in assessing and managing clients with severe persistent mental illness
• Experience/expertise in trauma-informed care and harm reduction principles
• Demonstrated teaching and communication skills with clinical and non-clinical staff
• Experience providing clinical and administrative supervision to other behavioral health staff preferred
• Familiarity with DMH, DPH and community mental health and substance use programs and resources

Education/Experience
A Master's Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education followed by two years of clinical social work experience
Certificates/Licenses/Clearances

• An active and valid license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• The required license MUST be current and unrestricted; conditional, provisional, probationary, or a restricted license will not be accepted
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
• Successful clearing through the Live Scan process with the County of Los Angeles

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.
Stand: Frequently
Walk: Frequently
Sit: Frequently
Handling / Fingerin g: Occasionally
Reach Outward: Occasionally
Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally
Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend: Occasionally
Lift / Carry: Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
Push/Pull: Occasionally - Up to 10 lbs
See: Constantly
Taste/ Smell: Not Applicable
Not Applicable = Not required for essential functions
Occasionally = (0 - 2 hrs/day)
Frequently = (2 - 5 hrs/day)
Constantly = (5 hrs/day)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
General Office Setting, Indoors Temperature Controlled
EEOC STATEMENT
It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)