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Los Angeles Christian Health Centers is Hiring a Bilingual Associate Clinical Social Worker Near Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Christian Health Centers is seeking a bilingual English/Spanish therapist to reduce the distress and improve the mental health of the homeless and underserved populations presenting in Los Angeles & Boyle Heights, CA, via primarily telehealth & some in-person services. Associate clinical social worker (ACSW) works alongside other professionals in multidisciplinary teams in order to deal with complex patient problems.
- Master’s degree in social work or marriage and family therapy.
- Registered or licensed in the State of California as ACSW, LCSW, AMFT, or LMFT.
- Minimum two years of providing mental health services (i.e., assessment, diagnosis, individual and group therapies) to homeless, mentally ill, substance-addicted adult populations.
- Prior experience working within a community mental health or primary care, medical setting preferred.
- CPR certification required.
- Proficiency in computer use required.
- Bilingual English/Spanish required.
- Assess, diagnose, and treat patient’s symptoms and dysfunctional behaviors per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual via some in-person and mostly telehealth visits (i.e., video & phone sessions).
- Provide individual and group psychotherapies to clients with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, hypertension, medication non-adherence, addiction, social and interpersonal problems, personality disorders and challenging behaviors.
- Develop social assessments and formulate individualized treatment plans based on evaluation of the patient’s past, present, and future medical and socioeconomic functioning.
- Apply behavioral interventions such as motivational interviewing that increase positive outcomes and optimize patient well-being.
- Provide wellness checks (i.e., SBIRTs – Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment) to patients to assess their well-being and to connect them to mental health services.
- Work as a part of a multidisciplinary team alongside medical providers, nurses, psychologists, front office staff, and case managers.
- Provide consultation services to multidisciplinary team members by evaluating the biopsychosocial implications of the patient’s illness when the team is assessing and planning medical treatment.
- Refer patients to institutions, support services, psychiatry, and other specialists as needed.
- Provide functional assessments in reports to the Department of Public Social Services, Department of Child and Family Services, Social Security Administration, and the Judiciary as needed.
- Provide some case management or referral to assist homeless patients with accessing vital resources such as housing, substance abuse treatment, specialty mental health care, and public benefits as needed.
- Document all assessments, diagnoses, care plans, interventions, and referrals in our electronic medical records system.
- Network with community organizations for referral, partnership, and collaboration.
- Attend community meetings and events as needed.
- For ACSW or AMFT: Participate in weekly individual and group supervision per BBS guidelines. LACHC will provide a clinical supervisor.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision with 403B Retirement Plan and Employer match.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Will consider candidates with criminal histories. Please submit resume.
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$81k-98k (estimate)
12/27/2023
05/18/2024
lachc.com
LOS ANGELES, CA
50 - 100
1995
LISA ABDISHOO
$5M - $10M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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About Los Angeles Christian Health Centers
The Los Angeles Christian Health Centers' mission is to show God's love by providing quality, comprehensive healthcare to the homeless and underserved. Our History and Staff 1995: Founded by the Los Angeles Mission, Inc. with 4 staff members. 2004: Awarded a grant from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). 2010: We now have 53 full-time & part-time staff members (20 licensed providers, 23 clinical support staff and 10 administrative staff) two clinics and six satellite clinics. Over 70 active volunteers volunteer their time monthly, inc...luding doctors, nurses, dentists, optometrists, and students and residents from our academic institution partners: + Cedars-Sinai Internal Medicine Residency Program + Keck USC School of Medicine + UCLA School of Medicine Doctoring Program + Mount Saint Marys School of Nursing + Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing + AmeriCorps Our Services + Primary and preventive adult and pediatric medical care; + Dental care + Mental health and case management + Medical outreach + General health education + TB screening and follow-up therapy + HIV and hepatitis C education, counseling, testing and HIV primary care + Optometry + Chronic disease management for diabetes, asthma and hypertension + Nutrition + Pharmacy, laboratory, and radiology services + Referrals to subspecialty providers
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