Behavioral Health Clinician II
About the role
Wellness Equity Alliance is a national multidisciplinary health organization that designs and delivers integrated, community-based care for populations most impacted by health inequities. We do this through mobile and field-based models, providing medical care, behavioral health services, substance use treatment, harm reduction, and care coordination in nontraditional settings such as encampments, schools, reentry sites, and rural communities, as well as with sovereign tribal nations. Grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and data-driven practices, WEA combines clinical expertise, lived experience, and advanced population health analytics to reduce barriers to care, improve continuity, and strengthen local systems. We have partnered with more than 60 public agencies, managed care plans, and community-based organizations across the U.S. to implement scalable, sustainable programs that are advancing health equity and improving outcomes for historically marginalized populations. We are known as Renegades, Rebels, Disruptors, and Dreamers. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.
The Behavioral Health Clinician II serves as a frontline clinician within WEA's Indio Crisis Walk-In Center (CWI), providing rapid assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term stabilization services for youth, adults, and families experiencing acute behavioral health needs. This part-time role works a consistent Thursday-through-Sunday rotation of three 12-hour shifts every two weeks, covering both day and night shifts. The role focuses on helping individuals stabilize quickly, engage natural and community supports, and transition safely to ongoing care. Clinicians work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment and support individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. The Behavioral Health Clinician works closely with an interdisciplinary team, including peer support, nursing, psychiatry, and site operations, and partners with clinical leadership to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care delivery. This is a high-impact role ideal for clinicians who thrive in crisis settings and are motivated to serve vulnerable populations with empathy, structure, and clinical excellence. This role requires in-person engagement at the Indio Crisis Walk-In Center on all scheduled shifts.
Responsibilities
- Conduct timely, comprehensive behavioral health assessments for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
- Perform suicide and safety risk assessment and planning to ensure appropriate and safe care and discharge.
- Provide crisis counseling, emotional support, and developmentally appropriate therapeutic