Behavioral Health Specialist (LCSW / LMFT)

The Job

The Behavioral Health Specialist, Embrace is responsible for providing short-term mental health treatment to members, managing those with mild to severe mental illness, ensuring clinical appropriateness of care plans, and enhancing department and organization activities through process improvements.

• Provide short-term mental health treatment to members including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions (individual and group), and discharge/aftercare planning.
• Manage members identified with mild to severe mental illness.
• Evaluate clinical appropriateness of care plan by incorporating assessment findings against evidence-based guidelines, clinical reasoning, clinical practice guidelines and/or best practices in the community.
• Provide education and coaching surrounding behavioral and mental health therapies, interventions, and pharmacological approaches.
• Create interventions and overall plan of care for members identified with a BH/MH diagnosis through risk stratification.
• Increase the ability of clients to live safely in the community by working collaboratively with family, caregivers, primary care team, psychiatrist, community resource providers and others involved in the life and well-being of the client.
• Participate in activities to support professional growth through education opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Maintain confidential information by following all HIPAA regulations, policy and procedures, compliance and regulatory directives and by completing required documentation in a timely, professional and accurate manner.
• Actively support and advance SCAN’s vision, mission, and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• LCSW or LMFT, required.
• 2-5 years Behavioral and/or Mental Health Experience, required.
• 3+ Years post-Licensure Clinical Practice, preferred.
• Coaching.
• Motivational interviewing.

What's in it for you?

• Base salary range: $34.47 to $49.87 hourly.
• Hybrid Work Mode: Southern CA: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino.
• An annual employee bonus program.
• A robust Wellness Program.
• Generous paid-time-off (PTO).
• Eleven paid holidays per year, plus 1 floating holiday, plus 1 birthday holiday.
• An excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match and contribution.
• A robust employee recognition program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• An opportunity to become part of a team that makes a difference to our members and our community every day!