Bilingual Clinician/Intensive Care Coordinator

Position Benefits

• Team-Oriented, Multidisciplinary Approach
• Ongoing, High-Level Learning and Development Opportunities
• Culturally Diverse Environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet)
• Retail Savings Plan: 403(b) - With Employer Match Up To 3%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Leave, Holidays)
• Wellness Programs
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement or Assistance For Continuing Education
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities For Career Advancement
• May Be Eligible For State or Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs For Work With Underserved Populations
• All Offsite Programs Have a Bonus Structure, Up to $10,000 Bonus Earning Potential for Clinical Positions and Up to $2,000 Bonus Earning Potential for Non-Clinical Positions!

Summary

ICC’s will create and oversee a process of enhancing supports, building on strengths and meeting needs for referred children and their families, using the wraparound planning process, trauma informed care, and Children’s System of Care principles; ICC will partner with CWS, Probation, group home providers, and other local community agencies; Average caseload is 10–12 youth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides assessment, evaluation, plan development, collateral, crisis intervention, and intensive case management services
• Guides the Wrap Team development and process, ensuring smooth transition through the four phases of the wraparound process and emphasizing inclusion of natural supports
• Develops, coordinates, and ensures the implementation of the client plan
• Maintains accurate, complete, and timely case records per Medi-Cal requirements and SDCC policies
• Collaborates with CWS Social Workers, and Probation Officers, and outside resources including schools, psychiatrists, community outreach programs, family advocacy programs, and others as appropriate
• Participates in fidelity and quality improvement efforts, including wrap coaching, ongoing training, and supervisions
• Sustains the team commitment to Wraparound values and approach
• Coordinates efforts with Parent and Youth Partners and other appropriate staff in providing supports and services
• Maintains current licensure and or intern registration
• Other duties may be assigned

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical records, journals, reports, and legal documents
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information to management and public groups
• Complete timely, organized documentation for trainings

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret and extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstracts and concrete variables

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to run, walk, sit and drive a vehicle.
• The employee must be able to move and/or lift a child when clinically necessary and must be able to follow a child that AWOLs in a walking or running pace.
• Applying SPA restraint techniques can involve lifting the child, holding the child down in a standing, sitting or ground level manner, as well separating clients who are acting in an unsafe manner to ensure the safety for the clients and staff.
• Due to the emotional instability of the clients the employee may be subjected to kicking, hitting, punching, biting, hair pulling, etc.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Diversity Statement

The San Diego Center for Children is committed to:

• Actively recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse staff at all levels of the organization
• Ensuring that diverse perspectives are included in the development and implementation of policies, practices and services, and that individuals feel empowered to advance our mission within an atmosphere of trust, safety, and respect
• Encourage and provide access to professional development in order to deliver equitable and culturally informed services to the population we serve

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Valid California Driver’s License
• Master’s Degree from an Accredited University
• Registered Associate or in process with the BBS in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Clinical Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy and License Eligible in the State of California
• Must be highly organized, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with high risk youth
• Ability to work cohesively on a team