Senior Clinical Therapist - Homeless Housing Opportunity, Partnership, and Education (HHOPE)

About the Role

Riverside University Health System's (RUHS) Behavioral Health department's Homeless Housing Opportunities, Partnership, and Education (HHOPE) program provides housing and homeless services to the department and the community at large. The HHOPE program works with consumers who struggle with housing instability, homelessness, co-occurring, behavioral health, medical, and substance abuse challenges.

The Senior Clinical Therapist will provide supervision to unlicensed staff, handle high-acuity, complex, or specialized cases, provide staff trainings, collaborate with community partners and interdisciplinary teams, ensure that documentation meets strict legal and professional standards, support staff in handling high-risk situations, and be of support to program and program supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians, within the scope of licensure.
• Monitor fidelity and provide clinical supervision and coaching for evidence-based treatment models.
• Develop mental health-related training curriculum and conduct training for clinical therapists and other departmental staff.
• Conduct clinical and quality improvement chart audits.
• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.
• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases.
• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.
• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.
• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies.
• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.
• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.
• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.
• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.

Requirements

• Two years of post-license professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services.
• Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Knowledge of psychological aspects of physical and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies.
• Ability to effectively apply the principles and techniques of clinical therapy, including a variety of treatment modalities.
• Ability to analyze consumer behavior and apply treatment or counseling techniques in a coordinated care social rehabilitation environment.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mental health services, excellent clinical skills, and the ability to work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs.

Skills

• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports and interpret data.
• Ability to work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, their families, other staff members, and mental health organizations/agencies.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a 10% DTR differential that is applied to hours physically worked.

Pay

Pay details not specified, but the position offers a competitive compensation package.

Schedule

This position has a 9/80 schedule and will work in the field, therefore a driver's license is required.