Job description

Mission: For more than 30 years, Drew CDC has been instrumental in making a difference in the South Los Angeles Community to prepare the children of Watts-Willowbrook, Compton and South Los Angeles to succeed and thereby strengthen our community’s future. We’ve dedicated our mission to providing groundbreaking, innovative, high quality programs that are outcome driven and best practices supported. Our values of accountability, integrity, and respect govern our decision making and ensure that everything we do strives to promote the health and well-being of those whom we serve.

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor, the Clinical Therapist provides individual and family therapy to clients in the mental health outpatient program.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide individual therapy services to clients enrolled in the program, as well as incorporating best practices modalities including family conjoint therapy, group therapy as needed, and ensuring that collateral support is integrated throughout treatment.
• Utilize Clinical Best Practices and Models (EBP, emerging practice, etc.) that is approved by Director and is aligned with DMH, and complete all associated measures, outcomes, and pre/post tests required for said practices
• Decrease any barriers of families accessing MH services, to include providing services in the home, field, school, and/or office
• Demonstrated adherence to Drew CDC and Department of Mental Health documentation standards set forth in DMH Documentation training and DMH Contract standards (includes completion of Assessments, annuals, Client Treatment Plans, and discharges)
• Demonstrated adherence to Drew CDC and DMH contractually-required note and form submission standards (includes all progress notes submitted in EHR within 48 hours, Assessments and CTP’s within 30 days of admit date, annuals within one year, and disenrollment within 30 days of last billable contact)
• Maintain a caseload of minimum 22 cases at all times, accept cases from all referral sources (i.e. Schools, DMH, DCFS, Probation, Wraparound, Doctor, etc.)
• Meet required productivity standards set forth in the Fiscal Year Production Days Schedule (indicates all expected monthly and annual productivity expectations)
• Functions within the rules and procedures as outlined in applicable contracts, program/ department procedures & manuals and the Drew Employee handbook

Contacts & Relationships: Expected to maintain internal and external relationships with contract stakeholders and community partners, as defined by program and contract expectations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Marriage & Family Therapy, and have an active BBS registration number;
• Must hold and maintain an active registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences that is in good standing at all times;
• Must adhere to all BBS, Board of Psychology, and the state of California’s Legal and Ethical duties and responsibilities of a therapist;
• Must be able to demonstrate a valid CA driver’s license, registration and insurance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in DMH community mental health agency;
• Experience providing mental health and therapeutic interventions;
• Experience in utilizing electronic health record systems (EHR);
• Experience trained or applying Evidence Based Practices (EBP’s);
• Bilingual in Spanish for Spanish Speaking roles.

Physical Requirements: The physical requirements for this position are defined as sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Working Conditions: Primarily Field-based services: traveling to Office, Community, Schools, and Client homes to deliver services.

FLSA Status: Regular, Full-time, Exempt

Disclaimer: The above information regarding this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

Salary Range:

• $65,296.00 - $74,757.00 (unlicensed)
• $69,296.00 - $79,337.00 (licensed)
• Spanish Bilingual Differential $2,650.00

BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance (100% Agency Paid)
• Long Term Disability Insurance (100% Agency Paid)
• Short Term Disability Insurance (100% Employee Paid)
• FSA- Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• 403b Retirement Plan
• *The Agency pays 85% of the premium cost for employees and a generous portion of the premium cost for dependent coverage.
• Eleven paid holidays per year
• Two Floating Holidays per year
• Nine accrued paid sick days per year (rolled over up to a maximum of 18 days)
• Winter Break: December 25 - January 1
• Up to 20 days of accrued paid vacation days per year based on tenure

Job Type: Full-time

COVID-19 considerations:
We have secured PPE for our employees and clients and implemented social distancing and other best practices across the organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,296.00 - $79,337.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Do you have an active registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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