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Licensed Clinician

The Priority Center

1940 E. Deere Ave
Suite 100
Santa Ana, CA 92705
United States

Job Category
Clinical
Job Description

The Priority Center is seeking a full-time Licensed Clinician for its Adult In-Home Crisis Stabilization Program (AIHCS). The AIHCS Program serves suicidal and homicidal adults who can’t be hospitalized, in order to diffuse the crisis, promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent suicidal and homicidal acts.

The Licensed Clinician serves as a liaison between adults/families and systems, and provides a wide range of services depending on the needs and expectations of each adult in the Adult In-Home Crisis Stabilization (AIHCS) program of The Priority Center.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide 24/7 crisis intervention and critical safety management services as part of an on call rotation schedule primarily in the home to accommodate the individual/family’s schedule.
• Assess client safety, write 5150 hold (to involuntarily confine a person suspected to have a mental disorder that makes them a danger to themselves, a danger to others, and/or gravely disabled).
• Conduct a thorough clinical assessment including chief complaint, history, mental status, needs of family, disposition, and focused on the crisis and safety concerns.
• Develop and implement a Client Care Plan in order to provide strength-based treatment focused on safety, coping skills, problem solving, social support and communication.
• Monitor participation and progress in organized treatment programs to assure the planned provision of service according to the individual Client Care Plan.
• Participate as a member of multi-disciplinary team in all treatment plan reviews.
• Consult, confer and coordinate with referring and other community agencies and resources to advocate for the mental health needs of the adult/family.
• Document all services provided for HCA contract compliance, as well as financial, statistical and other reporting purposes.
• Maintain contact with clients who are placed in hospital/respite/residential care and participate in discharge planning and necessary collateral contacts.
• Conduct weekly individual supervision sessions with assigned clinical staff.
• Review clinical documentation of assigned staff to ensure standards of Prevention Center, HCA, and Medi-cal.
• Write employee evaluations and conducted annual performance reviews with coordination of Program Director and Program Supervisor.

Qualifications

• California licensure as an LCSW or LMFT
• Master’s Degree in Social work, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field
• Active BBS license registration
• Two years of supervision experience and completion of necessary 15 hours of supervision education courses
• Two years adult mental health experience required.
• Experience with Medi-Cal documentation
• Valid California driver’s license
• Current auto insurance and access to reliable transportation
• Live Scan fingerprinting required
• Experience working with clients in crisis
• Bilingual in Spanish or Vietnamese desirable

How to Apply

Contact by email:

HR@theprioritycenter.org