Mental Health Clinician

About Us: Caminaris a leading behavioral health organization that supported over 48000 youth and adults across six counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area last year.

Caminars missionis to build strength and stability through comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment and wrap-around services delivered through evidence-based whole-person care. The organization was founded in 1964 andour visionis to be aBEACONofSAFETYCOMPASSION andFULFILLMENT supporting all those in our communities who need it most.

Caminar values diversity. People of all races ethnicities countries of origin faiths abilities sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome here. To learn more please visit .

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Clinical Director the Clinician will provide support and assistance to psychiatrically disabled individuals who receive services at Willow MHRC to affect both the clients successful transition into the program and to the next appropriate level of care after leaving Willow MHRC. This position will further promote continuity for an integrated service system.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain respectful culturally responsive trauma-informed ethical and recovery-oriented therapeutic relationships with individuals served.
• Provide individual family and group psychotherapy utilizing evidence-based and clinically appropriate interventions based on each clients diagnosis presenting needs functional impairments treatment goals and stage of change.
• Complete comprehensive behavioral health assessments psychosocial assessments clinical formulations and other required clinical evaluations to identify mental health needs functional impairments strengths risks and appropriate levels of care.
• Develop implement monitor and update individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients families or natural supports when appropriate case managers psychiatric providers and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of psychiatric symptoms behavioral functioning substance use psychosocial stressors treatment response and changes in clinical presentation.
• Conduct suicide self-harm violence grave disability and other clinically indicated risk assessments and develop appropriate safety and crisis response plans.
• Provide crisis assessment de-escalation stabilization and clinical intervention for clients experiencing acute psychiatric or psychosocial distress. Coordinate with crisis services hospitals law enforcement and other emergency resources when clinically indicated.
• Provide support to case managers regarding complex cases symptom presentation behavioral interventions treatment engagement risk factors boundaries and appropriate clinical responses.
• Collaborate closely with psychiatric providers regarding psychiatric symptoms medication adherence concerns reported side effects changes in functioning and other clinically relevant observations.
• Utilize evidence-based and recovery-oriented approaches including motivational interviewing cognitive behavioral interventions solution-focused interventions trauma-informed care psychoeducation harm reduction and other modalities appropriate to the population served.
• Support clients experiencing serious mental illness in developing emotional regulation coping interpersonal problem-solving independent living and community integration skills.
• Provide clinical interventions in office community residential telehealth and other appropriate settings consistent with the FSP model and client needs.
• Coordinate care with San Mateo County BHRS hospitals crisis programs residential facilities conservators probation/parole primary care providers substance use treatment programs housing providers and other community partners.
• Participate in discharge and transition planning for clients returning from psychiatric hospitalization incarceration residential treatment crisis stabilization or other higher levels of care.
• Facilitate continuity of behavioral health services and assist clients in successfully transitioning between levels of care.
• Provide clinical input regarding housing stability employment education social supports benefits legal involvement and other psychosocial factors affecting psychiatric stability and recovery.
• Advocate for client preferences and treatment needs while maintaining appropriate communication with treatment teams conservators family members and other authorized supports.
• Complete timely accurate clinically appropriate documentation in accordance with Caminar policies San Mateo County BHRS requirements Medi-Cal documentation standards and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Complete progress notes assessments treatment plans treatment plan reviews discharge summaries clinical consultations risk assessments and other required documentation within established timelines.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences utilization reviews clinical staffing supervision team meetings and other care-coordination activities.
• Monitor client progress toward treatment goals and modify clinical interventions based on treatment response changes in functioning emerging needs and client preferences.
• Support engagement and re-engagement efforts for clients who demonstrate difficulty maintaining consistent participation in behavioral health treatment.
• Maintain professional boundaries and comply with confidentiality informed consent mandated reporting HIPAA and applicable legal and ethical requirements.
• Maintain active BBS registration or licensure appropriate to the position and practice within the clinicians authorized scope of practice.
• Participate in individual and/or group clinical supervision as required by BBS regulations agency policy and professional development needs.
• Complete required agency and county trainings and maintain competency in areas relevant to FSP services serious mental illness co-occurring disorders crisis intervention cultural responsiveness trauma-informed care and community-based behavioral health.
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary collaborative and respectful team environment that promotes dignity recovery client autonomy and social rehabilitation.
• Assist program leadership with clinical quality improvement documentation compliance treatment effectiveness and adherence to contractual regulatory licensing and agency requirements.
• Perform other clinical and program-related duties consistent with the clinicians scope of practice and FSP program needs.