Behavioral Health Specialist

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Overview

Under the direct supervision of the Medical Director, and in collaboration with the Public Programs leadership, the Behavioral Health Specialist provides individual and group psychotherapy and Psychoeducational services to patients of Men’s Health Foundation and Southern California Men’s Medical Group.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maintain an active caseload, including providing comprehensive assessments, charting progress notes and all documentation per service and contractual requirements.
• Provides comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment for clients.
• Provides individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based psychotherapy interventions, and case management as needed.
• Provides short – and long-term psychotherapy, as well as crisis intervention, for clients as needed.
• Refer clients for psychiatric evaluation and treatment when clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with client’s health care team to facilitate continuity of care.
• Provide appropriate referrals to ancillary programs as needed.
• Develop mental health educational resources and support group curricula.
• Document client interactions, collect tracking data, and prepare monthly reports on relevant program outcomes.
• Represent Men’s Health Foundation at community events and meetings to recruit clients, identify resources, and build partnerships.
• Collaborate with Public Programs team members to create and execute recruitment and enrollment strategies and benchmarks to ensure enrollment goals per program.
• Participate in program and organizational meetings and activities.
• Supervise internship placements as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Be licensed to provide mental health services in the state of California as either a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT); and have a least two years of experience post-licensure.

• Knowledge of community resources and the ability to assess client/family psychosocial needs.
• Two years of experience in a non-profit work environment providing direct client services.
• Command of various treatment modalities including trauma informed care, Conigtive Behavioral Interventions, and Crisis Intervention.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Commitment to working as part of a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong commitment to the Mission and Vision of Men’s Health Foundation Demonstrated ability to provide services to people of diverse races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, nationalities, economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, housing status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

Company Requirements

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, and a background check to include a 7-year criminal, 10-year SSN & employer history reference check.
• Must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on the first day of work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules.
• Must take yearly flu shot or wear flu mask during flu season for patient-facing positions and test for tuberculosis as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Language Skills

Must be able to read, write and speak the English language fluently. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public in person.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dollar totals, monetary conversions, discounts, interest, fractions, decimals, percentages, area, and volume.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve technical and practical problems and deal with various intangibles in situations where only limited communication, support, information, and access exist. Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

Must have good computer skills and be proficient in the use of systems to complete correspondence, documents, spreadsheets and presentations, such as Microsoft Outlook and Office; Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is mostly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is constantly required to stand and walk. The employee may be required to climb ladders or stairs, be in high spaces, and/or balance, stop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office environment, workstation, or shared space. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally moderate with occasional high volume.