Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

SUMMARY: 

Under the general supervision of the Associate Medical Director and Psychosocial Services Manager, the AMFT will work with an inter-disciplinary team to ensure that quality psychosocial services are delivered to health center patients. 

This position is represented by SEIU-UHW. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of SEIU-UHW, as defined in the CBA. 

JOB DUTIES: 

• Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments, mental health diagnoses, treatment plans and implements short-term counseling using appropriate modalities for patients with issues such as: depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, addiction, domestic violence, behavioral health problems, and psychosocial stressors. Works predominantly within clinic, but may include home visit services. 

• Provides short-term case management services for patients participating in treatment. 

• As a team member, assists with crisis intervention and triage as needed. Crisis intervention includes assessment, de-escalation, and notifying the public mental health crisis response team if necessary. 

• Works with team members to provide follow-up assessment and prevention planning after any crisis, including follow-up with outside agencies. 

• Maintains clinical and administrative records in accordance with contractual and billing requirements and submits encounter forms on a weekly basis. 

• Participates in weekly clinical meetings; promotes integrated primary/mental health care in coordination with medical providers and other inter-disciplinary team members. 

• Participates in quality improvement efforts related to behavioral health and integrated models of care. 

• Consults informally with providers as needed. 

• Follows all State of California mandated reporting requirements. 

• May serve as supervisor for psychology or MSW interns and may provide ASW or AMFT or APCC clinical supervision. 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced primary health care setting and prioritize completing job demands. 

• Must be a self-starter, able to balance counseling, case management, and administrative tasks. 

• Demonstrated ability and sensitivity to working with a diverse staff and a patient population from various ethnic, socioeconomic, age, education, lifestyle, and experiential backgrounds.  

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible and adaptive to change. 

• Ability to effectively present information to others, including other employees, community partners, and vendors. 

• Ability to seek direction/approval from on essential matters, yet work independently with little onsite supervision, using professional judgment and diplomacy. 

• Work in a team-oriented environment with many professionals with different work styles and support needs. 

• Ability to effectively supervise staff and to contribute to staff development. 

• Conduct oneself in external settings in a way that reflects positively on LifeLong Medical Care as an organization of professional, confident, and sensitive staff. 

• Ability to see how one’s work intersects with other departments of LifeLong Medical Care and that of other partner organizations. 

• Make appropriate use of knowledge/ expertise/ connections of other staff. 

• Be creative and mature with a “can do” proactive attitude and an ability to continuously “scan” the environment, identifying and taking advantage of opportunities for improvement. 

Job Requirements: 

• Current and valid California AMFT registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. 

• Knowledge and experience providing mental health services to disadvantaged populations. 

• Familiarity with evidence-based practices for the treatment of depression and other mental disorders. 

• Proficient in Microsoft office. 

Job Preferences: 

• Supervisory experience a plus. 

• Bilingual English/Spanish speaking. 

• Epic and or medical software systems knowledge. 

• Community Healthcare experience.