Mental Health Therapist I

Compensation We Offer 

• The compensation for this position is $66,560 per year.
• Salary is dependent on commensurate experience above the minimum qualifications for the role and internal equity considerations.
• The salary may also vary if you reside in a different location than the location posted. 
• 7.5% Bilingual Differential for qualified positions*
  
  • * Must meet company policy eligibility requirements.

Benefits We Offer  

• Benefits eligibility starts on day ONE! 
• We Offer Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, Voluntary Life Insurance, Flex Spending, Health Savings Account, EAP, and more!   
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability & Basic Life Insurance
• 401K Employer Match up to 3.5%
• Competitive Time Off Plans (may vary by employment status)
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Who We Are 

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.  

Who We Serve 

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.   

Program Type: 19J5 WCO PC Summit Wellbeing Center
Population Served: 18-100

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide individual, group and/or family therapy to clients and/or families.  Provides clinical assessment, field-based and outreach services to clients and their families, case management and advocacy services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes / assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant other and involved agencies in the office or in the field as appropriate.

• Includes healthcare, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, employment or housing, as appropriate, in treatment plans.

• Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation within two to three business days of service delivery and meets the standards of the Department of Mental Health Short/Doyle Medi-Cal, Pacific Clinics and its funding sources.

• Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a client’s functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.

• Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.

• Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate resources.

• Provides services in the community or in the field consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.

• Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families.

• Displays sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.

• Interacts well with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and with external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.

• Completes billing expectations per Agency requirements and provides services consistent with program needs.

• May be require obtaining LPS designation and participate in on-call rotation and respond to after-hours calls based on program requirements. 

• Attends and participates in staff meetings to provide input towards program development and staff training.

• Interact