Clinical Therapist

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment. Our Outpatient services specialize in treatment mental health and substance use disorders with treatment and skills groups, as well as community resources.

Outpatient programs provide trauma-informed care aimed at reducing the harmful impacts of substance use. Participants and their counselors work collaboratively to design an integrated, individualized, strengths-based treatment experience geared towards addressing each client’s specific needs and goals.  Outpatient programs provide Individual and group therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, crisis intervention, and connection to social support services.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

Job Overview
 
This is a union position.

Asian American Recovery Services (AARS) is looking for a committed, client-centered, full-time Clinical Therapist who is passionate about serving clients in an outpatient substance use disorder treatment program. Clients will range from low substance use to chronic substance use and needing possible co-occurring capable services. The Clinical Therapist provides substance use individual and group therapy based on individualized assessments. Intensity of services is based on the client's stage of change and response to treatment. Hours of operation are Mondays and Fridays from 9:00AM to 6:00pm; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00AM to 8:00PM. 

Facilitates intakes/orientations, comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment planning, crisis, collateral, case management and individual counseling sessions with clients. Proactively links clients to both internal and external resources based on their treatment needs and follows up on the progress/status. May establish client diagnoses and medical necessity. Facilitates group counseling and education sessions as main modality of treatment. Performs crisis intervention and works with treatment team to stabilize crisis situations. May be asked to work on a weekend or during after-hours for crisis stabilization, community education, resource fairs, and special events. Will work at agency’s main office and in addition to co-location sites which may include schools, community health centers, in-home, and juvenile detention centers. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provides learning experience opportunities and offers clinical support to assist clients in meeting their treatment goals.
• Attends required trainings and meetings.
• Plans and facilitates client celebrations and special events.
• Conducts community outreach and education workshops.
• Collaborates with each caseload client and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain treatment plans, transition plans, progress notes and appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the client.
• Properly documents all individual and group counseling sessions, attempts to contact, and completes the discharge paperwork/process and required agency assessments in timely manner.
• Maintains accurate records by data entering documentation into various electronic systems for all caseload clients in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.
• Will participate in Peer Chart/ Utilization Reviews for preparation of program audits. Will adhere to documentation policies and procedures set forth by Compliance Department.
• Be responsive and pro-active in all correspondences with referring parties, judges, probation and parole officers, social workers, and the Quality Improvement Dept. via treatment status reports, phone calls, faxes, etc. Will provide informed, written status reports to external stakeholders s appropriate.
• Will assist in providing written progress reports/narratives to Clinical Program Manager or Directors as requested.

Education and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, or related field with current registration with Behavioral Board of Sciences (BBS).
• Clinical Therapist I: BBS Registered.
• Clinical Therapist III: Licensed by the BBS.
• Valid California driver’s license (must be able to travel to various school sites).
• Knowledge of substance abuse recovery principles and resources; including Co-occurring disorders and trauma informed treatment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word Outlook and internet applications.
• Experience and ability to work with the juvenile justice population.
• Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the data.
• Professionalism, punctuality, flexibility and reliability are imperative.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively as part of interdisciplinary team and independently assume responsibility.
• Ability to respond to after-hours crisis line on a rotating basis.
• Ability to work at minimum one late day (until 8pm). 
  

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We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

In compliance with the California Department of Public Health's mandate, all employees must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Medical and religious exemptions are available.