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The Carolyn E. Wylie Center
Mental Health Associate Clinician : Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or APCC
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What they do
A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
$42,001 / year median in California
+19% projected growth
Job Description
Mental Health Associate Clinician :
Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or APCC The Carolyn E. Wylie Center- 3.0 Riverside, CA Job Details Full-time $32
- $40 an hour 1 day ago Benefits Mileage reimbursement Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance Employee discount Professional development assistance Flexible schedule Life insurance Qualifications Patient treatment planning Client assessment in therapy Behavioral psychological assessments Writing skills Clinical family assessment Master's degree Individual psychological assessments Math Experience working with children Working with families Crisis counseling in health services social work
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Carolyn E Wylie Center has an array of services aimed at supporting our community's needs. Of the services, our Mental Health Program specializes in the following:- General Mental Health for ages 0-21
- Eating disorder treatment for all ages
- Trauma treatment for ages 0-21
- 0-5 treatment for ages five (5) and under
- Affirming and Inclusive Care for our LGBTQIA2S+ community As an associate clinician, responsibilities and tasks are, but not limited to the following:
- Provide biopsychosocial assessment, individual, family, collateral and/or group psychotherapy
- In order to overcome barriers of equity, services are conducted in-office/clinic, in the home, schools, or community
- Completes case management duties and documentation in a timely manner per established agency policies.
- Completes confidential progress notes, using an electronic health record system, and other clinical documentation as required.
- Protects confidentiality of all clients by securing proper signatures on Release of Information forms. Ensure Protected Health Information is secured at all times.
- Composes letters or reports on client progress as requested and appropriate
- Provides crisis therapy for ongoing clients.
- Represents the agency within the community in a professional manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Carries a caseload in keeping with work schedule and meets productivity goals on a regular basis.
- Attend meetings and trainings as required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
NoneQUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/orEXPERIENCE A
Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology or Marriage and Family Therapy and have a current registration and/or license with the Board of Behavioral Science. Must have NPI. Ability to analyze and assess children and adult's mental health status as well as family dynamics. Must complete a comprehensive treatment plan and make appropriate recommendations for services. Experience with adults, children and families in crisis and behavioral concerns. Must have ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read / write in Spanish, sign-language, or several other languages besides English are highly desirable. The ability to read and interpret documents such as outside clinical reports and to administer psychological assessment tools, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 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 sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop to the level of a child. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and be agile enough to move quickly to respond to a child's actions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Job Type:
Full-time Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$32.00- $40.