CLINICIAN - Part-time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Part Time Clinician

Department: Counseling

Reports To: Licensed Clinician Supervisor

FLSA Status:

Remote Status: Remote capacity is available

Salary Range: Starting at $50/hour

Position Summary: The Part Time Clinician provides strengths-based, trauma-informed, targeted case management

services, rehabilitative skill development, therapy, treatment coordination, collaboration with the treatment

team or other providers, advocacy, and linkage to community resources as identified by client need, and

collaboration with the other members of the client's support network.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform

the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides direct mental health services to agency-approved and contracted clientele.
• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
• Client centered advocacy: Assess clients' needs and level of care, provide referrals and resources, and

collateral involvement with families and other professionals and with the treatment team.

• Ensures that services provided to clients are culturally sensitive and, in the client's, primary language;

ensures that religious and ethnic issues pertinent to the client's condition and plan of care is

incorporated into the psychosocial assessment and treatment plan.

• Documentation: Includes various assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries

etc. in the electronic health record, releases of information, and other needed documents for

individual clients. All documentation to be legible, timely, and expressed concisely and clearly.

• Meeting attendance: Attend clinical meetings as well as educational workshops, and agency

committees when requested.

• Exhibits a flexible and proactive approach to changes in the workplace.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the organization's values and mission statement.
• Demonstrates reliability and professionalism.
• Utilizes formal and informal educational opportunities to increase clinical competence.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Must be willing and able to work at all locations as needed to meet patient care needs.
• Must be willing and able to work all business hours including evenings and weekends.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written

form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses

appropriate communication methods.

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes

information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations;

uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

• Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply

new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays

understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional

resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops

realistic action plans.

• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports

and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes

timely decisions.

Qualifications: 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

function.

Education/Experience: Master's degree or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training;

or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Degree should be in Social Work (ASW) or Marriage and Family Therapy (AMFT) or Clinical Professional

Counselor (APCC) required.

• One-year post-master's experience in a clinical setting and/or prior experience in a community-based

organization or social services setting.

Language Ability: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal

documents. Respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, agencies or members of the business

community. Write speeches and articles for publication.

• Bilingual in Spanish

Mathematical Ability: Add and subtract two digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10's and 100's. Perform

these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Apply logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Deal with

nonverbal symbolism (e.g., formulas and equations) in difficult phases. Deal with a variety of abstract and

concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

• Effective computer skills in work processing, online communication, navigation of electronic databases

and website resources.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Prior experience with electronic medical records preferred.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Registration required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as an Associate Clinical

Social Worker (ASW) or Associate Marriage Family Therapist (AMFT) or Associate Professional

Counselor (APCC).

Other:

• Individual Malpractice Insurance

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 the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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. The employee is frequently

required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to

stand and move around for work. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific

vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.

Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their

supervisor.