LCSW-Psychotherapist - Sign-on-Bonus! Up to $10,000

The San Diego American Indian Health Center (SDAIHC) is a patient-centered health home that provides comprehensive medical, dental, behavioral health, and community wellness services that are available to all San Diegans. Founded in May 1979, we honor the wisdom of community leaders who believed urban American Indians living in our city should have community-based health care rooted in traditional cultural values. The vision of our founders lives on after nearly forty years as we continue to grow and provide high quality health care services to a diverse community of all ages and walks of life.

We're currently undergoing exciting new expansions, including a $35 million campaign to construct a modern community health center and a partnership with the County of San Diego's Refugee Health Assessment Program to address the health concerns of newly arrived refugees. These upcoming developments have created new job opportunities at our organization, and we need your expertise to shape the future of community health.

Administers program of treatment by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities. Include the following (Other duties may be assigned.):

1. Interviews clients, reviews available medical and social case histories for initial assessment, and for ongoing treatment planning.

2. Treats psychological disorders and syndromes to improve client functioning.

3. Collaborates with Psychiatry team and other agency specialists in developing treatment plans for patients, coordinating ongoing treatment and referrals in a collaborative manner, and providing case management as needed.

4. Must be knowledgeable and skilled in assessing and treating suicidal clients

5. Must have experience working with all standard diagnoses and issues, including with severely mentally ill persons, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

6. Experience in running therapy treatment groups desired

7. Will participate in weekly staff supervision meetings, including presenting challenging cases.

8. Must complete all documentation within 24 hours of seeing a client, plus stay current with all required treatment plans, closing summaries, etc.

9. Must be able to work effectively with our Electronic Health Record (now RPMS, soon E-Clinical Works).

10. May serve as consultant to social, educational, welfare, and other agencies on individual cases or in evaluation, planning, and development of mental health treatment for clients of SDAIHC

11. Must be able to respond to effectively de-escalate in-office client crises, respond to client crisis phone calls that day, and be able to respond to walk-in client crises when asked to by leadership staff.

12. May participate in Grants that help to fund this position and the BH program

13. Is not hesitant to seek advice and consultation with peers and the Behavioral Health Director.

14. Other duties as assigned by Behavioral Health Director

Qualifications/Preferred Skills: Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Master’s Degree in Social Work and at least 2 years experience in psychotherapy

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have an active Licensed Clinical Social Work license in good standing to practice psychotherapy in the State of California.

Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Working at SDAIHC a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that is also funded through Indian Health Services (HIS) may make you eligible for certain loan forgiveness/repayment programs through the federal student loan public service loan forgiveness program, IHS loan repayment/forgiveness program,  and National Health Service Corps loan repayment program.

Preference is given to qualified American Indian/Alaskan Natives in accordance with the American Indian Preference Act (Title 25, U.S. Code Section 472, 473 and 473a). In other than the above, the San Diego American Indian Health Center, is an equal opportunity employer.

San Diego American Indian Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability or any other protected class, political affiliation, or belief.

Salary : $100,000 - $110,000