Mental Health Therapist/Clinician

Remi Vista, Inc.
Chico, Crescent City, California, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2017
Categories: Counseling - Social Services
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: Unspecified
Job Description:

 

 

 

Remi Vista, Inc. is a dynamic organization where critical thinking and creativity are of the utmost importance.  The Executive Director has been leading the organization for 42 years and is eager to listen to new ideas, creative programmatic design, and believes in strong team participation where everyone has the opportunity to be heard.  Grace is a value held in high esteem for those we serve and those with whom we work.  Longevity in the organization is proven and is supported by internal advancement whenever possible.  Sponsorship to higher education, licensure or certification is reviewed by application through the supervisor and final approval by the Senior Management Team for possible assistance with furthering the employee’s educational goals. Opening in our Chico CA region.

 

The Mental Health Services Therapist will provide mental health counseling services for clients and families in order to assist in making client's lives more productive, and contribute to the client's personal development. This position is primarily funded through Medi-Cal but other sources of funding to provide therapeutic services may be available.  Qualified candidate will hold a current license from the CA BBS to provide mental health therapy/counseling.  Candidate will also be qualified to provide clinical supervision to interns working toward licensure.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the following:

 

1. Do initial paperwork to open mental health cases according to Medi-Cal regulations and county policies and procedures.

2. Perform assessments of clients within timeframes specified by county contracts and regulations.

3. Develop and update treatment plans as required by county contracts and regulations

4. Keep records such as:(progress notes, daily summary, TAR's, BIP's and any other required forms) in order to justify services under Medi-Cal regulations plus any paperwork required by Remi Vista, Inc.

5. Submit all required paperwork on-time in accordance with agency and county contract specifications.

6. The therapist may be involved in providing individual and group therapy to clients in Remi Vista Group Homes, School Based Programs (SELPA), Community Counseling, Foster Care, Therapeutic Behavior Services (TBS), and to dually diagnosed Assertive Community Treatment consumers.

7. The therapist may be required to perform additional job related duties for the programs in 5 above as the actual duties in each program may vary.

8. Primarily provide individual and collateral services as specified by Medi-Cal, but also provide other therapeutic services to meet the needs of each program and / or client assigned. This may include groups, family workshops, family counseling, staff consultation, etc.

9. Meet with Mental Health Services Program Director to insure proper delivery and documentation of services.

10. Provide any other job related services that may arise upon the discretion of the Mental Health Services Program Director.

11. The employee must consistently meet a productivity level of at least 65% of time being billable hours.

12. Be available for on-call crisis intervention, suicide assessment etc. for overall client safety.

13. Any other job related duties which may be assigned by the Corporate Clinical Director or District Director.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

 

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This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

About Remi Vista, Inc.

Remi Vista, Inc. is a dynamic organization where critical thinking and creativity are of the utmost importance. The Executive Director has been leading the organization for 42 years and is eager to listen to new ideas, creative programmatic design, and believes in strong team participation where everyone has the opportunity to be heard. Grace is a value held in high esteem for those we serve and those with whom we work. Longevity in the organization is proven and is supported by internal advancement whenever possible. Sponsorship to higher education, licensure or certification is reviewed by application through the supervisor and final approval by the Senior Management Team for possible assistance with furthering the employee’s educational goals. This position works within the assertive community treatment program (ACT) working with families and their children suffering from autism. Remi Vista, Inc. provides an array of services including but is not limited to, group homes, foster care, transitional housing for those aging out of foster care, assertive community treatment serving clients and their families living with autism, infant development program (IDP), school counseling, supported living services serving developmental adults, community counseling, community integration program etc.
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