DescriptionPHP/IOP Therapist and Care Manager-This is a full-time exempt position, (40 hours) Mon.-Fri. 9-5. This position is located at our Vicente campus in San Francisco.
A new hire in this position would also receive a $5000 Retention bonus after a year. This is a pro-rated amount to hours worked).Program DescriptionEdgewood's Acute Intensive Services program is a comprehensive short-term mental health program that offers a full spectrum of therapeutic supports, ranging from Residential treatment to Intensive Outpatient support. The PHP/IOP programs in AIS work to stabilize, assess, and provide intensive treatment to youth who have recently experienced a mental health crisis and received emergency mental health services such as hospitalization or residential treatment, or are at risk of a significant mental health crisis that would require out of home placement. These youth attend intensive group-based mental health programming during the day at Edgewood and go home in the evening and on the weekends.
Position DescriptionAcute Intensive Services Therapist/Care Managers in the PHP/IOP Program provide intensive strategies to address any current need for stabilization, crisis intervention and individual, family and group trauma-focused treatment. Therapist/Care Managers must have strong clinical and advocacy skills, demonstrate flexibility, utilize a strengths-based approach, and demonstrated experience working with children and adolescents with high mental health needs.
Therapist/Care Mangers work as an integral member of multi-disciplinary milieu team that addresses the child or youth's behavioral and mental health needs. The Therapist/Care Manager adheres to all agency and EPSDT billing and documentation requirements and works with the Clinical Supervisor (or Clinical Leadership Team) to identify policies, procedures, and training needs.
Responsibilities- Maintains a caseload of clients that facilitates ability to meet client service hours' goal as set by the agency.
- Provides clinical presence and support in PHP/IOP cottage.
- Provides mental health screening to assess cognitive, emotional, and social functioning and needs; facilitates the identification and engagement in mental health services such as individual, family, and group therapy.
- Provides crisis intervention and stabilization when appropriate.
- Coordinates services with other agencies and resources to address youth's needs including medical/physical health, mental health, education, employment, independent living skills, advocacy, placement stability, and age-appropriate enrichment activities.
- Assists youth in identifying and accessing community resources as needed.
- Works collaboratively on behalf of clients as needed with outpatient providers, school personnel, parents and caregivers, and others.
- Complies with Edgewood Center for Children and Families and California State Boards' requirements pertaining to supervision, consultation, and case conference attendance.
- Understands and complies with policies, procedures, and deadlines related to record keeping, paperwork, and documentation for Edgewood Center and EPSDT Medi-Cal billing purposes
- Participates in agency and program meetings and professional development trainings as required.
- Works proactively with the Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Leadership Team to ensure the strength of the program and attend to other tasks as needed.
Applied Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in clinical psychology, social work or related field required. Current CA Board of Behavioral Science or Board of Psychology license and/or registration.
- California License Preferred (LCSW, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist)
- Based on our funding sources, California Department of Mental Health requires all unlicensed psychologists to apply for a professional licensing waiver or show proof of valid waiver prior to hire date.
- Direct clinical experience working with high-risk children and youth.
- Clean California DMV and insurance
- Experience providing individual, family and group therapy to children and adolescents.
- preferred Qualifications
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in working with diverse communities.
- Experience working with children and families that have been or are involved in issues relating to abuse (e.g., verbal, physical, sexual, and neglect) and trauma.
- Experience working with a variety of treatment modalities including family systems work, DBT, CBT, group therapy, etc.
- Awareness of substance abuse issues and how they impact the family system.
Salary InformationThis position has a salary range of $89,294.40-$115,932.96- depending on years of clinical experience, hours completed, and bilingual language skills. *Please note- the language differential is contingent on passing a language proficiency test.As part of our team, benefits-eligible employees receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package:
- 16 days of PTO the first year and more thereafter
- Nine paid holidays
- Five health and wellness days off annually
- 10% additional pay for community-relevant second language fluency
- Medical/Dental/and Vision plans
- 403 B Retirement Plan with agency match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection Plan
- Paid employee referral program
- Career advancement opportunities
- Retention bonuses for many positions
- Continuing Education expense reimbursement
- Professional licensing fee reimbursement
- Professional Development reimbursement opportunities
- Verified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
