Bilingual Behavioral Health Professional - Unlicensed

Company: Clinica Family Health
Location: Boulder
Posted on: April 9, 2025

Job Description:

About Us:

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Clinica Family Health is a community health center, a medical safety net for those who otherwise might fall through the cracks of the American health care system. For more than 40 years, Clinica has existed to provide health care to the individuals and families in our community at a price they can afford. Young or old, people of any race or ethnicity or income level-we are here to provide them with exceptional health care because no one should have to choose between obtaining the health care they need and other necessities such as housing or food.

We are seeking new team members to join us in our mission to provide high quality care and services to our Adams, Boulder, and Gilpin counties.

What we offer:

Benefits:

Clinical supervision provided to support licensure
FTCA Malpractice Insurance
One Professional Membership
All fees associated with your license, DEA, board certification, etc. are covered by Clinica
Medical
Dental
Vision
FSAs/HSAs
Accident/Hospital
Retirement Plan
+ other Employee & Family Support Programs

Other Perks: Flexible Schedules, 4 weeks of PTO, Paid Holidays
Compensation: Approximately $57,086 - $84,036 per year. All individual pay rates are calculated based on the candidate's experience and internal equity.

Master's Level without License: approximately $57,086 - $70,980 per year

PhD Level without License: approximately $67,587 - $84,036 per year

Overview of Role:

*Unlicensed opportunities available.*

Partner with other providers to encourage and help patients receive the behavioral support necessary to impact their overall health.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides brief intervention and consultation in real time to patients and interventions provided are helpful to both patients and referring members of the care team.
Responsible for the assessment, treatment planning and episodes of brief, goal focused therapy for established Clinica patients.
Actively participates and utilizes supervision feedback (both from the CMD and the BH Program Manager) to improve patient care.
Responsible for crisis intervention counseling as referred by providers. Acts as a consultant to other staff on skillful and effective intervention with patients, including crisis intervention.
Manages/monitors mental health referrals to CMHC's for patients with higher behavioral health needs.
Responsible for resolving conflicts in a professional manner and is a model for strong interpersonal communication skills with all staff.
Manages and strives to achieve the target number of patient encounters and satisfies minimum documentation requirements for all services rendered.
Responsible for follow-up of high-risk patients, especially patients with depression as indicated by the depression registry's targeted outcome measures.
Functions as a group visit team health educator, specifically for patients with chronic pain, depression and anxiety.
Coordinates care for complex patients with co-morbid mental and physical health conditions.
Demonstrates knowledge of annual universal depression and substance abuse screenings and effectively provides necessary follow up services.
Acts as a consultant and resource to members of the care team on skillful and effective interventions with patients with chronic illnesses and mental health diagnoses.
Assists with staff training as needed.
Provides on-site training for mandatory reporting procedures.
Assists with implementation of an effective Quality Improvement Program.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

MSW or MA in psychology, counseling, or related field.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Short term, strategic, goal oriented therapy skills (SFBT) in a CHC or other health care setting.
Familiarity with current DSM and ICD Diagnosis Codes.
Sensitivity to low income, ethnic minority community.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Clinica Family Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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