Pacific Clinics

We offer mental health, substance use treatment, and supportive services to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families.. The Mental Health Worker/ Case Manager facilitates the implementation of individualized Service Plans, provides client advocacy services and case management strategies.. Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation.. Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.. Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), background clearance.

mental health worker

Minimum Starting Rate: $17.32 per hour

Type of Program: FSP Homeless
Population: 21+

WHO WE SERVE:

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer mental health, substance use treatment, and supportive services to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families. Our diverse staff provides culturally and linguistically relevant services in over 22 languages to our region’s culturally and ethnically diverse populations. We provide services in over 50 locations across Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties.

Who We Are:

Pacific Clinics has transformed lives for over 95 years. Each day, we live our mission of advancing behavioral healthcare through our comprehensive continuum of services, through our advocacy at the state and federal levels on policies that impact mental health, and through our evidence-based training for professionals.

Pacific Clinics supports individuals and families in over 50 locations across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties. With free, low-cost and sliding scale fee services for children, youth, transitional age youth, adults, and older adults, we are here for Southern Californians at every stage of life.

We pride ourselves on delivering innovative community-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, and our highly trained staff members are reflective of the communities we serve.

What We Offer:

Competitive salaries
Great benefits
Great learning opportunities
Great supervision
Supportive, friendly work environment
An established, reputable, stable company

The Position:

The Mental Health Worker/ Case Manager facilitates the implementation of individualized Service Plans, provides client advocacy services and case management strategies.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conducts strengths-based, culturally competent and family-centered mental health rehabilitation services and/or case management assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant others and involved agencies.
Encourages clients to meet needs through matching strengths with tasks.
Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a client’s functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.
Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation.
Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate community resources.
Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families and to address the client needs advocating for stabilizing services and connecting the consumer to beneficial resources within the community.
Works on a multicultural team sensitive to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.
Works in conjunction with community providers to assist clients in meeting goals.
Connects the client and family to community resources maximizing information from the strengths-based assessment.
Provides services in the field, at home, in the school and/or in the community to promote stabilization and consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.
Under the direct supervision of the Program Director and team therapist, assists in the identification of triggers to escalation, and provides suggestions to the treatment team.
Considers substance abuse, healthcare, co-occurring disorders and/or housing or employment, as appropriate, in treatment plans.
Completes billing expectations and provides services consistent with program needs.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor of Arts degree or two (2) years related experience with chronically mentally ill populations and/or in social services related field.
Chemical dependency experience required for positions in dual diagnosis programs, preferred in other programs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Health Record.
Bilingual skill in the appropriate language for the Clinics' clients is highly preferred.
Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), background clearance.
Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy.

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We are required to comply with State Public Health Order of August 5, 2021, employee are required to be fully vaccinated or request a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption, are required to submit to weekly COVID testing.

Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Education
Preferred
Bachelors Degree or better in Social Services
Skills
Preferred
Electronic Health Records experience
Documentation LA DMH
Treatment Progress Notes

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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