Mental Health Resource Specialist
Doing work that heals : The Bilingual Mental Health Resource Specialist (MHRS) supports the work of mental health therapists and is located at Casa del Sol, La Clínica’s mental health department which is focused on providing care to Alameda County's Latino population.
La Clínica’s Casa del Sol currently has bilingual MHRS positions in the adult programs. Currently there are openings in the following programs : Adult Crisis Program and the Adult Service Team that focuses on individuals with Serious Mental Illness and their families with a focus on serving the Latino population.
Major Areas of Responsibility include but are not limited to :
Client Care & Treatment
- Provide a full range of culturally sensitive behavioral health observation, rehabilitation and clinical case management services to adults with mental health conditions.
- Offer comprehensive behavioral interventions aimed at supporting individuals through crisis intervention / stabilization, short term individual, family and group support, psycho-education, individualized treatment planning, goal setting, collateral services, progress monitoring, and care coordination.
- Supports the clinical work of the therapist as designated by the DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnoses which is reviewed and established under the license of the clinical supervisor
- Co-manages client care under the direction of a licensed supervisor or LPHA
- Uses brief / long term counseling, motivational interviewing and harm reduction to assist clients meet their treatment goals
Productivity and Outcomes
- Meet minimum billing goals on a monthly basis
- Service effectiveness is measured through the use of standardized outcome measurements
- Participate in staff meetings, trainings, case conferences, and peer review process
- Other clinical, administrative, and operational duties as assigned
Commitment to Quality
- Regularly reviews supportive interventions and case documentation with supervisor
- Has flexibility in meeting client’s needs
- Possesses high degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and clients
- Top-notch time management skills and interest to utilize evidence based approaches to mental health care
- Insures and monitors that all operations, procedures, interventions and documentation comply with agency, state, and county guidelines and quality assurance standards
Minimum Job Requirements
Knowledge
- Well versed in mandated reporting laws, child development, family systems, stages of change, and co-occurring mental health and substance use / abuse conditions
- Knowledge of DSM-5 and mandated reporting laws
- Knowledge of case management; physical and mental illness and their impact on personality; social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances with adult populations
Abilities
- Ability to speak Spanish and English fluently
- Multi-tasking, ability to manage multiple clients' needs simultaneously
- Ability to apply casework skills effectively
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to secure and record accurate and clinically pertinent psycho-social data
Other Certifications and Experience
AA or AS and 6 years of experience working with people who have mental health needs; or BA or BS and 4 years of experience working with people who have mental health needs;
or MA, MS, PhD, PsyD and 2 years of experience working with people who have mental health needs but not registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
- Experience with Specialty Mental Health Medi-Cal documentation is strongly preferred but not required
- Cultural competence working in diverse / low income and immigrant communities