LMFT (English/Spanish)

Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Clinic Director, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist is responsible for performing psychological assessments and providing brief evidenced-based treatment using the primary care behavioral health model to adults, older adults, children and their families in a primary care setting. This licensed clinician works closely with primary care providers to develop and implement sound treatment plans. Responds to and provides crisis intervention services when needed; Ensures behavioral health services are delivered in a culturally appropriate fashion and is consistent with State of California laws and regulations, professional standards of care, agency guidelines, and professional ethical guidelines.

 Essential Functions of the Job:

• Evaluates/triage and provides evidenced-based, brief psychological/behavioral health interventions to patients with physical health, mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses.
• Provides consultant services to clinical staff/ primary care providers based on Primary Care Behavioral Health Consultation model including but not limited to timely feedback regarding the client’s care, treatment recommendations and progress via documentation in the client’s record and verbal feedback.
• Performs brief assessments of patient needs and, with patient and primary care clinician, develops a negotiated care plan.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in in the electronic medical records of all patients seen, as appropriate, and produces reports of evaluation and/or treatment, as required.
• Evaluates and/or revises care plan as indicated with appropriate documentation in progress notes and communicates this to relevant multi-disciplinary team members.
• Performs crisis interventions as needed including but not limited to conducting suicide assessments and make recommendations to medical providers and patients; determine if crisis response services are appropriate for patient safety.
• Works in coordination with the Chief Behavioral Health Officer/ Director of Behavioral Health to provide information to healthcare providers about mental illness in the medical setting.
• Participate in meetings as required including but not limited to weekly multi-Disciplinary/Case Conference/ Pod Care team meetings with medical, clinical and intern staff; weekly case reviews; quarterly chart reviews. Participate on committees as directed.
• Maintains productivity expectations in accordance with clinic/program guidelines.
• Perform telephone, mobile crisis and clinic-based triage, assessment and de-escalation as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.