Full-time position (Shift 12:30 pm – 8:30 pm M-F or 10:30 am – 8:30 pm M-Th TBD by hire date)
Position Summary:
Amador Health Center’s Behavioral Health Provider will provide ongoing counseling, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for our patient population, which includes adults and children. This provider will be a collaborative partner in our health and wellness programs, as part of our integrative behavioral health/primary care approach. Services will be provided in-house, by telehealth, at off-site locations, and from our mobile medical unit.
Major Activities and End Results:
- Provide direct patient screening, assessment, diagnosis, and individual and group therapy to our patient population, including adults and children.
- Participate in formal/informal mental health and substance abuse meetings and trainings.
- Help provide counseling to our target populations, which include people experiencing homelessness and/or substance misuse.
- Collaborate with other partners within the organization, including staffing cases and sharing documentation to serve the patient better.
- Keep abreast of behavioral health trends of high-risk populations.
- Comply with quality improvement plans and activities.
- Coordinate with other clinical staff and management on program planning and evaluation.
- Document work with patients into our EHR system and for other requirements.
- Available to assist in resolving crises when they occur.
- Be available to provide services at off-site locations, which may involve using own transportation to get to these sites.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
- Able to relate detailed information verbally and in writing
- Current license to practice in New Mexico; LCSW, LDAC, LMFT
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual, Spanish/English
- Experience working with multiple evidence-based practices, including CBT, trauma-informed care, and motivational interviewing.
- Experience working with under-served populations, such as agricultural and farm workers, the LGBTQIA community, and people experiencing homelessness and substance misuse.
All job offers are contingent upon background checks and a pre-employment drug screen. COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Required.
Salary will be commensurate with local wages, experience, and education.
Amador Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
Please Note:
We are only accepting applications directly from individual candidates. Submissions from recruiting agencies or third parties will not be considered. Amador Health Center does not pay placement or referral fees for unsolicited resumes.