Santa Rosa Community Health Centers is seeking a Bilingual Psychologist to help make a difference every day by supporting some of our most vulnerable patients.
At Santa Rosa Community Health Centers (SRCHC), what you do matters. Come be part of a leading health care innovator making a real difference in Sonoma County!
SRCHC is the largest community health center in Sonoma County, providing medical care, mental health services and dental care at nine health centers that serve more than 50,000 patients each year. Our focus is on providing patient-centered care that treats the whole person, and no one is turned away because of inability to pay. SRCHC is the only community health center in Sonoma County accredited by The Joint Commission.
JOB SUMMARY: Under the general direction and guidance of the Medical Director, the Bilingual Psychologist is responsible for counseling individuals, couples, families and groups at Santa Rosa Community Health Centers.
SPECIFIC TASKS/DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Works closely with primary care providers to assess patient needs and develop appropriate support and/or interventions. Behavioral services include but are not limited to: individual therapy, behavioral health education, support groups, information on other community resources and linkages to other resources.
- Provides on-call services, including warm-handoffs, consultation, and brief screenings.
- Provides case management support as necessary to ensure that client’s medical, mental health and social service needs are being addressed and met.
- Provides behavioral health consultation to primary care providers, family medicine residents and medical support staff.
- Works with medical staff to manage crisis situations.
- Assists Mental Health Manager in the development and delivery of trainings on behavioral health topics for medical and support staff.
- Completes client billing forms as appropriate for the client’s medical coverage.
- Completes and maintains client records that meet applicable legal and ethical standards and the requirements of SRCHC.
- Maintains high ethical standards, especially confidentiality, as required by SCHC, the profession, state and federal regulations.
- Participates in applicable SRCHC quality assurance procedures.
- Attends mental health team meetings, relevant agency meetings, and supervision as directed.
- Seeks clinical and administrative supervision as needed.
- Maintains standards of confidentiality. Signed release of information should be maintained with the client’s file.
- Maintains records on all client contacts that meet minimum legal and ethical standards. This shall include initial assessment, DSM IV diagnosis, treatment plan and goals, contact notes and disposition planning.
- Provides clinical supervision to Psychological Assistants and other staff as directed by the Mental Health Manager.
- Maintains ethical standards of Social Work or Psychology profession.
- Attends relevant agency meetings.
- Participates in ongoing training.
- Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- Ph.D., Psy.D., LCSW or equivalent in Clinical Psychology with a valid, unrestricted California license.
- Bilingual- Spanish Preferred
Experience:
- A minimum of three years post-license experience is preferred with child and adolescent treatment.
- Experience working in a primary care medical facility.
Knowledge & Skills:
Demonstrated proficiency with all tasks on the most current Psychologist competency list.
Demonstrates knowledge of compliance issues within the community clinic environment.
Demonstrates a willingness to report any incident that is unusual or incompatible with accepted clinic procedures.
Complies with HIPAA policies.
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to be sensitive with persons of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects, work relatively independently, manage multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.
