LCSW LPCC PsyD (84025)

Annual Salary Starting at $135,000.00

MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). 

The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. Services needed to support community reintegration include the following: Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings, life skills training, day socialization groups, collateral contacts, home visits, substance abuse screenings, psychiatric services, case management, court reports, psychological assessments.

We are currently seeking a full-time, independently Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D), in Fairfield, CA. 

Schedule:  Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm with on-call responsibilities, with the availability to have a work from home day as the program demands permit.

Position Overview:
Responsible for supporting, training, and coaching staff in a forensic environment. Must ensure community and client safety at all times. Clients reside in 24/7 housing facility. This position will support the program in ensuring all services are completed according to the service grid, will support staff with training, will review and enforce policy and procedure, and will be available to manage operational duties while also supporting the team from a clinical lens when needed. 
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Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
•    Ensure clinical staff are providing clinical and skills based services in accordance with the service grid. 
•    Support, coach and train staff to complete case management tasks, collateral contacts, personal property searches for contraband, and obtain urine specimens for drug testing. 
•    Ensure all staff are thorough with clinical documentation within 24 hours of service being delivered.  
•    Coach and train staff to document any mental health service which indicate: services provided; client’s response/interaction; specific problem behaviors, warning signs and/or any pertinent observations; actions taken in response to these; over time, clinical notes reflect that the criminal history, mental illness and treatment plan are addressed during service contacts.
•    Conducts and trains clinical staff on risk assessments to address client-specific criminogenic risk factors, including identification of warning signs, precursors, warning signs, criminal thinking styles and patterns, and high-risk conditions/situations.
•    Provide back-up and support to the clinical team who are on a rotating on-call schedule during afterhours and weekend/holidays for crisis response to assigned housing facility.
•    Provide expert witness testimony when needed.
•    Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the Judiciary, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, Parole Agents, DSH, and local law enforcement officials.
•    Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the community agencies that could positively impact community opportunities for FACT clients.
•    Participates in regular clinical and administrative meetings.
•    Holds regular progress meetings with home CONREP sites. 
•    Identifies and maintains professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship, and is able to coach and train staff on boundaries and boundary setting. 
•    Ensures compliance with Company confidentiality policies, and Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines including HIPAA.
•    Delivers care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy, dignity and rights of FACT clients.
•    Other duties as assigned.

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MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:
•    Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
•    401(k) with company match
•    Generous paid time off
•    Paid holidays
•    Flexible Spending Account
•    Continuing Education benefits
•    Much more...
 

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