NV - Forensic Clinician (Bilingual spanish)

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Forensic Clinician

Full Time

Gateways Normandie Village

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center located in Los Angeles, is a non-profit organization that provides an array of comprehensive mental health services for Children, Adolescents, Transitional Aged Youth, and Adults suffering from mental illness in the Greater Los Angeles area.

The organization consists of a standalone fifty five (55) bed hospital and six outlying outpatient facilities that have anywhere from fourteen (14) beds to one hundred and thirty four (134) beds

We are seeking a highly motivated Forensic Clinician for our Normandie Village program which provides mental health services and housing for up to 60 Adults ages 18 to 59.

Developed in conjunction with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Normandie Village serves individuals with a history of placement failure or psychiatric instability who are ready for discharge from Institutions for Mental Disease, Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Units or Crisis Residential Facilities and are in need of a safe place to live.

The primary focus of Normandie Village is to provide intensive mental health support in a structured residential environment in order to prepare the client for more independent community living and a transition into a stable community environment.

We are hiring a qualified and compassionate Forensic Clinician to join our team! The Forensic Clinician must have an MSW, MFT, and or , from an accredited university and be license eligible.

The responsibilities of the position include providing forensically focused individual and group therapy, home visits, crisis intervention, case management services, and urine screens, to an adult forensic population.

In addition, reports for each client are submitted to the courts on a 90-day cycle. Documentation on all services provided must be submitted within 24-hours of service delivery.

Clinical staff participates in all meetings and supervision activities. Assists with any other project as indicated by the Program Director or Program Coordinator as needed.

Must maintain a clear criminal record for continued employment eligibility.

Minimum Experience Required

• Knowledge of medications, working knowledge of current diagnostic manual.
• Clinical experience in provision of individual or group treatment and training with multi-racial (ethnic) populations.

Minimum Education Required

Masters Degree in Behavioral Sciences or related area from an accredited university.

Essential Skills

• Working knowledge of mental status examinations and current diagnostic manual.
• Knowledge of psychiatric mental health theories and practices.
• Individual and group treatment with clients who present a variety of psychopathologies.
• Ability to function as both the primary therapist and member of multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Ability to accurately observe and document client’s behaviors and treatment sessions.
• Ability to accurately assess statements and behaviors of clients for evidence of antisocial behavior.
• Ability to handle encounters with clients who may be unstable, angry, hostile, agitated, or intoxicated, by alcohol or street drugs, in an appropriate, effective, and sage manner.
• Crisis intervention for assessing and de-escalating aggressive / assaultive behavior.
• Knowledge and understanding of human relationships.
• Ability to work and relate effectively with visitors, police, and community members.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish, both verbally and in writing. (Designated bilingual Spanish position)
• Good writing skills.
• Ability to utilize feedback effectively.
• Computer skills (Ability to learn Electronic Records Program and other company computer programs)
• Computer skills in word process for creating and typing court reports or other related documents.

Physical Strength

Light work : able to lift a maximum of 20 pounds

Location : Los Angeles / Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center / Normandie Village

Status : (1) Full Time / Non-Exempt / Union / bilingual

Qualifications

LMFT, LCSW, ASW, AMFT, or , from an accredited university and license eligible.