Mental Health Therapist (LISW)

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

AMAZING INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR POSITIVE PEOPLE at AIDS Healthcare Foundation!

Does the idea of doing something that really makes a difference in people’s lives while being well-compensated intrigue you?

Are you looking to work for an organization that encourages growth and success from each and every one of its employees?

If so, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the place for you!

Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is the largest specialized provider of HIV / AIDS medical care in the nation.

Our mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay. Through our healthcare centers, pharmacies, health plan, research and other activities, AHF provides access to the latest HIV treatments for all who need them.

AHF’s core values are :

• Patient-Centered
• Value Employees
• Respect for Diversity
• Nimble
• Fight for What’s Right

STILL INTERESTED? Please continue!

Responsibilities

Required : Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)

True to AHF’s Mission Statement, our mental health providers strive to contribute state-of the-art and best-in-class services to our diverse patient population.

As a member of our mental health team, we would encourage you to unleash your creative talents, skills, and expertise to fulfill our mission of providing patient centered mental health care.

To us, this simply means delivering individualized and customized treatment interventions that are evidenced-based and continually innovative in nature.

We are enthusiastic about our multidisciplinary treatment team approach that draws on the expertise of stellar and seasoned psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors.

Our dedicated mental health team clearly understands that our continued success in treating our patient population must address the patient’s comprehensive mental health needs and the most important patient we will ever see is the one sitting in front of us.

We are unapologetically passionate about our goal to help improve the quality of life for our patients.

Your contributions to our success requires you to be valued as a leader in your field of expertise and as an expert in HIV related mental health related issues.

As a valued mental health leader and through your contributions, you would find meaningfulness and purposefulness by also adding value to our Mission, staff, and patients.

The Mental Health Provider is considered an expert at providing short-term therapy for individuals, couples, families and / or groups of clients.

Drawing upon your experience and skills, you would be essential in performing mental health triage / referral / coordination to clients, including directing clients to the appropriate level of mental health care : including medication management, neuropsychological testing, day treatment programs, substance abuse services and inpatient hospitalization.

The Mental Health Provider collaborates with the client’s Primary Care Provider on a regular basis. Your feedback at multidisciplinary treatment team meetings would be highly respected.

In addition, you would thrive as a mental health consultant on HIV issues to our clients and their families, to the general public, as well as to governmental regulatory agencies.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

We at AIDS Healthcare Foundation believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability.

The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.