MST Clinician

At TURN our mission is Improving Lives. Our organization embraces the tenets of client-centered care, and our core values People, Culture and Growth are at the forefront of everything we do. We hire exceptional individuals seeking meaningful opportunities in a purpose-driven environment.

JOB SUMMARY 

Recommend and assist with access to medical, educational, social, vocational, housing, and more to support program goals. Initiate referrals to the next level of care, and coordinate with physical health providers to ensure whole-person care, and advocate in the best interest of clients.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Provide assessments, mental health evaluations, family-individual-group therapy, plan development, case consultation, crisis intervention, discharge placement, and assist clients in meeting basic needs and symptom management.

• Complete accurate and timely documentation, meet minimum billable requirements for direct client services.

• Facilitate placement including pre-placement visits, and transportation as needed.

• Shift coverage including part of the on-call team.

• Provide field-based services as required by program and client need.

• Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.

• Participate in scheduled program meetings.

• Other relevant duties as assigned.

• Conduct MST assessment including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.

• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.

• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcomes review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process.

• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process.

• Ability to engage and collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system, to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment.

• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices.

• Participate in all MST training, supervision, consultation, and MST Therapist development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master’s degree and CA BBS registration or license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC) required.

• Valid CA driver’s license and current auto insurance per contract requirements required.

• Experience providing mental health and/or substance use disorder services preferred.

• Cultural competency understanding required.

• Bilingual preferred.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

These physical demands represent what must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. As mentioned above, reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified disabilities.

☒ Seeing ☒ Hearing ☒ Speaking

☒ Stooping/Bending ☒ Working in cramped spaces ☒ Moving around facility

☒ Moving between offices/clients ☒ Driving – light errands ☐ Climbing

☒ Lifting/carrying heavy items ☐ Driving – in the course of job duties ☐ Using hands/fingers

☐ Pushing/pulling/dragging items ☒ Standing for long periods ☒ Sitting for long periods

☐ Working outside/underground

I can perform the above functions:

☐ Without accommodation ☐ With accommodation. If so, please specify:

OTHER DUTIES 

This job description isn’t a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities required for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employee signature constitutes an understanding of the job requirements, essential functions, and duties. 

TURN is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran 

status, national origin, race, religious creed, and sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions.