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Olive View (OLV) TRC Licensed Clinician Job Description

Effort: 50%

Hourly Salary: $70

JOB SUMMARY

The Olive View Trauma Recovery Center (OLV TRC) is designed to help victims of violent crime overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources in the acute aftermath of trauma. The OLV TRC serves recent victims of violent crime, including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence and human trafficking in the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys. The OLV TRC utilizes the UCSF TRC model as a basis for its service provision: http://traumarecoverycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TRC-Manual.pdf

The OLV TRC has an opening for a part-time, licensed clinician. The incumbent will possess a Ph.D., Psy.D., or a be a M.A./M.S. LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC with an active and clear license to practice psychotherapy in the State of California. The incumbent hired for this role will provide trauma-informed assessment, psychotherapy and assertive case management services to survivors of violent crime. The incumbent will also provide recurrent consultation and training to staff and trainees on topics related to trauma-informed evidence-based interventions. The OLV TRC multidisciplinary treatment team includes psychologists, social workers/LMFT’s, medical case workers, a psychiatrist, and a medical legal community partnership (MLCP).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Intervention, Consultation, Psychotherapy, Liaison, Outreach and Case Management:

• Clinical services include short-term, trauma-informed individual and group psychotherapy and comprehensive clinical case management, liaison with other health care providers, and referral and accompaniment to community services when appropriate.
• Caseload consists of complex clients, all of whom have histories of trauma, including acute and chronic physical and sexual abuse, and are victims of interpersonal violence such as sexual assault, physical assault, domestic violence, gunshot wounds, political torture, and immigration trauma. Many clients may also have concurrent medical problems, psychosocial problems, and may have substance abuse problems as well.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary treatment team and consult on the psychosocial ramifications of trauma, substance abuse, psychiatric problems and chronic medical problems.
• Works with multidisciplinary treatment team to develop a comprehensive treatment and service plan for each client, integrating knowledge from a wide range of human service resources.
• Provides input on treatment plans by staff members of new clients using a trauma-informed approach and identifies service needs when appropriate. Assessment includes identifying presenting concerns, psychosocial history, mental status exam (MSE), and DSM-5 TR diagnosis.

Record Keeping and Administration and Other Duties:

• Maintain client records according to State of California Licensing Board, City, and County requirements.
• Records data in client’s chart according to Joint Commission standards.
• Meets program productivity standards; Completes productivity forms, clinical documentation and other documentation of services in a timely fashion.
• Assists in processing Quality Improvement requests.
• Assists in data collection for program evaluation and research purposes; works collaboratively with the TRC interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Attends staff meetings and other assigned meetings, participates in training sessions (e.g., in- services, grand rounds).
• Performs other related and relevant duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Demonstrated experience supervising clinical staff and interns. PREFERRED

Must demonstrate cultural humility and a strengths-based, recovery philosophy. REQUIRED

Excellent organizational and strong interpersonal skills. REQUIRED

Demonstrated excellent attendance and reliability. REQUIRED

People of color and ethnic minorities are encouraged to apply. PREFERRED

Bilingual Spanish Capability. PREFERRED

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Possession of a valid license in Psychology issued by the California Board of Psychology. REQUIRED

Able to obtain Medical Staff Privileges at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. REQUIRED

At least 2 years post licensing. PREFERRED

Experience working with trauma survivors from underserved populations, including young people of color, people who are homeless and/or chronically mentally ill, people from immigrant and refugee groups, and LGBTQ people. REQUIRED

Experience providing evidence-based, trauma-focused treatment. REQUIRED

Experience doing case management, outreach, and home visits. PREFERRED

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sylmar, CA 91342: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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