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Licensed-Clinician - Behavioral Health 169

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$38.23–$50.00 /hr

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Job Description

Shifts Available

SH | AM | Shifts: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Days: Saturday-Sunday

Minimum Compensation: $38.23—$50.00 | plus 5% weekend shift differential

Starting wage is based off of experience

Position Summary

The Social Work Clinician III independently provides clinical and casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies. May act in the role of a clinical supervisor of unlicensed staff.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and is subject to union membership requirements upon hire.”

Qualifications

Required

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work, psychology, or equivalent from an accredited college or university
  • Two (2) years of direct service experience in a behavioral health setting
  • Licensure (LMFT, LCSW, Licensed Psychologist, or LPCC)
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 30 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
  • All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.

Preferred

  • Previous experience with population to be served and/or work in a similar program setting
  • Two (2) years of post-licensure experience in order to provide clinical supervision to license eligible staff

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
  • Conducts psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, group and individual clinical service, case coordination, and documentation
  • Independently completes clinical assessments
  • Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with members served
  • Ensures provision of needed clinical services to assigned members served
  • Coordinates ongoing treatment within the program and with outside agencies
  • Provides individual and group therapy
  • Documents all treatment provided in a thorough and consistent manner
  • Collaborates with other staff in the discharge planning process and makes linkages to community services for members served
  • Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and recovery planning meetings
  • Demonstrates knowledge of de-escalation techniques and crisis communication and management
  • Serves as a clinical consultant to recovery team members
  • If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
  • If employed at Outpatient program, must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.

Skills

  • Ability to complete social histories, risk assessments, mental health status exams, and plans of care
  • Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation therapists
  • Ability to form a therapeutic alliance with members served and families
  • Sufficient medical knowledge to assess the needs of members served
  • Skills in conducting group therapy
  • Ability to advocate for the members served in other health delivery systems

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, bend, push, pull, squat, kneel, and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently reach, twist, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition and dexterity.

EOE AA M/F/V/Disability

Key Responsibilities

The clinician provides independent clinical and casework services, including psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, and individual or group therapy. They also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and ensure effective discharge planning for members.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyCrisis managementClinical documentationRisk assessmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Telecare ranks #6 of 16 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends