Career Center

Agency Description

San Francisco Community Health Center (formerly known as API Wellness) is a federally qualified health center that provides culturally competent, high quality medical care, health services, education, and outreach. We transform lives by advancing health, wellness and equality. We strengthen the well-being of and lead under-served communities—of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and immigration statuses—toward justice and health. Founded in 1987 as an all-volunteer, community-based response to the AIDS crisis in communities of color, we are an anchor-organization for San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, and we also lead regional, statewide, and national programming.

We believe that everyone deserves to be healthy and needs access to the highest quality health care.

Position Description:

The Clinical Supervisor is part of a multidisciplinary team that includes medical providers, nurses, medical assistants, social workers, case managers, and peer advocates. The position requires a graduate-level degree with active state licensure and is responsible for providing behavioral health services to the agency’s clients who are trying to manage their mental health and substance use, along with clinical supervision and training to providers working towards licensure.  

• Conduct intake, assessment and reassessment of clients with mental health and substance use disorders
• Offer individual psychotherapy for clients referred to the agency
• Provide clinical supervision to students and staff who need support and who are working toward licensure
• Develop and utilize multiple modalities to address clients’ substance use and mental health needs, including but not limited to individual psychotherapy using evidence-based treatments
• Continually update client care plans and develop appropriate discharge plans
• Participate in all required meetings in order to ensure compliance with HRSA funded grant
• Provide service referrals, linkages, care coordination, and advocacy services for clients, and monitor the outcomes of these activities
• Provide referrals to medical and psychosocial service resources and programs when needed
• Provide onsite consultation for the medical clinic and behavioral programs for urgent situations
• Complete necessary documentation and reports on units of service (UOS) and treatment plans in a timely manner; for third-party payers, thoroughly document visits for coding and billing
• Lead and participate in case conferences, monthly staff meetings and in-service trainings
• Participate in and comply with agency quality assurance, peer review, clinical consultation
• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of medical services, medical case management, prevention and testing services, and other internal and external social support programs
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Master's degree in social work
• Active licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Three years of post-Master’s direct clinical expertise in assessing and managing the psychosocial needs of low-income populations, multiply-diagnosed patients (HIV, mental disorder and substance abuse), sexual and gender minorities, immigrants and refugees
• Two years of experience with harm reduction, client-centered counseling, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based treatment approaches
• Two years of experience working in interdisciplinary teams. Must be able to work independently and also have an adaptable working style and be a strong contributor to team performance
• Two years of experience developing and facilitating psychotherapy and support groups
• Demonstrated reliability and good interpersonal, organizational, verbal, written communication Must be able to handle multiple tasks and have ability to work professionally and ethically     within multi-racial and multicultural settings
• Be able to provide customer service in an effective, courteous and friendly manner and meet the needs of diverse clientele
• Knowledge of legal mandates and ethical issues related to client privacy and confidentiality
• Ability to travel within San Francisco and, at times, the Bay Area or nationally
• Ability to take after-hours and weekend on-call coverage and crisis intervention
• Within six months of employment successful completion of an Involuntary Hold/5150 certification
• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and able to show proof of vaccination
  
  Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years of experience working in an acute setting and conducting individual and group psychotherapy
• Familiarity with data systems such as ARIES, electronic health record systems, and Medi-Cal documentation requirements
• Fluency in English and Spanish

Location:

• San Francisco, CA

TO APPLY: ONLY applications submitted through our online database will be considered.
Please include both your cover letter and resume:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=0d7a9498-ec90-4c89-a893-0f83148358fc&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, generous vacation, sick leave and holidays, one-month sabbatical, 403(b) with employer match, flexible work schedule, flex spending account, life insurance, long-term disability, professional development opportunities and more! (Benefits guidelines and eligibility vary based on tenure, employment status and FTE, among other factors).

San Francisco Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. San Francisco Community Health Center does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, disability status, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records