Petaluma Health Center Careers

Description

Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)

Summary: The Licensed Marriage Family Therapist will provide high-quality psychological services in an
integrated care setting. Partner as a flexible member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide
seamless care for patients. Assess and diagnose mental health and chronic conditions. Design appropriate
interventions to meet patient needs, including coordinating care with community resources as needed.
Provide effective, evidence-based interventions to patients, and facilitate same-day and crisis services as
needed. Work at maximum potential to meet access and productivity needs while providing high quality
care. Contributes to clinic quality goals. Maintain professional license, credentials, and relevant training.
Contribute to clinic quality goals and improvement efforts. Perform other duties as assigned, including but
not limited to after evening hours and assignment to outside locations within PHC federal scope such as
school-based clinics and homeless shelters.
Areas of Responsibility:
Participation in Integrated Care Team:
• Functions as collaborative member of integrated care team
• Readily accepts warm handoffs and provides follow-up recommendations to referring provider
• Shares skills and interventions with members of integrated team to facilitate coordinated treatment
Assessment:
• Consistently uses screening tools to assess mood, risk, and progress in treatment
• Appropriately and expediently diagnoses mental health disorders based on DSM-V criteria
Intervention Design:
• Determine appropriate level of treatment for individual patients and episodes of care
• Coordinate care with community resources as appropriate
• Utilize outcomes-based practice tools to ensure high quality patient care and tailor delivery of brief
interventions
• Works collaboratively with Behavioral Health leadership to develop treatment programs specific to
patient populations and treatment needs
Intervention Delivery:
• Provides psychological assessment and brief treatment to individuals and families
• Documents progress/data in medical records using objective, measurable methods
• Treats psychological disorders to effect change
• Selects approach to use in brief individual therapy and modifies as appropriate
• Collaborates with Psychiatrists and other specialists in developing treatment recommendations
Access and Productivity:
• Works at maximum potential to meet productivity requirements in order to improve
patient access and fiscal viability while maintaining quality care
• Adheres to health center standards for productivity as defined by the medical director and senior
management
• Facilitates same-day access for patients in need of Behavioral Health treatment or assessment
Professional Development and Relationships:
• Utilizes Continuing Education resources to ensure compliance and skills necessary to practice in PHC
treatment model. Willingly seeks additional training when needed in order to successfully fulfill job
requirements
• Models clear communication and conflict resolution skills with coworkers and patients
• Continually assesses needs of community and patients, and trends in behavioral health, to ensure
cutting- edge treatment
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Adheres to quality assurance guidelines and aids the
health center in reaching its clinical quality goals. Adheres to nationally recognized health care
standards
• Knows and follows clinic policies and procedures
• Demonstrates competent knowledge in delivering behavioral health services to patients through
peer review as established through the medical staff bylaws, recommendations of each licensing
board, and clinic Quality Improvement Program
• Supports and contributes in a positive manner to clinic efforts to maintain and improve patient
satisfaction in all aspects of care delivery
• Meets all time commitments by arriving on time to the clinic and working entire shift or more as
needed
• Responsible for maintaining credentials by keeping all required licenses current, including but not
limited to California MFT, CE hours, CPR Certifications and any other required licenses. It is the
responsibility of the Marriage and Family Therapist to give Human Resources current credentials
before old credentials expire
• Willingly performs other duties within the scope of practice as assigned
Qualifications: 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.
Education/Experience:
• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family therapy, Counseling, or other master’s degree leading to LMFT
licensing
Desired Skills:
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition
and experience to complement data
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build
knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to
customer needs; responds to requests for service and assistance
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps
emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things
• Oral/Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations;
listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; writes clearly and informatively
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate
judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people
in decision-making process; makes timely decisions
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others
with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own
actions; follows through on commitments
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes
approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or
unexpected events
Licenses and Certifications:
• Current California LMFT license
• Candidate must be able to successfully meet PHC’s credentialing and privileging requirements
• Current Basic Life Support Certification required.
Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and
procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of
managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions and decimals.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal
with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills: High level of computer literacy and proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook),
electronic medical records and web applications.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Movement within health center complex environment repeatedly throughout the day
• Ability to write by hand, use phone, use computer keyboard and mouse extensively to perform
general office functions
• Manual wrist and finger dexterity and wrist-finger speed sufficient to perform repetitive actions for
extended periods of time
• Ability to effectively communicate by hearing continuously and speech in a manner which can be
understood by a diverse population
• Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions with attention to detail and accuracy
• Must have visual acuity near and far (20 inches to 20 feet), depth perception, field of vision, ability
to focus on an object, ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time (minimum periods of one (1) hour at a time)
• Ability to frequently walk, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and climb with the use of a step
stool
• Ability to grasp, hold and pick up and reach with hands and arms
• Ability to frequently lift and or move up to fifteen (15) pounds
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to twenty-five (25) pounds (periodic lifting of supplies
or equipment)
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to travel to and from other health center sites and community locations
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to Health Center areas and general
office environment. The work environment is a clean, well-lit, well-ventilated, and temperature-controlled
environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The hours of duty are lengthy
and irregular.
Acknowledgment: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be
performed by the employee incumbent in this position. The Employee may be required to follow any other
job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested. This document does not
create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

Petaluma health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.