• Mental Health Clinician

    Dignity Health (Los Angeles, CA)


    Responsibilities

    The Mental Health Clinician provides high quality home/community-based mental health services for children and their families. He/she is responsible for supervising the interdisciplinary family service team and ensures that services are provided in adherence with the service plan. He/she will be supervised by a licensed clinical supervisor in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. He/she will display professional skills in diagnosis and assessment (if Master's level), case management, treatment planning, psychotherapy (if Master's level), and utilization review.

     

    The Mental Health Clinician will operate in accordance with all regulations and standards of the State of California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners (if Master's level), the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Child and Family Services.

    Qualifications

    + BA degree with at least two years providing intensive services.

    + M.A. degree in Social Work

    + A minimum of one year's experience in an academic internship delivering child welfare and mental health services.

    + Experience providing services to at-risk children and families through the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Children and Family Services.

    + Wraparound experience/training.

     

    Overview

     

    Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

     

    Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

     

    California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

     

    CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

     

    One Community. One Mission. One California (https://youtu.be/RrPuiSnALJY?si=pvQgPZ6ZWZM60TPV)

    Pay Range

    $34.50 - $47.04 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.