Licensed Clinical Social Worker LCSW (Bilingual Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi or Dari Preferred)

Join Elica’s mission and become a part of a team where every day is an opportunity to make a positive impact in your community!

At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community! Our passion extends throughout Elica, from the exceptional healthcare services we provide to our underserved patients at our Community Health Clinics and state-of-the-art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels, to our Resource Center where we empower patients and members of the community to connect with resources to help them build healthy and full lives.

Position Overview:

• Deliver goal-directed, time-limited psychotherapy and guide collaborative service matching for clients entering specialized recovery services.
• Utilize evidence-based interventions tailored to co-occurring disorders, such as CBT, DBT-informed practices, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, CPT, and trauma-informed care.
• Coordinate closely with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) teams, primary care, psychiatry, and case managers to provide holistic, integrated care.
• Leverage robust clinical capabilities in substance use and mental health treatment within a fast-paced Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
• Eligible for a hybrid work model following successful onboarding and training period.

Psychotherapy & Clinical Interventions

• Offer family, couples, and individual psychotherapy addressing concurrent mental health and substance use conditions.
• Facilitate episode-based, goal-oriented therapy that incorporates structured step-downs and collaborative discharge workflows.
• Implement moderation management frameworks, respecting patients' readiness levels and supporting incremental milestones.
• Perform comprehensive initial intakes and behavioral health assessments, leveraging standardized diagnostics (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, DAST) and risk screenings for suicide, withdrawal, overdose, and psychosis.
• Lead evidence-based process and psychoeducational groups.
• Participate in the continuous design and updating of group curricula.

Substance Use & Co-Occurring Disorder Care

• Execute target assessments for substance misuse and co-occurring issues, deploying risk evaluations and standardized screening measures.
• Rely on ASAM criteria to guide placement decisions and execute referrals to specialized care tiers when needed.
• Offer non-judgmental re-engagement, proactive safety planning, and treatment recalibration for patients experiencing a return to use.
• Distribute overdose prevention tools and education, including naloxone instruction and fentanyl testing info, across all stages of client readiness.
• Collaborate with psychiatric clinicians regarding Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Programmatic & Professional Responsibilities

• Partner with multidisciplinary staff members across primary care, psychiatry, MAT, case management, peer support, Enhanced Care Management (ECM), and external care networks.
• Execute smooth warm handoffs across department lines.
• Engage in weekly clinical consultations and multidisciplinary team huddles to review cases.
• Maintain documentation practices within Epic, completing progress notes, Collaborative Care Plans, and discharge summaries timely.
• Execute mandatory consents and administrative program enrollment forms.
• Help satisfy grant requirements and quality performance metrics (e.g., HRSA, SAMHSA, Medi-Cal, HCAI).
• Assist in optimizing clinic workflows and supporting program enhancement projects.
• Deliver immediate crisis intervention support as necessary.
• Advocate for patients to dismantle institutional barriers and promote interdisciplinary, collaborative health management.
• Actively join month department meetings, bi-annual all-provider assemblies and internal in-service clinical training sessions.
• Uphold and advocate for the organization's administrative guidelines and policies.
• Pursue continuing professional education to maintain licensure, clinical competency, and relevant knowledge.
• Participate in regular performance reviews throughout employment.

Bilingual candidates (English plus Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, or Dari) are highly preferred, and while entry-level applicants are welcome, those with prior experience are strongly encouraged to apply.