Forensic Clinician

Job Details: - Job Location: CA Fairfield Remote - Farifield, CA 94533 - Position Type: Full-Time - Education Level: Graduate Degree - Salary Range: Undisclosed - Job Shift: Day - Job Category: Behavioral Health Professional & Support - Annual Salary: $83,200.00 to $93,600.00 Depending on Licensure and Experience - Schedule: Sunday through Thursday; 8:00am to 4:30pm MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services. Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following: - Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings - Life skills training - Day socialization groups - Collateral contacts - Home visits - Substance abuse screenings - Psychiatric services - Case Management - Court reports - Psychological assessments We are currently seeking a full-time Forensic Clinician who is responsible for the provision of core services for FACT clients with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. Will provide individual and group therapy to clients residing in a 24/7 housing facility. Essential Duties/Responsibilities - Provide forensic clients with individual and group therapy. - Complete case management, collateral contacts, personal property searches for contraband, and obtain urine specimens for drug testing. - Complete thorough clinical documentation within 24 hours of service being delivered. - Clinical notes following any mental health service which indicate: services provided; client’s response/interaction; specific problem behaviors, warning signs and/or any pertinent observations; actions taken in response to these; over time, clinical notes reflect that the criminal history, mental illness and treatment plan are addressed during service contacts. - Conducts risk assessments to address client-specific criminogenic risk factors, including identification of warning signs, precursors, warning signs, criminal thinking styles and patterns, and high-risk conditions/situations. - Provide rotating on-call services during afterhours and weekend/holidays for crisis response to assigned housing facility. - Provide expert witness testimony when needed. - Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the Judiciary, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, Parole Agents, DSH, and local law enforcement officials. - Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the community agencies that could positively impact community opportunities for FACT clients. - Participates in regular clinical and administrative meetings. - Holds regular progress meetings with home CONREP sites.