Casa Palmera is a nationally recognized sub-acute residential treatment center in San Diego, California offering drug rehabilitation, treatment for alcohol addiction as well as treatment for mood disorders and anxiety and trauma disorders. Casa Palmera is staffed with a diverse team of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and nurses who work together to help each patient move forward within a caring community.

If you are looking for an organization that thrives on growth, celebrates diversity of thought, and rewards passionate execution, you’ve come to the right place. Because we put clients first, it is our honor to support and reward those who serve them.

As a licensed clinician you will be responsible for providing addiction treatment and mental health treatment to Inpatient Detoxification and Resident Treatment (RTC) patients. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will perform direct services, including group facilitation, individual therapy, family therapy, and crisis interventions under the supervision of the Clinical Director

Responsibilities

• Provide Professional and ethical therapy to chemically dependent patients in treatment through group facilitation and education. The Clinician I performs group services and individual therapy.
• Initiates/develops a treatment plan with specific goals and interventions unique to the needs of the patient.
• Provides health teaching for adult/family through individual and group interactions.
• Evaluates the response of the adult/family to interventions in order to revise the plan, including discharge criteria.
• Uses assessment data to identify problem list and other interactive social systems.

This is a full-time position that will work Sunday-Thursday 8:30am-5pm or Tuesday-Saturday 8:30am-5pm.

Compensation Range: $62,400-72,800/annually

Compensation will be dependent upon geographic region, education, and experience

• Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in social work, counseling, psychology.
• Active independent clinical license in the state of California; LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, PsyD, PhD.
• One-year experience working with adults with alcohol and substance abuse patients.
• Possess and maintain a current Basic Life Support certification, along with a current SAMA, CTI, or CPI certification.
• Knowledge of industry standards: organization, theory, principles, and research processes, accreditation and regulatory standards, ability to assess clinical care requirements based on psychotherapeutic and human development principles, scope of practice, and regulatory standards

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.