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Middle East Development Co. Ltd

Behavioral Health Therapist- San Diego, CA

Middle East Development Co. Ltd, San Diego, California, United States, 92189

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Behavioral Health Counselor - LMFT/LCSW/LPC - Evernorth - San Diego, CA

The Onsite Behavioral Health Counselor is responsible for counseling individuals to diagnose and treat mental health disorders. Duties include referring clients to specialists, monitoring progress during treatment, and creating a comfortable environment for client care. This professional works in conjunction with psychologists and psychiatrists and refers patients as needed.

Responsibilities And Essential Functions

Conduct regular appointments with clients who wish to converse with a mental health professional

Establish positive and trusting relationships with clients

Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance use disorders, leveraging evidence based tools

Provide patient education about common mental health and substance use disorders, as well as available evidence based treatments

Implement various treatments and protocols to address client situations using evidence based techniques

Continually assess client situations and provide the proper ongoing treatments

Educate and involve family members or other loved ones in the treatment process when necessary

When required, partner with plan and community resources to make referrals to outside sources or agencies that can augment or better address the client’s specific needs

Coordinate care after an acute event including emergency department presentation or inpatient admission in collaboration with the patient’s provider and population health team

Coordinate with patient’s care plan team to ensure holistic care

Maintain the strictest confidentiality of each client situation

Maintain all required licenses and the appropriate insurance

Participate in clinical team meetings as assigned

Ability to work in the office in San Diego, CA

Minimum Qualifications

LCSW, LPC or LMFT

Current, unrestricted license(s) in California; additional state licenses a plus

Must have an independent license

Must have at least 2 years of therapy experience

Experience with population management

The position is based in the office in San Diego, CA and the anticipated salary is 100-115,000. If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload. We anticipate offering an annual salary of 65,600 - 109,400 USD depending on relevant factors including experience and geographic location. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

Benefits include comprehensive health‑related benefits such as medical, vision, dental, well‑being and behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, company‑paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group.

About Evernorth Health Services Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response. The Cigna Group has a tobacco‑free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Health Care Provider

Industries Machinery Manufacturing

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