Integrated Behavioral Health Volunteer

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Job description

Who we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to making sure individuals who do not have health coverage get the same level of quality healthcare as those who have it. From our genesis as a community health center in 1971, we understood that we cannot heal our communities without also addressing the economic and social factors that affect health. Many times, this requires that we go outside and provide services in other settings to build the bridge that links individuals to our health center for preventive and primary care. Over 90,000 individuals come to La Clínica because it is a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating and connecting them to a broad network of services to improve and maintain their health and well-being. While we are still known for our activism and spirit of social justice, we are also proud to have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties.

Help support an excellent care team: We are looking for student volunteers to help support our case management services in the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) department. In the IBH Department we bring behavioral health services to our patients by integrating our services with their primary care clinic. This means that our IBH Clinicians and Case Managers work directly and in conjunction with our patients primary care providers which helps to increase the utilization of behavioral health services. Our IBH Case Managers are responsible for connecting patients to resources outside our organization that help to increase their wellness and well-being. These include referrals to address food insecurity, legal needs, housing needs and of course behavioral health services.

Abilities

* Bilingual proficiency in Spanish or (Specify Language).
* Demonstrate flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully.
* Able to work professionally and collaboratively in team-based care delivery.
* Ability to work and communicate with people from various ethnic, socio-economic, educational and life experience.
* Use clear and efficient written and verbal communication skills using the English language.
* Have the hardware needed to follow the guidelines related to remote volunteer placement
* Able to follow guidelines related to remote volunteer placement