Clinical Therapist I

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As a Clinical Therapist, you will be a central figure providing expert assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to individuals, couples, families, or groups, guiding them through mental health challenges. You will play a vital role in empowering clients to achieve personal growth, resilience, and improved functioning.

Every day, you will conduct comprehensive clinical evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and deliver therapeutic modalities tailored to client needs. You will also meticulously document client progress, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and adhere strictly to ethical guidelines and professional standards, ensuring a safe and confidential therapeutic environment.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to continuous professional development, a proactive approach to client advocacy, and thrive in a dynamic, compassionate environment dedicated to facilitating healing and positive change.

• Completes a thorough psychosocial assessment on all assigned patients within timeframes within policy and program guidelines. Includes all relevant psychosocial history and available collateral information. From assessment, develops conclusions and treatment recommendations.
• Develops and updates treatment goals and interventions based on individual assessed needs and documents on the treatment plan. Includes patient and family input in the development of the treatment plan as appropriate. Goals and interventions are individualized, specific, measurable and time-framed.
• Recognizes exhibition of the features of a potentially suicidal and/or homicidal patient and follows through appropriately to provide for the immediate safety of the patient and the appropriate level of care.
• Provides culturally competent care with consideration for race, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and other relevant factors.
• Educates patients, families and caregivers in all aspects of treatment and discharge planning, including education on diagnosis and symptom management. Documents education and response.
• Utilizes group therapy processes and techniques in conducting groups, psycho-education, therapeutic activities, and family education and support groups to achieve treatment goals as assigned. Group therapy content is age-appropriate and in accordance with the clinical rationale of the specific program and population served.
• Job Requirements*Required
• Masters in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy or Social Work from an accredited college or university
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker: CA
• Psychologist: CA or
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Counselor: CA
• AHA Basic Life Support - CPR
  
  

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children.

Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children’s Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine.

Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

[One Community. One Mission. One California ](https://youtu.be/RrPuiSnALJY?si=pvQgPZ6ZWZM60TPV)

*Pay Range*

$46.19 - $54.91 /hour