Therapist - Street Medicine

Therapist - Street Medicine

About Us :

San Francisco Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing culturally competent, high-quality medical care, mental health services, education, and outreach. We are a safety-net for the LGBTQ community, the unsheltered community, people who use substances, and those with mental health needs. We are an anchor-organization for San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and we also lead regional, statewide, and national programming. We believe that everyone deserves access to the highest quality care served with dignity and respect!

About You :

• You focus and center your work around giving a high level of service.
• You are empathetic, responding to any situation with compassion and curiosity.
• You are driven by your own internal integrity as well as that of the agency.
• You have a justice and equity mind-set.
• You feel that everyone deserves dignity and respect.
• You pay attention to details no matter how big or small.

Program Description :

Our Street Medicine providers deliver primary health care, urgent care, wound care, phlebotomy and lab results, behavioral health care, and case management outside of our clinic walls, directly to our community members living on the streets. We meet people where they, build long term relationships, and partner with people to support their health and wellness.

Position Description :

The Street Medicine Therapist is part of a multidisciplinary team that includes medical providers, nurses, case managers and community health workers. You will meet community members where they are located in the Tenderloin area, be it at their residences, in shelters or on the street. In this role, you will provide ongoing and episodic therapy to unhoused and recently housed people where they live, and housed persons who are not able to engage in clinic-based care. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your direct team members, community organizations, other clinicians on the behavioral health team, and most importantly clients / patients. You will work to engage clients facing systemic oppression and barriers to accessing medical and mental health care, including LGBTQ+ folx, persons experiencing houselessness, people living with HIV, and people who use drugs.

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EEOC Statement :

San Francisco Community Health Center is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. San Francisco Community Health Center does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, disability status, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.