Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist – LMFT

MASC Medical Recruitment Firm

. Provide behavioral health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and care coordination for patients with behavioral, social, and medical complexity .

Posted 10/24/2026full-timeRiverside • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $79,000 - $111,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide behavioral health assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and care coordination for patients with behavioral, social, and medical complexity
See patients in their homes, in the community, and in healthcare facilities
Complete behavioral health, psychosocial, functional, and social-needs assessments
Build and update individualized behavioral health and psychosocial care plans with patients and the care team
Provide counseling, supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and crisis intervention within LMFT scope
Assess and respond to safety concerns, including suicide risk, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence
Escalate patients to a higher level of care when needed
Coordinate with physicians, psychiatric providers, nurses, care managers, health plans, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and community organizations
Support transitions of care after emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and skilled nursing stays
Identify social determinants of health that impede treatment and connect patients to appropriate resources
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on behavioral health needs, coping strategies, and community resources
Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and care-team meetings
Complete clinical documentation accurately and on time in line with HIPAA, mandatory-reporting, payer, and program requirements
Enhance quality of patient management, maximize patient satisfaction, promote cost-effectiveness, and increase efficacy in addressing healthcare disparities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree from an accredited program (required)
Current, active, and unrestricted California LMFT license (required)
Working knowledge of behavioral health assessment, crisis intervention, and care coordination
Comfortable using electronic health records, care-management platforms, and telehealth tools
Experience with Medi-Cal, Medicare, dual-eligible, or other high-risk populations (preferred)
Experience in Enhanced Care Management, complex care management, integrated behavioral health, or population health (preferred)
Experience providing home- or community-based behavioral health services (preferred)
Experience with patients affected by housing instability, substance use, serious mental illness, or frequent hospital use (preferred)
Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

3 weeks (2 weeks + 6-7 federal holidays) paid time away
401K
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits