Provide rapid behavioral health assessments, crisis intervention, and short-term stabilization for youth and adults in a high-acuity walk-in center. Coordinate care transitions and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe discharge and linkage to community resources.
Indio, CA onsite.
OUR MISSION Wellness Equity Alliance is a national multidisciplinary health organization that designs and delivers integrated, community-based care for populations most impacted by health inequities. We do this through mobile and field-based models, providing medical care, behavioral health services, substance use treatment, harm reduction, and care coordination in nontraditional settings such as encampments, schools, reentry sites, and rural communities as well as with sovereign tribal nations. Grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and data-driven practices, WEA combines clinical expertise, lived experience, and advanced population health analytics to reduce barriers to care, improve continuity, and strengthen local systems. We have partnered with more than 60 public agencies, managed care plans, and community-based organizations across the U.S. to implement scalable, sustainable programs that are advancing health equity and improving outcomes for historically marginalized populations.
We are known as Renegades, Rebels, Disruptors and Dreamers. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.
WEA’s Crisis Walk-In (CWI) Center, located on the behavioral health campus of Riverside University Health System in Indio, CA, offers 24/7 walk-in, voluntary crisis services for adults and children ages 5 and older. Designed to provide immediate, accessible care, the center serves up to 20 patients at a time, including both youth and adults.
The Behavioral Health Clinician II serves as a frontline clinician within WEA’s Indio Crisis Walk-In Center (CWI), providing rapid assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term stabilization services for youth, adults, and families experiencing acute behavioral health needs.
This role focuses on helping individuals stabilize quickly, engage natural and community supports, and transition safely to ongoing care.
Clinicians work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment and support individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges.
The Behavioral Health Provider works closely with an interdisciplinary team—including peer support, nursing, psychiatry, and site operations—and partners with clinical leadership to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care delivery.
This is a high-impact role ideal for clinicians who thrive in crisis settings and are motivated to serve vulnerable populations with empathy, structure, and clinical excellence.
Required Qualifications Licensed LCSW, LPCC or LMFT in California 1–3+ years of experience providing behavioral health services, crisis intervention, or counseling. Experience supporting individuals experiencing acute distress, including mental health crises and/or substance use challenges. Strong crisis de-escalation, assessment, and stabilization skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment. Excellent communication, organization, and teamwork skills. Willingness to work 12-hour shifts within minimum expectations for daytime, overnight, weekend, and holiday availability.
Experience working in crisis settings such as CWIC, CSU, ED, urgent care, or community crisis programs. Experience working with youth and family systems. Experience supporting individuals with co-occurring (dual diagnosis) conditions. Bilingual (Spanish strongly preferred). Familiarity with local community mental health and social service resources. Proficiency with electronic health records (EHRs). Key Competencies Crisis assessment, de-escalation, and stabilization. Trauma-informed and culturally responsive care. Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure. Team-based care and interdisciplinary collaboration. Clinical judgment and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Market context
In California, behavioral-health roles tied to substance use disorder counseling and case management are typically supported by ongoing community and treatment-program demand. These positions are competitive because employers often look for a high school diploma, at least 2 years of SUD counseling or case management experience, and current Registered or Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor status. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit and note that professional development and paid continuing education are listed as benefits.
