Position: Psychedelic Guide, Vacaville CA

About the Position

CIT Clinics is seeking an experienced Psychedelic Guide to join our Vacaville, CA clinic as a part-time hourly employee for shifts on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

A Psychedelic Guide at CIT is a core pillar in our clients' journeys to achieve positive transformational outcomes, contributing directly to the mission of transforming lives and helping clients reach their personal and behavioral goals. Guides are deeply familiar with the process of using psychedelics to aid in mental health support. In this role, you act as a navigator to help patients discover deep truths or insights they might otherwise miss. You will help provide direction, safety, and security when working with psychedelic and altered states of consciousness. Guides are fully trained and equipped with specific skill sets to handle any challenges or obstacles that may arise along the way. Additionally, guides help individuals move through these transformative experiences by navigating any arising sensations with compassion, calmness, and empathy.

 

Location and Availability

• Candidate must be available to work on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
• The ideal candidate lives in Solano county (within a less than 30 minute drive to the clinic).

Job Responsibilities

• Set and Setting Preparation: Responsible for aiding patients in the preparation of their experience by managing their mindset and physical environment ("set" and "setting") to ensure a safe, comfortable, and appropriate space.
• Secure & Supportive Presence: Build deep trust while maintaining a calm, non-intrusive environment that prioritizes patient safety.
• Behavioral Accountability: Identify items to create an accountability system for new behaviors and practices that emerge from the experience.
• Clinical Liaison: Work as the operational liaison to the clinical and coaching teams to coordinate and deliver top-quality patient care.
• Documentation: Thoroughly and accurately document significant patient interactions..
• Confidentiality: Uphold confidentiality laws and meet all legal/HIPAA requirements.
• Upkeep: Assist the team in maintaining a pleasant/professional patient experience as well as the cleanliness and upkeep of clinic facilities and equipment.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Grounded, warm, compassionate, and emotionally attuned presence. 
• Flexible, adaptable thinker with the ability to remain calm in dynamic situations. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Able to multitask with a steady and grounded approach to patient care. 
• Possess a baseline understanding and experience of the psychedelic experience, including professional and/or personal experience with psychedelic-assisted therapies. 
• Candidates MUST be available to work on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in our Vacaville, CA clinic.

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• A minimum of 1 year experience as a psychedelic guide OR  training in Consciousness Medicine and/or Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
• Experience with mindfulness, somatic, contemplative, or other embodied therapeutic practices. 
• Prior experience as an EMT and/or certification in Mental Health First Aid / suicide prevention is a plus.
• Veteran status and/or experience working with the VA is a plus.
• Experience working with individuals with complex trauma and a strong foundation in trauma-informed care.
  

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive hourly wages.
• ICHRA health care reimbursement plan.
• Friendly, supportive and flexible work environment.
• Excellent training opportunities and peer support from field leaders.
• Opportunities for advancement to a full-time salaried position.

About CIT Clinics

CIT Clinics (www.citclinics.com) is a veteran owned and operated medical clinic that provides comprehensive care for patients suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD and chronic physical pain. We offer personalized care plans that combine cutting-edge IV Ketamine and nutrient infusions (NAD+, Glutathione, vitamins), with expert-guided psychedelic journeys, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and compassionate integration coaching (mindfulness, behavior/habit coaching).  

Our team consists of Board of Anesthesiology certified Anesthesiologists (MD), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (NP), Registered Nurses (RN), Psychedelic Guides and Life Skills Coaches. We also partner with Psychotherapists (LMFT, PhD, LCSW) with training and experience in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).

Our protocols are based on the most current peer-reviewed literature as well as extensive first-hand experience providing thousands of treatments over the past 8 years. We pride ourselves in providing truly integrative patient care and the most efficacious and compassionate treatment available. Our clinics are designed to feel comfortable and cozy, while simultaneously maintaining the rigorous standards of a fully licensed medical clinic.

Our treatment philosophy is centered around an integrative, collaborative approach emphasizing the importance of the overall well-being of the patient (including sleep, nutrition, exercise, social relational, emotion regulation, etc.) through a multi-faceted approach.We believe ketamine is a catalyst—not the cure. Our whole-person approach helps patients reconnect with their innate healing intelligence, strengthen self-trust, and cultivate the inner agency needed for lasting change.