Mental Health Clinician II

County of Shasta•Redding, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is within the Administration Branch of the Health and Human Services Agency, specifically within the Quality Management Program. This position is not a direct clinical services position. In the non-direct clinical service setting, under general supervision, to provide clinical and administrative functions that support the documentation and delivery of high-quality treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed adults and children, conduct internal and external chart auditing, service utilization review, medication monitoring, maintaining documentation standards and communicating standards to clinical staff, monitoring activities to ensure quality of service delivery and compliance with the Mental Health Plan contract, training, Medi-Cal site certification, researching and interpreting and applying federal, state and local regulations governing the provision of these services; and to do related work as assigned. Mental Health Clinician II applicants should have the education/experience necessary to provide professional rehabilitative, case management, counseling, and medically necessary treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed adults and children; and to perform related work as assigned. Under general supervision, to provide professional rehabilitative, case management, counseling, and medically necessary treatment services to seriously emotionally disturbed adults and children; and to do related work as assigned.

Requirements

Possession of a valid license through the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiner
Principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature associated with biopsychosocial rehabilitation
Documentation standards associated with public and private reimbursement systems and Federal financial compliance
Scope and activities of public and private health, social service, and law enforcement agencies
Apply the principles of biopsychosocial diagnosis and treatment planning
Establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation with an interdisciplinary team
Maintain an objective and empathetic understanding of mental illness, be tolerant, use tact, and maintain emotional stability
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, mental health, health, and social services professionals, contract providers, County and State representatives, consumers and their family members, community groups, and the general public

Nice To Haves

Work well in a team environment
Able to handle multiple projects with different competing priorities effectively
Strong communication skills, including interpersonal skills and public speaking
Experience with providing services for children and adults with severe mental illness
Utilization review of mental health treatment services
Interpretation of local, state or federal regulations
Writing policies & procedures
Providing group trainings

Responsibilities

Performs case management and rehabilitative treatment services with seriously emotionally disturbed adult or child clients and their families
Develops treatment plans
Gathers data relative to client’s personal, social, and emotional history by interviewing client, relatives, friends, teachers, and employers
Prepares social case histories with particular emphasis upon psychosocial factors affecting the client
Participates directly in individual therapy and group therapy programs for children, adults, and families
Coordinates with other team members and with community agencies in carrying out treatment plans
Interprets and explains to clients, relatives, and community groups the social and emotional factors related to emotional disorders
Attend staff conferences, team meetings, in-service training sessions, and continuing education or required training sessions
Maintains documentation of biopsychosocial rehabilitative services and assessment of mental health clients