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Job Opportunities
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Behavioral Health Clinician III
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$23.15 - $32.42 Hourly
$1,851.83 - $2,593.69 Biweekly
$4,012.30 - $5,619.67 Monthly
$48,147.57 - $67,435.99 Annually
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Full-Time |
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Throughout Ventura County, California
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| Under general supervision, provides clinical or administrative psychiatric behavioral health services in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment through the use of therapy (individual, family, or group), case management, interagency collaboration, and community organization. Behavioral Health Clinician III (licensed) – is the advanced journey classification providing behavioral health services as part of a multi-disciplinary team under general supervision. Incumbents in this classification demonstrate greater skill and depth of job knowledge in the assessment of consumer and family needs, and in the formulation and implementation of treatment and wellness and recovery plans.
EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE: Possible educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.
BILINGUAL INCENTIVE: Possible Bilingual incentive depending on the applicable MOA and the needs of the department.
AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Health Care Agency/Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Clinicians are represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and are not eligible for overtime compensation.
NOTE: This class is within a bargaining unit that is subject to an “agency shop” arrangement, which mandates all regular employees either join Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and pay dues as a member, or pay either a “service fee” to Local 721 or direct that an amount equivalent to the “service fee” be distributed to a qualified charitable organization.
The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future regular, temporary, fixed-term, intermittent and extra-help vacancies for this position within Health Care Agency .
OPENING DATE: September 2, 2009
CLOSING DATE: Continuous |
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Examples Of Duties:
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Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: - Independently assesses, evaluates and provides mental health and/or substance abuse services including individual, group and family therapy/counseling, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and case management services for persons with seriously mental illness or youth with serious emotional disturbance utilizing culturally sensitive, client/family centered, strength-based, wellness and recovery models of service delivery.
- Independently completes clinical documentation and maintains productivity according to department standards with minimal administrative oversight.
- In collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, including consumers and family members, participates in the development of treatment plans, coordinates treatment and case management, and discharge planning.
- Collaborates on behalf of the consumer/family with other support services provided by health care, social services agencies and community organizations.
- Participates in training on various topics such as cultural competency, clinical practice, compliance, treatment planning, case management, co-occurring disorders and substance abuse.
- Provides administrative support services including outreach and information about how to access and apply for state and federal programs (such as Medi-cal), performs pre-screening and assists in paperwork completion to determine eligibility.
- Provides 5150 evaluations and writes holds as appropriate.
- May provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians and student interns within the context of licensure, in keeping with BBS regulations and according to applicable VCBH policies.
- Performs other related duties.
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Typical Qualifications:
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These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE
A Masters degree in one of the following is required: Marriage & Family Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, Social Work with an emphasis on Clinical Social Work, Other equivalent Master's degree from a college or university approved by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Science Examiners; AND Must possess and maintain a valid California License as a: Marriage and Family Therapist; OR, Clinical Social Worker; AND A minimum of three years (2 must be post-master's) experience working in an acute or residential setting for Seriously Mentally Ill (“SMI”) Adult or Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (“SED”) youth or outpatient public mental health setting providing mental health services to Transitional Aged youth, adults or older adults with serious mental illness or youth with serious emotional disturbance and their families.
Note: Proof of Master's Degree and BBS Registration is required by date of hire.
Applicants should provide sufficient information under the Education/Work Experience portion of the application and Supplemental Questionnaire, if applicable, in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above sections; however, it may not be substituted in lieu of the application. |
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Examination Process:
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FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and can be closed at any time. Your application must be received by the County of Ventura Health Care Agency, Human Resources Division in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date the recruitment is closed.
To apply on-line refer to web site: www.ventura.org/hr. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 677-5302 for application materials. Our address is: County of Ventura Health Care Agency, Human Resources Division, 2323 Knoll Dr., Ste. 100, Ventura, CA 93003. We do not accept resumes in lieu of our application form, nor do we accept any application materials via email.
APPLICATION EVALUATION – 100%: An Application Evaluation will be conducted. A score will be assigned to each application based on established criteria. Such score will be considered as the final score for placement on the eligible list.
Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Applicants may be subjected to a thorough background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, credit, criminal background information and driving record.
For further information about this recruitment, please call (805) 677-5302 or e-mail HCAHR@ventura.org |
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