Behavioral Health Clinician I Correctional Health Services

CAREER DESCRIPTION

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANI

Correctional Health Services

(Formerly Clinical Social Worker / Marriage Family Therapist I)

Please note that a valid Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC) or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) number issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) is required to be placed on the eligible list. If you have applied for your BBS certificate but do not possess such by the date of application you are required to provide proof of your BBS certificate application at the time of application submission. Those without possession of a valid ACSW APCC or AMFT or proof of application for a BBS certificate will be disqualified from the recruitment.

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above based on position requirements and successful candidates qualifications subject to appropriate authorization.

Premium Pay

In addition to the hourly salary eligible applicants may receive premium pay for the items listed below.

Bilingual pay : Qualified employees who meet the criteria found ( page 17) shall receive an additional $0.90 per hour for all hours paid.

Night Shift Differential pay : Employees assigned to a night shift shall be paid a night shift differential for each hour actually worked on the assigned night shift. Pay rate is determined by assigned shift hours found here (page 14).

• Jail Supplement pay : An employee in this classification who is permanently assigned to the Central Jail / Intake / Release Center (including Correctional Medical Services) Theo Lacy Branch Jail or James Musick Facility shall receive an additional $1.50 per hour for all paid hours.
• Call-Back pay : An employee in this classification who returns to work because of an agency / department request shall be eligible for Call-Back pay as detailed here (page 15).

Other Additional Premium Pays

This recruitment is open to the public.

This recruitment is being held to establish an open eligible list that will be used to fill current and future Behavioral Health Clinician I positions within the Health Care Agency Correctional Health Services. This recruitment may also be used to fill positions in similar and / or lower classifications.

This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis until the needs of the County are met. Candidates who are placed on the eligible list will remain on the eligible list for six (6) months and may be considered / referred for selection / hiring interviews. After six (6) months candidates must reapply to receive further consideration.

HEALTH CARE AGENCY

The County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual family and community health. Under the leadership of the Agency Director a dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of five (5) service areas - Strategy and Special Projects Mental Health and Recovery Services Correctional Health Services Medical Health Services and Public Health Services - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

ADULT CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Correctional Health Services Adult Correctional Health Services (ACHS) program provides medical dental nursing infection control health education and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care and also provides mental health services including 24-hour emergency triage and crisis intervention suicide prevention treatment beds individual and group therapy substance use counseling medication assessment and discharge planning to all adult inmates in the Countys five (5) correctional facilities.

THE OPPORTUNITY :

The County of Orange has adopted a Stepping Up Initiative with a primary goal of reducing the number of individuals with mental illness in the jails and recidivism rates. ACHS is seeking qualified Behavioral Health Cliniciansin the CHS Mental Health Services and inthe Jail to Community Re-Entry Program (JCRP) to perform extensive case management and discharge planning with the incarcerated population.

The CHS Mental Health Program consists of services to Adults and Older Adult populations who are justice involved. The position provides professional counseling and treatment services for these populations exhibiting a wide variety of mental health drug abuse and / or alcohol related disorders in an institutional setting.

The JCRP provides services within CHS providing discharge planning and linkage services to Adults and Older Adult populations who are justice involved. The position provides extensive case management and collaboration with community partners to link clients for post release after care treatment.

The responsibilities of the Behavioral Health ClinicianI will include but are not limited to :

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate should be able to demonstratesound judgment good decision making and problem solving skills. Additionally the ideal candidate will have experience working with the severely mentally ill population and have case management experiencebe able to work independently and demonstrate reliability proactive involvement in work and confidence and optimism in performing daily tasks. Also the ideal candidate should have substantial knowledge and practical experience directly related to :

Technical Knowledge

Critical Thinking l Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Interpersonal Skills

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Click here for a complete classification description and minimum qualifications including Physical Mental and Environmental Conditions for Behavioral Health Clinician I.

To meet minimum qualifications with an APCC number applicants must have completed six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units focused on marital / couple / family therapy possess 500 hours of documented supervised experience working with couples / families / children and have six (6) hours of continuing education during each license renewal cycle. Proof of education and documented hours required at time of hire.

Applicants who are applying with an out of state license should refer to the minimum qualifications link above.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Human Resource Services (HRS) will screen all applications to identify qualified candidates. After screening only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to the next step in the selection procedures. Candidates will receive notification via e-mail of further procedures applicable to their status in the competition.

Veterans Employment Preference

The County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings. Please click here to review the policy.

Based on the Agency / Departments needs the selection procedures listed above may be modified. Candidates will be notified via e-mail of any changes in the selection procedures.

Eligible List

Once the assessment has been completed HRS will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to a selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

E-MAIL NOTIFICATION

E-mail is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct e-mail address is included in our application and use only one e-mail account. Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via e-mail through the site. Please check your e-mail folders including spam / junk folders and / or accept e-mails ending with and . If your e-mail address should change please update your profile at .

NOTE : User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.

For detailed information on how to apply click here.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS : Click here for additional Frequently Asked Questions.

For more information regarding this recruitment please contact Gazala Yerunkar at or .

EEO INFORMATION

Orange County as an equal employment opportunity employer

encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 80454 - 99944