ASSISTANT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, R.N.

ASSISTANT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, R.N.

Print ()

Apply

ASSISTANT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, R.N.

Salary

$102,181.68 - $152,952.96 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

b5276E

Department

MENTAL HEALTH

Opening Date

03/02/2022

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

b5276E

JOB TYPE:

OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

FILING START DATE:

3/03/2022 at 8:00 a.m. (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met

and is subject to closure without prior notice.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REPOSTING TO ADD SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Definition:

Positions allocable to this class provide mental health nursing services to individuals, families, and groups in a range of mental health care settings.

Essential Job Functions

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of client's presenting problems, including mental status, level of functioning, developmental status, social and employment skills, co-occurring substance abuse problems, and mental and physical health educational needs.

With client participation, develops a Client Care Coordination Plan including measurable objectives that is designed to address behavioral responses to mental illness.

Provides targeted case management to coordinate comprehensive mental health/physical health services and to ensure continuity of care; uses interventions to teach symptom management and relapse prevention, foster recreational activities, and facilitate development of independent living skills; educates client to integrate physical health care management into mental health care management activities.

Administers psychotropic medication, monitors drug effectiveness and side effects, and provides drug education to clients and clients' families.

Performs periodic and ongoing reassessment of changes in mental and physical health status, nutritional status, and of client's progress toward recovery; evaluates client outcomes to determine necessary modification in the Client Care Coordination Plan.

Identifies community agencies and resources to assist clients with rehabilitation and recovery while living in the community and consults with private medical facilities, courts, and governmental agencies to coordinate treatment options.

Provides input to multidisciplinary team in core area of expertise in connection with client's diagnosis as impacted by physical health problems, and educates individual clients concerning the physical health problems that impact the client's mental health.

Assesses client's suicidal or homicidal tendencies, potential for violence towards self or others, and grave disability and consults with supervisor and/or multidisciplinary team when making judgments concerning client's need for involuntary treatment.

Participates in team meetings to discuss caseload, shift activity, and changes to program policies and procedures.

Participates in continuing education and training to maintain mental health nursing skills.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Option 1: Graduation from an accredited* Registered Nursing program** --AND-- five years of full-time post-licensure experience *** as aR egisteredNurse in a psychiatric setting.

Option 2: A Bachelor's degree** in nursing from an accredited* college or university with specialty coursework**** in psychiatric nursing.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT:

A valid, active license (without limitations or restrictions) to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing*****.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS: II – Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Additional credit will be given for experience related to the desirable qualifications.

• Experience managing clients and families in crisis through de-escalation techniques as a licensed registered nurse.

• Experience collaborating with multiple agencies such as Department of Public Social Services, Department of Children and Family Services, and other agencies to provide linkage and community resources to mentally ill clients.

Additional Information

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

Accreditation Information:

Transcript: *In order to receive credit for any college or university course, or any type of college or university degree, or any certificates, such as Bachelor's or higher, you must include alegible copy of theofficial diploma, or official transcriptsfrom the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at thetime of filingor within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.

• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited institutions standards by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized byThe National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () ortheAssociation of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. () (AICE). See Employment Information under Accreditation Information.

Official Transcriptis defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and; therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

** Registered Nursing Program:

Proof of graduation from the required program or degree must indicate the specialized field in order to be evaluated. Candidates whose educational degree does not show the specialty must provide a written statement from their university/college indicating the degree and educational specialty on the university/college letterhead. A legible copy of diploma, official transcript, or written statement from the Registrar's Office must be submitted at thetime of filingor within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.

*** To receive credit for experience claimed in a state other than the State of California, applicants must provide their complete registered nurse license information from that state. A conditional, provisional, probationary, or restricted license or certification will NOT be accepted. Applications submitted without the required license information will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Submission of a copy of the required license/s may be requested at any time during the examination process.

Option II - **** In order to qualify, you must include a legible copy of official transcripts showing the completion of the required psychiatric nursing coursework with the corresponding unit credits must be submitted at thetime of filingor within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.

Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and, therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete and be rejected.

***** Registered Nurse License: Applicants MUST include a legible copy of the Registered Nurse License from the accredited institution which shows the title of the required license, number, date of issue, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency with your application online at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov. A conditional, provisional, probationary, or restricted license will NOT be accepted. A printout of your RN license information from the Department of Consumer Affairs which shows the issue and expire date is acceptable.

NOTE: If you are unable to attach the required documents with your application online, you must e-mail them to Exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. In the "Subject" of the e-mail please type the Exam Number and Exam Title.

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION:

In accordance with Title 5 – Personnel, Appendix 1 (Civil Service Rule 11.03) of the Los Angeles County Code, selective certification may be used for some positions that require special skills and/or training. A Selective Certification may be established for the following locations below:

• Lancaster

• Palmdale

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

Past and present mental health clients and their family members who meet the selection requirements are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of an evaluation of education, experience, and desirable qualifications based on information listed on the online application and supplemental questionnaire at the time of filing weighted 100%.

APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS AND MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE EXAMINATION TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

SHIFT:

Any - Appointees must be willing to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

The names of applicants receiving a passing grade on this examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation on the eligible register.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application. We must receive your application by 5:00 pm, PT, on the last day of filing.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account ongovermmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty,govyou can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. license, transcripts, resume, etc., ) as attachment(s) during application submission or send by email toexams@dmh.lacounty.govwithin 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Please be sure to reference your full name and examination title on the subject line of your email.

The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet theMinimum Requirements. Your online application must show complete license, education and work experience information necessary to evaluate your qualifications. License information section must show title of license, license number, original date of issue, and expiration date. Education information section must include name and address of school attended, complete dates attended, name of course/s taken, number of units earned, and degree/s earned. Work experience section must include job title, employer name and address, name of work area/facility, actual payroll title held and not the working and/or functional titles, from/to dates of employment including month, day and year, total number of months, total number of hours worked per week - not a range of hours (full or part-time), and complete and detailed description of related job duties. If range of hours is provided, experience will be prorated based on the lowest number of hours worked per week. LIST separately each job experience to be evaluated. All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination or selection process.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.

• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

For the time being, all notifications, including results letters and notices of non-acceptance, will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please addisan@dmh.lacounty.govas well asnorply@governmentjobs.comandinfo@govermentjobs.comto your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD :

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction historyunless you receive a contingent offer of employment.The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT

Department Contact Name: Irene San, Exam Analyst

Department Contact Phone: (323) 705-4074 or (213) 972-7034

Department Contact Email:exams@dmh.lacounty.gov

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application

Veteran’s Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit:

Revised September 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere ()

01

Do you have a valid active and unrestricted permanent Registered Nurse License issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing?

In order to qualify, you must attach/upload a copy of your RN license to your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. Failure to submit the required document will result in your application being rejected. I UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS.

• Yes

• No

02

Do you have an Associate's degree from a Registered Nursing program?

In order to qualify, you must attach/upload a copy of your diploma to your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission.

Failure to submit the required document will result in your application being rejected. I UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS.

• Yes

• No

03

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university with specialty coursework in Psychiatric Nursing?

In order to qualify, you must attach/upload a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcripts, or official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission

Failure to submit the required document will result in your application being rejected

I UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

• Yes

• No

04

Please describe your experience managing clients and families in crisis through de-escalation techniques as a licensed registered nurse.

Each response must include the following information. Employers and work experience listed here must also be listed and fully detailed in the WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION of your job application.

Please include the following information:

NAME OF EMPLOYER(S):

DEPARTMENT/UNIT:

PAYROLL TITLE:

DATES OF CLAIMED EXPERIENCE:FROM(month/year) -TO(month/year)

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Credit will not be given if required information for evaluation is not listed on both the work experience section of application and supplemental questionnaire. If none, please indicate "no related experience".Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as response and credit will not be given.

05

Please describe your experience collaborating with multiple agencies such as Department of Public Social Services, Department of Children and Family Services, and other agencies to provide linkage and community resources to mentally ill clients.

Each response must include the following information. Employers and work experience listed here must also be listed and fully detailed in the WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION of your job application.

Please include the following information:

NAME OF EMPLOYER(S):

DEPARTMENT/UNIT:

PAYROLL TITLE:

DATES OF CLAIMED EXPERIENCE:FROM(month/year) -TO(month/year)

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Credit will not be given if required information for evaluation is not listed on both the work experience section of application and supplemental questionnaire. If none, please indicate "no related experience".Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as response and credit will not be given.

06

Are you willing to work in Lancaster and Palmdale?

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION: In accordance with Title 5 – Personnel, Appendix 1 (Civil Service Rule 11.03) of the Los Angeles County Code, selective certification may be used for some positions that require special skills and/or training. A Selective Certification may be established for the following locations above.

• Yes

• No

07

Are you proficient in American Sign Language (ASL)?

• Yes

• No

08

Do you have American Sign Language (ASL) certification? Note: Please attach a legible copy of your certificate to your application at the time of filing. If you are unable to attach your certificate, please email your certificate to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from application .

• Yes, I have attached ASL certification to my online application.

• Yes, I will email ASL certification to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within (7) calendar days.

• No, I do not have ASL certification.

09

Do you have a County American Sign Language (ASL) certification? Note: Please attach a legible copy of your certificate to your application at the time of filing. If you are unable to attach your certificate, please email your certificate to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from application submission.

• Yes, I have attached a County American Sign Language certification to my online application.

• Yes, I will email County American Sign Language certification to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within (7) calendar days from application submission.

• No, I do not have a County American Sign Language certification.

Required Question

Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

Apply

Please verify your email addressVerify Email