Behavioral Health Team Leader (2314) - Citywide - H00040

Behavioral Health Team Leader

Position(s) are located at the San Francisco Behavioral Health Center (SFBHC) formerly known as the Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility (MHRF). The SFBHC is a 24/7/365 operation that has three distinct programs that provide subacute and long-term mental health services to the severely and persistently mentally ill population of the City and County of San Francisco. The SFBHC programs include an Adult Residential Facility (ARF), a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) and a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC). This class is a first line supervisor responsible for providing leadership on clinical standards for Mental Health Rehabilitation Workers, Licensed Vocational Nurses and Licensed Psychiatric Technicians.

Work hours: The San Francisco Behavioral Health Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and requires flexibility to work various 8-hour shifts, weekends and holidays as coverage need dictates.

Under general supervision, the 2314 supervises employees performing a variety of patient care duties involving management and care of mentally ill patients; personally performs difficult and responsible patient care duties; and performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties

• Supervises a variety of patient care duties involving management and care of mentally ill clients;
• Assists in evaluation of staff and program needs;
• Participates in establishing clinical standards; inputs on unit issues;
• Makes shift assignment and evaluates quality and completeness of work;
• Provides direct care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and standards of care;
• Identifies, monitors, observes, records and reports client's physical and psychological condition and behavior;
• Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with clients and those persons significant to them;
• Assists clinicians in the implementation of therapeutic and diagnostic treatment and procedures;
• Administers medications using appropriate interventions;
• Observes, notes, and reports the effects and side effects of medications;
• Conducts in-service training programs;
• Participates in multi-disciplinary treatment planning;
• Obtains and transports laboratory specimens.
• The Behavioral Health Team Leader performs other related duties as assigned/required.

Minimum Qualifications

1. EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years (equivalent to 4,000 hours) of experience as a Licensed Psychiatric Technician or a Licensed Vocational Nurse providing psychiatric nursing care in a skilled facility or psychiatric acute care setting or related mental health setting AND
2. LICENSE: Possession of a valid permanent or temporary (including an interim permit) California Licensed Vocational Nurse License or Licensed Psychiatric Technician License.

One-year fulltime employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

Desirable Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• At least six months of verifiable full-time equivalent work experience as a health care provider treating patients with Co-Occurring Disorders with Substance Abuse
• At least one year of verifiable full-time equivalent work experience as a team lead, supervisor, or subject matter expert consultant, including development of care plans, service plans, and/or treatment plans
• At least six months of verifiable full-time experience treating patients who have psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, bipolar disorder with psychotic features, etc.)
• Possession of a Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrator Certification and/or Adult Residential Facility (ARF) Administrator Certification