Clinician I/II

County of Yolo Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is recruiting to fill one full‑time, regular position in the class of Clinician. This position will be housed in the Behavioral Health branch and work with Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Centers (BHCRC). BHCRC serves adults, TAY aged 18–26, and older adults. It provides a safe, welcoming, and trauma‑informed environment for individuals in a mental health or substance use crisis. The primary goal is to divert individuals from emergency rooms, jails, or law enforcement encounters by offering immediate, short‑term stabilization and treatment. BHCRC offers an alternative to institutional care and reduces emergency department overcrowding, unnecessary incarceration, and improves crisis response. The Clinician is part of the Admissions, Referrals, and Discharge Unit. Responsibilities include conducting assessments for individuals connected with the CRBH, SHCH, and inpatient acute settings; providing short‑term therapy, case management and crisis services; conducting risk assessments and WIC 5150; and working both in the office and in the field. Provides individual and group counseling, therapy, and referral services to psychologically disturbed or substance‑abusing clients and provides consultation, information, and education to community groups, schools, and agencies. Interviews clients to determine and assess client’s social, psychological, legal, and personal history for purposes of formulating a clinical diagnosis. Writes or dictates clinical chart notes for each patient contact. Assesses client’s progress continually and modifies treatment plan to meet client’s goals. Assesses presenting problem and social histories to establish a diagnosis. Observes and evaluates client’s progress to evaluate treatment plan and monitors medication effects to make referral to staff psychiatrist for further monitoring. Evaluates behavioral health emergencies to provide appropriate referrals. Evaluates for 72‑hour involuntary hospitalization for clients in crisis. Consults with other professional staff to provide feedback on difficult cases. Participates in seminars and provides review, feedback, and guidance on treatment alternatives. Researches, prepares, and delivers presentations to community groups and agencies about behavioral health related problems. Performs related duties as assigned. Clinician I Employment Standards Education: Master’s Degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Counseling. The program must include one year of graduate coursework in personality development, counseling theory, counseling techniques, and a supervised clinical experience. Applicants who are license eligible to receive licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist may apply. Licensure must be obtained within three years of employment or the employee will be terminated or demoted. Clinician II Employment Standards Education: Master’s Degree from an accredited college/university in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Counseling; AND Experience: Two years of full‑time, professional postgraduate work experience in a psychiatric social work setting or in rehabilitative counseling. License: Possession of a license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Knowledge of: a broad range of theories of alcohol and drug problems and addictions, psychological development disorders, social aspects of emotional disturbance and counseling techniques, use and side effects of a range of psychiatric medications to refer to staff psychiatrist, methods and techniques of providing consultation to staff members, scope and activities of community health agencies. Ability to: apply theories of individual and group counseling, assessment, and diagnosis; work effectively with a variety of human values and social backgrounds; communicate effectively verbally and in writing; obtain and record social, educational, and work histories; understand and evaluate technically written materials; maintain cooperative working relationships with other County departments, State and Federal agencies, and mental health staff. Salary Clinician I: $40.49–$49.22/hour; $7,018–$8,531/month; $88,420–$102,377/year. Clinician II: $44.43–$54.00/hour; $7,701–$9,360/month; $92,414–$112,320/year. Work schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., subject to change based on department needs. Equal Employment Opportunity The County of Yolo provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, or other classification protected by law. The County will provide reasonable accommodations and testing arrangements for applicants with disabilities and will comply with federal and state laws. For accommodation requests, please call the County of Yolo Human Resources Office at (530) 666‑8055 at least five business days prior to the scheduled test date. #J-18808-Ljbffr