Behavioral Health Clinician I

Behavioral Health Clinician I

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN I (Formerly Clinical Social Worker/Marriage Family Therapist I) 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 on page 19 (Download PDF reader) shall receive an additional ninety $0.90 cents 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 (Download PDF reader) (page 15).

Other Additional Premium Pays (Download PDF reader) 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 County of Orange. 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 one (1) year and may be considered/referred for selection/hiring interviews. After one (1) year, candidates must reapply to receive further consideration. 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 can provide proof of your BBS certificate application at the time of application submission. Your application will be placed on hold until you receive a valid ACSW, APCC, or AMFT.

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, Behavioral Health Services, Correctional Health Services, Medical Health Services and Public Health Services - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES The Behavioral Health Services Division consists of seven (7) service areas. This Division provides a culturally competent and client-centered system of behavioral health services for all eligible county residents in need of treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health care.

• Adult and Older Adult (AOA) includes Veteran services, offers a full range of programs to adults with mental health conditions that are at risk of more serious issues without treatment and supportive services. These services range from Outpatient services, which provide psychiatric medications, therapeutic services, peer support and other supportive services; to our Full-Service Partnership (FSP) Programs which serve individuals with the most severe symptoms who need more intensive and focused services. These programs have a "whatever it takes" approach to treatment and often work in the field and in client homes to ensure needed treatment is being provided. AOA also offers Housing and Supportive Services for individuals with serious mental illness, Peer-run Wellness Centers, Transportation Services and Supported Employment Programs.
• Crisis and Acute Care Services provides responsive services to adults and youth in a behavioral health crisis. Services include mobile mental health Crisis Assessment Team (CAT), Psych Emergency Response Team (PERT), OC Links (24/7 Resources line), Crisis Stabilization Units (CSU), Crisis Residential Programs and In-home Crisis Stabilization services, as well as inpatient psychiatric hospital services and the coordination of 9-8-8.
• Children and Youth Services (CYS) offers a broad array of treatment and early intervention services to children, adolescents, transitional aged youth, and their families who are experiencing symptoms of mental health and/or co-occurring physical or substance use disorders. Intensive outpatient programs such as Full-Service Partnerships and a program for First Episode Psychosis as well as, traditional outpatient mental health services, as well as collaborative service delivery models with Social Services Agency (through Wraparound WRAP and Short-Term Residential Programs STRTP), Probation (in Juvenile Hall and other Probation settings), and the Courts are offered.
• Quality Management Services (QMS) includes Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance (QI/QA) and Health Records Management (HRM) functions that support the programming and operations of the other BHS service areas to ensure quality of care, program integrity and regulatory compliance of Medi-Cal behavioral health programs, including the County Mental Health Plan (MHP) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS). QMS also supports quality management activities for other BHS initiatives and contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services. (DHCS)
• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Office coordinates the various activities related to the development approval and reporting of MHSA programs and services including engaging with diverse stakeholders to identify behavioral health service needs and priorities across the system of care according to current laws and regulations and availability of funds.
• Substance Use Disorder Services (SUD) provides an array of prevention, treatment and recovery support services for youth and adults that include the Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Team (ADEPT) community SUD prevention programs, Residential Treatment, Outpatient treatment, perinatal services, narcotic treatment programs (NTP), Medicated Assistance Treatment (MAT), Withdrawal Management, Intensive Outpatient Program, Recovery Residences and the programmatic oversight of the States Opioid Abatement Funding Plan in OC.
• Forensics and Justice Involved Division provides oversight, evaluation, and treatment for all of the mental health justice involved for Orange County. This includes Collaborative Courts, AOT, Mental Health Diversion, AB109 & Re-entry, Assisted Intervention Court, Whatever It Takes collaborative court, and Recovery Court/Opportunity Court, CONREP, LPS Psychology Unit, SB317 Incompetent to Stand Trial Diversion unit, CARE Court, and Early Access and Stabilization Services.

THE OPPORTUNITY These positions provide professional counseling and treatment services for adults, children and youth exhibiting a wide variety of mental health, drug abuse and/or alcohol related disorders in a clinic, home, field or institutional setting. Depending on the assignment, night, weekend and holiday shifts may be required. As a Behavioral Health Clinician I may:

• Provide both individual and group interventions, such as psycho-educational groups, parent training, brief individual counseling, brief group counseling, case management, referral and linkage to community services; utilize a variety of evidence-based practices in interventions provided to the community
• Screen participants for program eligibility, and conduct both individual and family needs assessments
• Prepare written materials and present information in ways that are professional and will represent HCA positively
• Collect both demographic and outcomes data to measure impact of program and changes in behavioral health
• Participate in the on-going development and implementation of programs and may complete a variety of projects to accomplish this task
• Provide field-based services to participants to help engage them in treatment and also help them find meaningful roles and activities in the community
• Follow the ethical and practice guidelines as outlined by the Board of Behavioral Science
• May participate in research projects, conduct oversight of services by contract providers, or perform crisis intervention and involuntary hold evaluations depending on division requirements

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound judgment, good decision making and problem-solving skills. Additionally, the ideal candidate should be able to work independently and demonstrate reliability, proactive involvement in work, and confidence and optimism in performing daily tasks. Bilingual skills are highly desirable, especially in Spanish or Vietnamese. Also, the ideal candidate will have substantial knowledge and practical experience directly related to the following competencies:

• Professional and Technical Expertise: Understanding and applying Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Understanding and applying evidence-based practices in a behavioral health setting
• Applying recovery principles and experience working with participants as they move through the various stages of recovery
• Working with participants who may be in crisis and may have had several hospitalizations due to their mental illness
• Understanding of Integrated Care and treating a whole person by way of collaboration with our Agency partners in the larger health care community
• Providing prevention and early intervention behavioral health services
• Proficiency with EHR, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

• Critical Thinking Understanding of the importance of outcome measures and how they can be utilized to make improvements in the program
• Evaluating situations for crisis in the community and determining if an involuntary psychiatric hold is needed
• Executing quick and effective decisions impacting clients' health care treatment