Mental Health Worker - Discharge Planner
Mental Health Worker - Discharge Planner
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The Position
This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cutoffs are at 5:00 pm on:5/8/25 5/22/25 (final)Under general supervision the Mental Health Worker Discharge Planner performs a wide variety of duties to assist professional mental health services staff in coordinating patient discharge for individuals with an acute or persistent mental health disorder or cooccurring disorders.Examples of Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Community resources such as public assistance programs drug rehabilitation programs and housing shelters
- Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic ethnic and cultural backgrounds
- Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets databases and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
- Basic social and psychological needs problems attitudes and behavior patterns of individuals with acute or persistent mental disorders or cooccurring disorders
- Basic interviewing techniques and psychiatric terminology
- English usage spelling grammar and punctuation
- Basic arithmetic skills including percentages and decimals
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and their families and with professional paraprofessional and support staff in the department in outside agencies and with the general public
- Recognize changes in patients condition or behavior and take action as indicated in treatment plan
- Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary mental health treatment team
- Communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
- Understand and follow written and verbal instructions
- React effectively in crisis situations
- Work effectively in stressful emotional and confrontational situations requiring good judgment selfcontrol persuading and motivating people
- Document medical records accurately and thoroughly
- Use community resources to assist patients with services such as outpatient treatment options or applying for public assistance programs
- Identify available financial resources and prepare calculations for recommended placement
- Read write and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance
- Ability to protect patient privacy confidentiality and adhere to security guidelines
Employment Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Either:1.One year of full time paid experience in the class of Mental Health Worker in Sacramento County Service.
Or:2a. Possession of an Associates Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field such as Social Work Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology or Counseling; or 60 semester units (90 quarter units) from an accredited college or university of which 24 semester units (36 quarter units) must have been in Social Work Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology or Counseling.AND2b. One year of full time paid experience performing care coordination case management and/or discharge planning in a local state or federal agency and/or in a clinical setting.
Note Applicable to Pattern 2:Additional experience as described in section 2b may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis. (1 month of experience is equal to 2.5 semester (3.75 quarter) units)
Note: If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means fulltime paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Parttime paid experience may be accumulated and prorated to meet the total experience requirements.
Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cutoff date listed in this notice.
General Qualifications
Criminal History and Background Checks: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82602 Personnel Policies and Procedures and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidates ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.
The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5 Social Security Number verification professional license/registration verification military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.
License Requirement: A valid California Driver License Class C or higher may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.
Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a casebycase basis.
Certificate Requirement: All incumbents in this class will be required to obtain and maintain a valid CPR certificate within three months of appointment to the class. Failure to obtain or maintain the required certificate may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.
Child and Elder Abuse Reporting: Persons selected for employment must as a condition of employment sign a statement agreeing to comply with Section 11166 and 11160 of the California Penal Code relating to child and elder abuse reporting.
Special Requirements
Positions in this class require the incumbents to:- Participate in the annual routine air purifying mask fittesting and training as required by CAL OSHA.
- Participate in annual tuberculosis screening and testing.
- Receive annual mandatory influenza vaccination or wear approved protective mask.
Physical Requirements: Positions in this class require the incumbents to be able to:- Restrain and assist in restraining patients.
- Lift a patient with assistance from other staff.
Working Conditions: Positions in this class require the incumbents to:- Work irregular hours holidays and weekends.
- Work with persons infected with communicable diseases.
- Work in a locked psychiatric facility around patients with a persistent mental illness.
- Work with patients that exhibit aggressive behaviors.
The probationary period for this classification is six (6)months.Application and Testing Information
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cutoff date. Clickhereto apply.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone (916); 711 California Relay Service
InterOffice Mail Code: 094667
- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cutoff date.
- Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.
Note:Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cutoff date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cutoff date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.
This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Clickherefor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Employment Type
Full-Time
