Mental Health Clinical Supervisor

Salary Range: $6790.09-$9278.60 monthly

SUMMARY

The Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is seeking a Mental Health Clinical Supervisor (MHCS) to join its Navigation Team. This team supports community providers and clients with histories of homelessness and severe persistent mental illness who are diverted from the Los Angeles County jails into community-based services. ODR clients are referred to community agency providers offering intensive clinical case management ensuring continuity of care as individuals transition from custody to the community and work toward long-term stability and permanent supportive housing. The Navigation Team receives client referrals from the ODR programs and takes a proactive approach to stabilizing clients at risk of mental health decompensation. If necessary the team may assess for and support the mental health hospitalization of clients meeting criteria for a mental health hold.

The MHCS for the new ODR Navigation Team provides clinical leadership and oversight to ensure high-quality harm reduction and trauma-informed clinical guidance for community providers working with clients at significant risk of psychiatric crisis. This role supports providers by offering clinical consultation de-escalation strategies and direct intervention when needed. The Clinical Supervisor conducts or oversees LPS evaluations to determine whether a 5150 hold is warranted and may be required to perform hands-on life-saving interventions including facilitating hospitalization when appropriate to ensure client safety. The MHCS will train instruct and supervise a Staff Analyst a Psychiatric Social Worker II (PSW II) and a Community Health Worker (CHW) and will collaborate closely with a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Additionally this role serves as the teams lead and clinical expert responsible for developing policies protocols and training to enhance clinical support improve crisis de-escalation and reduce hospitalizations and reincarcerations.

Currently ODR has a hybrid work schedule with a combination of workdays in the office in the field and remote. This may change at discretion of DHS.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical Expertise and Crisis Response

• Serve as a clinical subject-matter expert to providers working with clients at risk of psychiatric emergency including individuals exhibiting danger to self danger to others or gravely disabled behaviors.
• Provide guidance and consultation on crisis de-escalation safety planning risk assessment and best practices for managing high-acuity clinical situations.
• Respond to psychiatric crises in the field or via telehealth by providing real-time clinical consultation stabilization strategies and direct crisis intervention as clinically indicated.
• Facilitate field-based clinical interventions including coordination of transport and psychiatric hospitalization when clinically appropriate.
• As appropriate participate in team-based interventions that may include assisting with the safe transfer of a client onto a gurney during an involuntary hospitalization.
• Conduct in-person Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) assessments and complete required documentation for 5150 psychiatric holds in accordance with legal ethical and Los Angeles County standards.

Clinical Supervision and Oversight

• Provide ongoing clinical supervision to licensed and unlicensed staff including regularly scheduled individual and group supervision in accordance with licensing board legal ethical and program requirements.
• Oversee clinical practice documentation and service delivery to ensure high-quality care appropriate treatment planning and compliance with ODR and DHS standards.
• Review and supervise the evaluation of medical and mental health records to support case consultation and identify factors contributing to client risk and clinical instability.
• Consult on complex and high-risk cases with interdisciplinary team members; develop review and communicate clinical recommendations to ensure clients receive services at the appropriate level of care based on acuity.

Care Coordination and Systems Leadership

• Coordinate with hospitals law enforcement emergency responders and community partners to support safe timely and effective crisis response and transitions of care.
• Develop and oversee systems to identify and address clinical program needs including linkage to acute and subacute psychiatric beds medication management substance use treatment and other community-based services.
• Serve as a clinical resource to program partners by ensuring timely access to consultation guidance and support for high-risk cases.

Training Collaboration and Program Support

• Develop and deliver trainings and technical assistance on crisis de-escalation risk assessment safety planning and evidence-informed clinical practices for high-risk populations.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including case managers clinicians psychiatrists law enforcement and community-based agencies to support coordinated care delivery.
• Act as a liaison between the ODR Navigation Team and external partners to promote integrated crisis response service coordination and system collaboration.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Clinical social work in community mental health homeless services or healthcare strongly preferred.
• Experience/expertise in assessing and managing clients with dysfunctional SUD preferred.
• Experience/expertise in assessing and managing clients with severe persistent mental illness preferred.
• Experience/expertise in trauma-informed care and harm reduction principles preferred.
• Familiarity with DMH DPH and community mental health substance use homelessness programs and resources.
• Currently LPS Certified or willingness to become LPS certified within 90 days of hire with support from ODR.

Education/Experience

• Option I: Masters degree from an accredited school of social work that included supervised field work experience in psychiatric social work AND two years of licensed social work experience in a recognized social services or mental health care setting involving problems of mental or emotional adjustment and the use of psychiatric consultation.
• Option II: Masters degree PsyD or PhD from an accredited school of Marriage and Family Therapy or Marriage Family and Child Counseling that included supervised fieldwork in marriage and family therapy AND two years of licensed marriage and family therapy experience in a recognized social services or mental health care setting involving problems of mental or emotional adjustment and the use of techniques of family systems therapy.
• AND LICENSE: A valid active license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences OR a valid active license as a Marriage and Family Therapist or Marriage Family and Child Counselor issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences

Certificates/Licenses/Clearances

• A valid and active license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• 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.
• Successful clearing through the Live Scan and Health Clearance process with the County of Los Angeles

Other Skills Knowledge and Abilities

• Proficient skill set in using an array of Microsoft Office Suite software programs such as Word Excel PowerPoint Access Adobe Reader One Note Outlook Publisher Teams Outlook etc.
• Able to multi-task and set workload priorities for time sensitive projects/tasks.
• Ability to problem solve and make recommendations to processes policies etc.
• Able to communicate with all levels of personnel e.g. written verbal in a professional and concise/clear manner; ability to work within a project team and/or independently.
• Able to work in a very diverse environment and with diverse individuals.
• Ability to be flexible in meeting changing work tasks and timelines; must be dependable and reliable.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand: Frequently

Walk: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Handling: Occasionally

Reach Outward: Occasionally

Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally

Climb Crawl Kneel Bend: Occasionally

Lift / Carry: Occasionally - Up to 35 lbs

Push/Pull: Occasionally - Up to 35 lbs

See: Constantly

Taste/ Smell: Not Applicable

Not Applicable Not required for essential functions

Occasionally (0 - 2 hrs/day)

Frequently (2 - 5 hrs/day)

Constantly (5 hrs/day)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

General Office Setting Indoors Temperature Controlled

EEOC STATEMENT

It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to age (40 and over) national origin or ancestry race color religion sex gender sexual orientation pregnancy or perceived pregnancy reproductive health decision making physical or mental disability medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer) AIDS or HIV genetic information or characteristics veteran status or military service.

Required Experience:

Manager