MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN BPSR

POSITION PURPOSE: Mental Health Clinician - BPSR provides clinical care coordination rehabilitation and recovery services for adult clients ages 18 with SMIs on an outpatient basis including adults with a COD; and performs related work required. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to this ongoing multi-disciplinary care coordination biopsychosocial assessments individual/group counseling case management and rehabilitative support services to all clients;Works closely with Healing Oaks Clinic SUD Program to ensure continuity of care for clients dually enrolled;Works with clients to develop service plans specifying goals/objectives types of services and therapeutic interventions;Performs crisis intervention as needed;Assesses/identifies clients needs for supportive services on an ongoing basis;Serves as a resource performing case management services by assisting in obtaining and/or makes appropriate referrals for necessary or requested services (e.g. housing vocational employment food) follows up with referral party to ensure client connected to services;Collaborates with other team members on client concerns;Attends participates in and provides information about assigned clients in service review and care coordination meetings/consultations;Requests assistance/guidance from management/professional staff when necessary to address client issues/problems;Establishes/maintains contact with community resources to ensure continuity of care (e.g. case managers conservators);Creates detailed documentation of client progress using an EHR system;Maintains client charts/care coordination databases;Updates assigned clients progress notes;Maintains daily log of clients seen;Writes necessary communication (e.g. letters for court appearances);Completes pre-assessments intake and updated assessments and other necessary paperwork including service plans updates and reviews charts;Enters necessary data/information in appropriate files/systems;Will attend community events and trainings related to the delivery of specialized EBPs for the target population;Other duties as & ABILITY TO: BPSR guidelines/principles of care; Brief solution-focused and recovery approaches/modalities; legal/ethical issues pertaining to delivery of professional services; Group dynamic theories/facilitation methods; Diagnostic categories (DSM-V); Current trend/issues in the field of behavioral health care; Experience working with a culturally diverse population and knowledge of cultural issues values & beliefs of the target population of adults w/ SMI homelessness co-occurring disorders and criminogenic risks and needs relevant to providing appropriate BPSR program services; Clinical assessment of clients with severe mental illness counseling theory and clinical care coordination principles and best practices cultural and socio-economic issues relevant to providing appropriate rehabilitation and recovery services to special population groups including Latino African American and LGBTQIA communities human behavior and the social environment; Exercise sound expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines; Communicate clearly and concisely; operate a computer using word processing spreadsheet and database software applications; Operate standard office Skills:Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions primarily in English from groups of managers clients customers and the general public; demonstrated skills in written and oral Skills:Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and Ability: Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete AND TRAINING: Masters degree and higher (waived PsyD or PhD) in social work marriage and family therapy or counseling with graduate level internship experience with SMI clients or 1-2 years post masters experience working with SMI including those with COD or an equivalent combination of training and experience. LICENSES CERTIFICATES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be registered with the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) Examiners; or is license waivered by State of California or eligible to register with the BBS Examiners; One Crisis Intervention Specialist CC and one CC position must be Bilingual in Spanish. A Valid Drivers License with current California automobile insurance; A Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification; A Valid Tuberculosis Blood (TB) test; On occasion may require transportation of clients in personal vehicle. Bilingual preferred. Bilingual candidates will be required to pass a bilingual competency test prior to their hire & MENTAL DEMANDS:The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential Demands:While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk stand and sit for long periods; talk or hear in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger handle feel or operate a standard computer and office equipment; reach with hands and arms; crawl climb and bend; and push and lift up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision and the ability to adjust Demands:While performing the duties of this job employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data information and documents; analyze and solve problems; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks; work under changing and intensive deadlines with constant interruptions and interact with management employees vendors and others encountered in the course of work who may be anxious and impatient. WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Employees work under typical office conditions and the noise level is usually quiet.