ATTENTION: An Alameda County Job application is required to be considered. Please see instructions below on how to apply.

Alameda County Behavioral Health’s Schreiber Center is recruiting for a temporary Behavioral Health Clinician II

We are seeking a passionate, committed agent of social change to help transform care and ensure effective, efficient and cohesive delivery of quality services to our clients and communities.

$46.98 Hourly

TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT POOL (TAP)

https://www.acgov.org/hrs/divisions/tap/index.htm

***Temporary employees are not entitled to full County benefits.

* Temporary Assignments: Assignments vary in duration depending on the needs of the department. An assignment may end at any time. To obtain a regular position, the appointee will need to compete successfully in a County Exam when open.

The PROGRAM

The Schreiber Center offers specialty mental health services for Alameda County residents aged eighteen and over who are diagnosed with developmental disabilities and experience severe mental health symptoms. The Schreiber Center is named for Mary Lu and Robert Schreiber, two psychiatrists who were dedicated to serving individuals with developmental disabilities in our community for over a decade. The mission of the Schreiber Center is to collaborate with the Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) and provide coordinated care to individuals with developmental disabilities who meet specialty mental health criteria.

Schreiber Center Program goals include:

• Promoting integrated health care (Regional Center of the East Bay, Primary Care, Behavioral Health Care Services
• Preventing hospitalization, incarceration and institutionalization
• Providing timely and clinically appropriate interventions in a respectful and culturally sensitive environment
• Helping people with developmental disabilities who also have co-occurring severe mental health needs build knowledge and skills that support wellness.

https://acphd.org/schreiber-center/

The POSITION

Under general direction of the Division Director, the Behavioral Clinician provides individual therapy that addresses specialty mental health and is sensitive to intellectual/developmental disability conditions. The Behavioral Clinician works as part of a team, consults with psychiatrist who provides medication management and collaborates with Regional Center. The Behavioral Clinician is also responsible for completion of specialty mental health documentation and referral screening services, which includes but not limited to, answering calls about the referral process, receives, reviews and screens referrals, and schedules and participates in intake assessments.

Examples of duties:

NOTE: The following statements reflect the general duties considered necessary in order to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent to the job.

• Provides clinical and case management services to clients with developmental disabilities and serious mental illness; interviews clients and family members; conducts initial and ongoing psychosocial strength-based assessments.
• Identifies and pursues necessary resources to implement treatment plans.
• Conducts individual psychotherapy sessions; provides education on behavioral health care symptoms and the role of medication in alleviating such symptoms; diagnoses illnesses and dual recovery/co-occurring disorders.
• Prepares and maintains psychosocial case histories for use in diagnostic evaluations and monitoring client progress.
• Provides crisis intervention as needed; stabilizes clients in crisis including brief intervention in clinic; arranges for hospitalization and coordinates treatment elements.
• Maintains all records in accordance with the Quality Assurance standards of Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services.
• Participates in clinical case presentations and peer reviews.
• Prepares reports, case summaries, correspondence and other written materials.
• Conducts mental status examinations and formulates Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV related diagnoses.
• Collaborates with other departments and agencies related to client treatment planning.
• Provides education and consultation services to Alameda County departments and the community as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the classification.

Behavioral Health Clinician II

https://www.jobapscloud.com/Alameda/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=6510&R1=&R3=

(Click above for comprehensive job description and additional qualifications.)

EDUCATION: Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited school in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, counseling, nursing or related field. -AND-

EXPERIENCE: Equivalent of six-months of full-time post license experience as a behavioral health/mental health clinician providing clinical and/or case management services. -AND-

LICENSE: Must possess a valid clinical license from the applicable licensing authority: California Board of Behavioral Sciences, California Board of Psychology, or California Board of Registered Nursing.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will be screened in accordance with the minimum professional qualifications outlined in this brochure. The most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the interview process. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee advancement to the interview process; only the most suitably and best qualified candidates will be invited to participate.

An Alameda County Application is required to be considered for this recruitment.

Please EMAIL the County of Alameda Job Application, resume and cover letter to: Vanessa Baker (vanessa.baker2 "AT" acgov.org)

The application template is available online on Alameda County’s On‐Line Employment Center at:

www.jobaps.com/alameda

NEW USERS can click on “New User Registration” to fill out an application template. Once the application is completed, candidates can click on the “Review” tab to “Print My Application”. A PDF version or digital scan of the application must be submitted to the email address above.

Alameda County Health Care Services Agency is enriched with a diverse workforce. We believe the best way to deliver optimal programs and services to our communities is to hire and promote talents that are representative of the communities we serve. Diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $46.98 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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