Senior Behavioral Health Clinician (2932) - Citywide (H00041)

Company Description

The City and County of San Francisco continuously accepts applications for all permanent Senior Behavioral Health Clinician 2932 positions. Rather than publishing separate job ads for every current and future position, this job ad collects applications for all of them. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and the Department of Public Health can then review your application and contact you directly with details about their positions.

• ✅Start with this Required Exam https://forms.gle/jTfCE8kxqw5yay8k9
• Application Deadline – Continuous
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID:  CCT-2932-H00041
• Compensation: $118,118 to $143,494 annually

🏁Note:

• You only need to apply once for all permanent 2932 positions
• All City departments with open permanent positions can review your application

Job Description

Under direction, the 2932 Senior Behavioral Health Clinician performs essential duties that include, but are not limited to the following:

• Supervises one or more Class 2930 Behavioral Health Clinician/2931 Marriage, Family and Child Counselor and/or unlicensed support personnel by preparing and maintaining work schedules, performance appraisals; coordinating activities of a multidisciplinary team; and monitor productivity of staff;
• Supervises the psychosocial assessment of client/patients for behavioral health services in behavioral health and/or primary care settings; monitors process to ensure clients/patients are referred to appropriate care provider; reviews forms and procedures related to the intake process; and prepares written care summaries for the purpose of coordinating care;
• Performs clinical evaluations in the more difficult individual cases by participating in the interviewing, diagnosing and disposition of these cases, including referring to other staff members or disciplines for further treatment;
• Performs regular and effective treatment in the more difficult and complex cases by applying intensive casework and psychotherapy techniques for the benefit of
  client/patient; observes client/patient’s condition and reactions; determines degree of danger presented to patient and others;
• May conduct group psychotherapy and case management on a scheduled basis in connection with administering direct treatment to patients; observes evaluates and analyzes changes; determines treatment goals at successive intervals during treatment process;
• Charts and assures staff’s charting of medical records according to departmental and regulatory standards, both written and electronic;
• Organizes community health education outreach and consultation involving the development of workshops and seminars, training and coordination of programs and services; acts as consultant to other agencies and participates in negotiation and development of outreach services; and
• May perform Quality Improvement activities such as chart audit and compliance review.
• The 2932 Senior Behavioral Health Clinician performs related duties as required.

Nature of work requires carrying out, interpreting and enforcing existing legal provisions, policies, methods and procedures in connection with psychiatric welfare work; achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through enforcing careful and judicious interpretations of various legal provisions, methods and procedures in approving and recommending assistance; making regular contacts with employees, supervisors, applicants, recipients, their families, other departments, community organizations and others concerned; gathering and checking detailed psychiatric, financial, personal and confidential information.

Nature of duties involves normal physical effort and manual dexterity with occasional accident and injury hazards and exposure to disagreeable element when dealing with mentally ill or emotionally disturbed persons.

Qualifications

⚠️Both Ⓐ & Ⓑ Required Before Applying⚠️

Minimum Qualifications

• Ⓐ Possession of a valid license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for 
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
    OR
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
    OR
  • Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)

     AND

• Ⓑ Two (2) years of verifiable experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Cl