Senior Psychiatric Social Worker

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Position Description
Senior Psychiatric Social Worker
$6,250 - $8,537 monthly
Open Date: Monday, February 21, 2022
Final Filing Date: Friday, March 18, 2022
Exam #22/60B25/02KR
Monterey County Health Department's Behavioral Health Bureau
seeks experienced behavioral health professionals to fill several vacancies at the Senior Psychiatric Social Worker
(SPSW) level. The Bureau has Senior Psychiatric Social Worker vacancies on the Access/CalWORKS, Access/Salinas, ASOC Marina, Collaborative Court & Forensic Services, Crisis, Mobile Crisis, and Quality Improvement teams.
Access to Treatment, CalWORKS
The SPSW in the CalWORKs Domestic Violence Referral and Waiver Program will provide services to CalWORKs Adults and Cal-Learn Pregnant/Parenting teens. This position will work in collaboration with CalWORKs Employment Services (CWES) Case Managers and Eligibility Workers to provide services for CalWORKs customers who are victims of domestic violence. This position will assist customers in obtaining and/or retaining employment and becoming self-sufficient providing resources, case management, assessment, and therapeutic treatment. This position will carry a caseload of acute clients, provide individual therapy and groups, conduct advanced assessments, and support other staff when providing services to customers identified for this program.
Access to Treatment, Salinas Region
The Access SPSW will assist the Access Supervisor by acting as a resource in support of staff. The incumbent in this position may assign, review, and coordinate the work of clinical staff, provide clinical supervision to unlicensed interns, and act as a lead worker to train staff or monitor treatment services. The incumbent may also represent the program in community and multi-agency collaborations and may also carry a client caseload by conducting advanced-level assessments, providing diagnosis and treatment, leading group services for individuals and families, and working as a team member with other disciplines.
Adult System of Care Marina
The SPSW for the ASOC Marina Clinicwill oversee specialty services to high-risk populations with serious mental illness and co-occurring challenges such as older adults, medically intensive, and high-risk substance use. The incumbent will also provide services related to post-hospital engagement, clients with personality disorders who frequent acute hospitals, and facilitating transitions from locked facilities. Additionally, the SPSW will serve as a team lead working closely with team supervisors to facilitate coordination of services, provide team support to developing competency with evidence-based practices, and assist with utilization review.
Collaborative Court & Forensic Services
The incumbent in this program will function as the lead clinician for the Adult Mental Health Treatment Court Full-Service Partnership program, Creating New Choices (CNC). The clinician is responsible for completing timely psychosocial/ASAM assessments, treatment plans, Reaching Recovery level of care determinations, and court ordered eligibility assessments. The clinician will need to meet court deadlines while providing the expected level of service for a high-risk adult offender population with chronic and severe behavioral health needs. Strong organizational, communication and clinical skills are essential as well as an ability to successfully collaborate with both internal and external partners.
Crisis
The SPSW on the Crisis Team works as the lead worker in the Emergency Department of Natividad Medical Center. Staff on the team assess and diagnose patients, make collateral contact with client caregivers to collect information, provide psychoeducation, make referrals to clients and families, and respond to crisis phone calls. The SPSW uses advanced skills and knowledge to bring forward ideas for better efficiency, client care, and partnership within and between teams.
Mobile Crisis
This position will support existing mobile crisis service delivery which is currently operational on a 9/80 schedule (Wednesday through Saturday from 12:30pm - 10pm and alternating Tuesdays from 1:30pm - 10pm). The SPSW will function as a lead clinician on the team and be responsible for high-risk safety assessment evaluations, evaluating and assessing clients/families in psychiatric crisis in the community throughout the county and providing supportive clinical consultation to less experienced team members. This position requires rapid decision making, and sound clinical judgment as well as the ability to work independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team with a variety of internal and external partners. The SPSW will assist with liaison duties with law enforcement partners and the centralized Crisis Team Call Center regarding referrals for welfare checks and non-emergency outreach and/or engagement and will help assign appropriate mobile crisis staff for follow-up. As a team lead, the SPSW will float to all regions and be able to adjust their schedule to assist with program coverage for vacation and sick leave when needed. The SPSW would work closely with the Unit Supervisor regarding on-boarding, training, documentation review, and float to partner up with all the mobile staff on a routine basis to provide consistent clinical oversight and ongoing support.
Quality Improvement
The Quality Improvement Department is seeking additional SPSWs to join our existing Clinical Team. This position requires advanced clinical, legal, and ethical competencies to conduct reviews of specialty mental health and substance use disorder services. An ideal candidate has prior knowledge and experience in providing assessment, diagnosis, clinical interventions to children and adolescents and seriously mentally ill adults in community or inpatient settings. Clinicians in the role are expected to provide training to staff and contracted providers, develop and contribute to policies, procedures and processes, and provide excellent customer service and resolutions to a wide range of staff and beneficiaries.
Other programs with Senior Psychiatric Social Worker positions are: Adult Forensic Services, Juvenile Court, Monterey County School District, Avanza Transition Age Youth. The Eligible List established by this recruitment may be used to fill current and future temporary or regular vacancies as they arise.
Examples of Duties
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Current philosophy, principles, and practices for services to clients with serious mental illness.
Individual, group and family psychodynamics as they relate to adults and children
Psychological diagnostic methods and terminology.
Personality development from infancy through adulthood.
Provide treatment to adults, children or adolescents with various mental disabilities ranging from serious mental illness to dysfunctional behavior patterns including victims of sexual and physical abuse.
Evaluate the degree of mental disability or emotional distress of patients/clients.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Work collectively with a multi-disciplinary team.
Characteristics of the Ideal Candidate:
Effective communicator
Clinically skilled
Culturally sensitive
Comfortable presenting clinical concepts to groups
Organized and able to meet deadlines
Enjoys collaboration with professionals from variety of disciplines
Examples of Experience/Education/Training
Conditions of Employment:
Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record or ability to provide suitable transportation approved by the appointing authority
The Health Department will conduct a thorough background and reference check process which include a Department of Justice fingerprint check.
In accordance with HIPAA, incumbent must have applied for or have a National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Pursuant to Section 5751.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, possession of any one of the following:
Possession of, or eligibility for licensure as a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor granted by the California State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.
Additional Information
APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURES
Apply on-line at:
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or
Hard copy applications
may be obtained from and submitted during normal business hours,
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monterey County Health Department
Attn: Human Resources
1270 Natividad Road
Salinas, CA 93906
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The selection process is tentative, and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants' possession of required qualifications, the examination process may include an oral examination, pre-examination exercises, performance examination, and/or Written examination. The competitive examination process includes submittal of required application materials. A complete application package will include:
Monterey County Employment Application
Response to the Supplemental Questions
Copy of a current license pursuant to Section 5751.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code as listed above
Applicants who fail to provide all required materials by the final filing deadline will not be considered. Resumes, cover letter, letters of interest, and other correspondence will not be accepted as a substitute for required application materials. All required application materials will be competitively evaluated. Those applicants that are determined to be the most appropriately qualified will be invited to participate further in the selection process.
BENEFITS:
Monterey County offers an excellent benefits package. To view the K Unit Benefit Summary please visit our website ****.
This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution, or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.
COVID-19:
On July 30, 2021 the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors took action to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all employees to include new hires. The vaccination requirement is in accordance with Section 25 of the County of Monterey Emergency Response Manual and COVID-19 Prevention Program Link . Applicants who accept employment with the County of Monterey, will be required to be fully vaccinated. However, individuals may request medical or religious exemptions and will be required to complete the appropriate request and certification forms for review and approval no later than their start date. Medical / Religion .
NOTES:
As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Monterey County is a drug-****.
Closing Date/Time: 3/18/2022 11:59 PM Pacific

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