Behavioral Health Services Supervisor - Long Term Care program

About the role

The County of Riverside’s Behavioral Health Department is seeking a Behavioral Health Services Supervisor to join the Riverside Long Term Care program. This program provides comprehensive services to mentally ill and gravely disabled adults who are conserved under the Riverside County Public Guardian. The Long Term Care team is responsible for securing appropriate placement in long term care facilities, as well as providing case management, placement coordination, and transportation for conservatees who are court-ordered into these settings.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing clinical supervision for the Conservatorship Investigation Officers (CIO) and Long Term Care (LTC)
• Receives, reviews and assigns new CIO referrals
• Serves as the primary point of contact for CIO investigations
• Reviews and co-signs CIO conservatorship recommendations to the court under applicable laws
• Drafts letters, responses, affidavits and answers to subpoenas regarding CIO investigations
• Attends court hearings, including court and jury trials regarding recommendations on guardianship or conservatorship
• Conducts weekly staff meetings with CIO and LTC
• Trains new and old clinical staff members
• Provides orientation to new staff members as needed
• Addresses quality improvement issues
• Fosters teamwork
• Completes employee evaluations
• Reads and responds to emails
• Holds case conferences
• Provides problem resolutions for and with staff
• Provides ongoing documentation training
• Promotes adherence to RUHS-BH and county policies
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with staff and other county agencies and outside agencies
• Provides indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community
• Assists in preparing annual budget requirements and monitors expenditures to ensure unit is within funding provisions
• Prepares reports and correspondence regarding workload statistics, casework and unit methods, and procedures

Requirements

• Must have a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Science
• Two years of post-licensure professional experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development and implementation of appropriate treatment plans, providing psychotherapy or behavioral health counseling, and providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community
• Minimum of six semester units or nine quarter units specifically focused on the theory and application of marriage and family therapy, OR a named specialization or emphasis area on the qualifying degree in marriage and family therapy, marital and family therapy, marriage, family, and child counseling, or couple and family therapy
• No less than 500 hours of documented supervised experience working directly with couples, families, or children
• A minimum of six hours of continuing education specific to marriage and family therapy, completed in each license renewal cycle
• Valid California Driver's License is required