Mental Health Worker-Licensed

About the role

This is a continuous filing exam. The next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on the 2nd Friday of the month. Vacancies may be permanent or intermittent on-call. Shift differential may be available in addition to base salary.

Responsibilities

• Assists professional staff in coordinating and providing mental health services for mentally or emotionally disabled persons.
• Provides services within the scope of the license possessed.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with mentally and socially disabled persons and their families, and with professional, paraprofessional and support staff in the department, in outside agencies, and with the general public.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments.
• Recognizes changes in patient's condition or behavior.
• Works effectively as a member of a mental health treatment team.
• Communicates clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Fulfills prescribed procedures.
• React effectively in crisis situations.
• Works effectively in stressful, emotional and confrontational situations requiring good judgment, self-control, and persuading and motivating people.
• Obtains and maintains accurate case information.
• Uses community resources to assist clients.
• Reads, writes, and speaks English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid license from the State of California to practice as a: Either a Psychiatric Technician, Registered Nurse, or Vocational Nurse.
• Full-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.
• Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include possession of a valid license from the State of California to practice as a Psychiatric Technician, Registered Nurse, or Vocational Nurse.
• Experience may be full-time paid experience unless stated otherwise.
• Proof of educational or certificate/license requirements must be submitted with the application.

Skills

• Knowledge of basic social and psychological needs, problems, attitudes and behavior patterns of mentally and emotionally disabled persons.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques of interviewing, basic principles of counseling, basic psychotropic drugs, and their usage, basic terminology of psychiatric social work, gross anatomy, and medical terminology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with mentally and socially disabled persons and their families, and with professional, paraprofessional and support staff in the department, in outside agencies, and with the general public.
• Ability to administer prescribed medications and treatments, recognize changes in patient's condition or behavior, work effectively as a member of a mental health treatment team, communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing, follow prescribed procedures, react effectively in crisis situations, work effectively in stressful, emotional and confrontational situations requiring good judgment, self-control, and persuading and motivating people, obtain and maintain accurate case information, use community resources to assist clients, read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance.

Benefits

Note: Benefits may vary based on the specific position and may include health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks.

Pay

The pay range for this position is TBD based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible and may include irregular hours, holidays, and weekends.