Senior Clinical Therapist - Inpatient Discharge Planning

About The Position

Senior Clinical Therapist LMFT, LCSW or LPCC
Inpatient Discharge Planning
Riverside, CA.
The Riverside University Health System (RUHS), Behavioral Health Department (BH), Inpatient Discharge Planning Division, is seeking a Senior Clinical Therapist to join our Riverside office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments
• Provide discharge planning services to secure follow up BH services and/or housing for patients leaving inpatient psychiatric facilities
• Provide guidance/training to multidisciplinary team
• Provide clinical supervision to unlicensed clinical therapists
• Work with Clinical Therapist, Behavioral Health Specialist, Peer Specialists, and Community Service Assistants to assist consumers with behavioral health conditions that have resulted in hospitalization step-down to receive less intense treatment in community facilities
• Work a 9/80 schedule and require some driving, therefore a California driver’s license is required
• Perform therapeutic assignments related to the field of mental or behavioral health services and psychiatric social work
• Design and implement personalized treatment plans, individual and group psychotherapy, evaluations and investigations, and professional counseling
• Provide clinical supervision, according to licensure and training, over unlicensed clinical staff
• Provide clinical supervision and coaching for evidence based treatment models
• Develop mental health related training curriculum and conduct training for clinical therapists and other departmental staff
• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands
• Conduct clinical and quality improvement chart audits
• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases
• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff
• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff
• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies
• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees
• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders
• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs
• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans
• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects
• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment
• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions
• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments
• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations
• Prepare reports and write correspondence
• Respond to emergencies, within licensure, which may occur on the unit
• Coordinate the flow of information and clinical data to ensure continuity in treatment or shift

Qualifications

• Experience: Two years of post-license professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development and implementation of appropriate treatment plans, providing psychotherapy or mental health counseling, and providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community.
• Licenses: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Knowledge: Psychological aspects of physical and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies; characteristics of emotional and mental disorders including their effect on the individual in the community; mental health local community resources and community support systems; principles of clinical interviewing and methods of recording consumer information; individual licensing law and the scope of professional practice governed by the same; laws, rules, and regulations of publicly operated health and welfare programs; principles and techniques for making psychosocial assessments.
• Ability: Effectively apply the principles and techniques of clinical therapy, including a variety of treatment modalities; analyze consumer behavior and apply treatment or counseling techniques in a coordinated care social rehabilitation environment; speak and write effectively; provide crisis intervention; prepare clear and concise reports and interpret data; work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs; establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, their families, other staff members, and mental health organizations/ agencies; provide work direction and training to staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team; communicate the goals and objectives of the County's mental and behavioral health services to members of the community and other interested individuals; consult with and assist in the professional development and supervision of unlicensed clinical therapists, within the scope of appropriate licensure, and other mental health support staff.

Skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

9/80 schedule

Supplemental Information

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Jeremy Holforty at (951) 955-5558 or jholfort@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.