Treatment Center Program Coordinator

About the role

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on: 4/6/26, 7/6/26, 10/5/26.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide range of supervisory and administrative duties, including administration of direct acute care programs, related contracts, and County-operated mental health programs and services at the Mental Health Treatment Center (MHTC).
• Manages the operations of a 24-hour mental health treatment facility in the absence of higher-level administrators.
• Ensures the welfare and safety of staff and patients in a high-risk setting.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates the activities of mental health care programs and activities.
• Supervises, directly and through subordinates, a multi-disciplinary staff, including licensed mental health care providers, physicians, nurses, support staff, and service providers under contract.
• Integrates the Division of Mental Health's philosophical principles regarding consumer empowerment, family involvement, and cultural competency into patient care, treatment, and staff training.
• Analyzes and accurately evaluates management and organizational situations, and makes recommendations for effective improvements.
• Analyzes and effectively evaluates the operations and services of mental health and substance abuse programs, including those of contract providers.
• Analyzes and interprets laws and regulations governing health services.
• Maintains effective working relationships with department staff, subordinates, and the staffs of public and private agencies and groups involved in health programs.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, and before large groups.
• Makes effective recommendations regarding staffing and other personnel matters.
• Promotes the integration of students, interns, and residents from various disciplines into the milieu.
• Makes effective decisions in crisis situations.

Requirements

• Possession of a current valid license issued by the State of California to practice as a Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Registered Nurse.
• Two years of experience coordinating and/or supervising mental health program(s) which included experience in a direct care program, such as a mental health in-patient facility or mental health clinic.
• Two years of experience in the class of Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Nurse, Senior Mental Health Counselor, Senior Psychiatric Nurse, or Supervising Deputy Public Guardian/Conservator in Sacramento County service.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include possession of a current valid license issued by the State of California as a Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, or Registered Nurse.

Skills

• Knowledge of current principles and practices of mental health administration.
• Knowledge of principles and procedures of budget preparation and monitoring, including budgets involving grants, contracted services, and federal and state funding.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of public personnel management with emphasis on health occupations.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of clinical interviewing, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Knowledge of most current version of the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
• Knowledge of the purposes, functions, and activities of various public and private health care entities, including advocacy groups, involved in mental health and substance abuse.
• Knowledge of State of California laws and regulations governing mental health care workers, nurses, physicians, and other licensed health professionals.
• Knowledge of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, the Short-Doyle Act, and other laws and regulations regarding the delivery of mental health services.
• Knowledge of psychiatric treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of current trends in prevention and treatment of mental illness and substance abuse.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques for on-site reviews and program evaluations.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of planning, evaluating, and organizing a training program.
• Knowledge of current social and economic factors and trends influencing community mental health and substance abuse care services.
• Knowledge of differing cultural, religious, and social attitudes about mental health and substance abuse.

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