Mental Health Clinician I/II - Full-Time
County Of Humboldt
Eureka, CA
Full-time
Mental Health
Posted on August 19, 2019
County of Humboldt
Mental Health Clinician I/II - Full time $25.26-$37.65 hourly
Closes: August 30, 2019
Stationed at South Fork High School in Miranda, CA Under general supervision, has responsibility for a psychiatric caseload involving children and/or adults; performs psychotherapeutic counseling, including individual, group, family and other approved techniques; provides outreach and emergency services and counseling in crisis situations; performs related work as assigned.
Examples of Duties:
- Evaluates patients in a variety of out- and in-patient settings, including field situations; obtains patient history, completes mental status exam, and develops treatment plans.
- Provides on-going psychotherapy in short term out-patient and longer term day treatment environment; makes necessary referrals for patients as needs dictate.
- Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team providing critical clinical input related to patient diagnosis and recommended treatment plans; participates in case conferences and consults with psychiatric staff to review patient cases and medication issues.
- Evaluates patients for voluntary and involuntary commitment; signs commitments for clients requiring hospitalization.
- Provides direction, training and chart auditing for assigned student interns; participates in staff/intern training and quality assurance/peer review functions.
- Performs detailed patient record documentation and maintains caseload records; prepares intake and discharge summaries, progress notes and treatment reviews.
- Provides courtroom testimony and consultation to school and adult programs as required; performs program planning to develop and implement services appropriate to assisting both adult and children psychiatric patients.
- May serve as case coordinator for assigned patients or clients.
- Consults with and serves as a liaison with community agencies, schools personnel, parents, and other mental health programs and services to evaluate community health needs and services; educates on needs of specific patient or segment of mental health patient population; advocates for patients.
- May serve as the director of social services for the in-patient health facility.