Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Clinical Counseling, Clinical Health Psychology, Clinical Social Work, Counseling Psychology, Couple and Family Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology
Job ID: 6511
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Alameda County Behavioral Health Department is recruiting for a *provisional:
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
$123,552.00-$148,408.00 Annually
Plus, an excellent benefits package!
This is a provisional recruitment.
*For a provisional appointment, a civil service exam is not required. However, to obtain a regular position, the appointee will need to compete successfully in a County Exam when open.
ABOUT US
As part of Alameda County Health, the Behavioral Health Department supports people with Medi-Cal and without insurance living with serious mental illness and substance use conditions along their path toward wellness, recovery, and resiliency. We provide services through a network of contracted mental health and substance use providers and administer the State’s resources and training for behavioral health providers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals. We advocate for our patients and families and create space for personal engagement in their care.
We are outpatient specialists for mental health services for older adults and youth, substance use providers and treatment program specialists, advocates for quality improvement and patients’ rights, and psychiatric and integrated health care providers.
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The POSITION
Under general direction, supervise Behavioral Health Clinicians and other behavioral health care professionals, paraprofessionals and/or interns; coordinate day-to-day functions and ensure appropriate staff coverage; provide psychiatric clinical and case management services; and perform other duties as assigned.
The Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor is distinguished from the lower-level class of Behavioral Health Clinician II in that the latter does not have supervisory responsibilities. It is further distinguished from the next higher class of Behavioral Health Clinical Manager in that the latter may supervise a Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor and has overall responsibility for program planning, development and evaluation, program reporting and statistics, and program outcome monitoring. The Behavioral Health Clinical Manager manages a clinic/program which includes 8 or more paraprofessional and professional level staff.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all duties listed.
1. Coordinates the day-to-day operations of clinic/program services.
2. Supervises a multi-disciplinary staff of three or more clinicians; confers with staff regularly regarding techniques used, case progress, and related matters for the purpose of promoting and evaluating professional development and assuring quality of care, as well as reviewing work in progress.
3. Conducts regular case conferences with clinicians and interns for supervision and consultation; reviews psychiatric case records and selects cases for discuss.
4. Coordinates the assignment of cases, conducts staff meetings and provides training; schedules staff to provide for clinic coverage; evaluates work performance; assists in disciplinary proceedings.
Please email your County of Alameda Job Application, resume and cover letter to:
Tyler Clark (Sign up or sign in for contact information)
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