2932-Senior Behavioral Health Clinician

Job description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Title: SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN

Job Code: 2932

DEFINITION

Under direction, may supervise several psychiatric social workers and personally performs the more difficult psychiatric case work; assigns and directs work of interviewing and investigating applicants, patients, and others concerned; reviews psychiatric welfare cases processed by other workers; and performs related duties as required,

Requires responsibility for: carrying out, interpreting and enforcing existing legal provisions, policies, methods and procedures in connection with psychiatric welfare work; achieving considerable economies and/or preventing considerable losses through enforcing careful and judicious interpretations of various legal provisions, methods and procedures in approving and recommending assistance; making regular contacts with employees, supervisors, applicants, recipients, their families, other departments, community organizations and others concerned; gathering and checking detailed psychiatric, financial, personal and confidential information. Nature of duties involves normal physical effort and manual dexterity with occasional accident and injury hazards and exposure to disagreeable element when dealing with mentally ill or emotionally disturbed persons.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise several psychiatric social workers and auxiliary personnel.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Supervises several psychiatric social workers and auxiliary personnel and personally participates in interviewing and diagnosing the more difficult individual cases.

2. Supervises the determining of eligibility of applicants for psychiatric services; ascertains several factors, such as reasons for referral, attitude toward personal problems and demonstrated desire for assistance; obtains history of applicant's growth and development in order to arrive at an understanding of behavioral characteristics; obtains such pertinent information as parental background, relationship between parents and other members in the family group.

3. Evaluates material obtained as a result of interviews and analyses; decides on disposition of each case, including referral to other staff members for further study and recommendations or referral to some appropriate community agency; completes appropriate forms and documents relating to the intake processes.

4. Treats individual patients on a regular recurrent basis by applying difficult and intensive casework techniques in order to reduce mental and emotional illness; observes patient's condition and reactions especially in suicidal aid and homicidal cases; determines degree of danger presented to patient and others.

5. Counsels with especially disturbed and difficult patients concerning emotional, economic and personal matters and crisis, to assist in reestablishing self-control and responsibility; arranges for commitment to hospital or other community agency or resource, based on appraisal of patient's needs.

6. Conducts group psychotherapy in regularly scheduled group interviews in connection with administering direct treatment to patients; observes, evaluates and analyzes emotional and behavioral changes; determines treatment goals at successive intervals during treatment process,

7. Records basic data pertaining to study and/or treatment of patients on appropriate forms, charts and case histories; prepares written case summaries for purposes of coordinating medical and case-work services in the best interests of the patient and. his family.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: Requires broad knowledge and ability to: solve problems inherent in the duties and responsibilities of psychiatric welfare work; plan appropriate courses of action as a result of analysis and evaluation of data and other significant factors.

Ability or Skill to: Requires skill and ability to: effect cooperative and effective contacts with associate staff employees and others; deal effectively with patients in the adjustment of problem situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Experience:

Two (2) years of verifiable experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

License and Certification:

Possession of a valid license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS); OR

Possession of a valid license as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) , issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS); OR

Possession of a valid license as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) , issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).

Substitution:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PROMOTIVE LINES

From: 2930 Behavioral Health Clinician

ORIGINATION DATE:

AMENDED DATE:

10/30/14; 8/07/15; 05/13/21

REASON FOR AMENDMENT:

To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills & abilities, and minimum qualifications.

BUSINESS UNIT(S):

COMMN SFMTA

Standard information

Disaster service work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

Historic and future compensation