Behavioral Health Clinician Citywide; H00042

Overview

Company/Agency: The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values diversity in its workforce. All employees work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

Compensation: $116,480 to $141,518 annually

• Recruitment : CCT-2930-H00042
• Final date to receive applications: Continuous
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service

San Francisco is a vibrant city with a commitment to diversity and quality of life for its residents. The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans, with a multi-division structure and locations throughout the City.

Under general supervision, the 2930 Behavioral Health Clinician performs essential duties including, but not limited to the following:

• Assesses prospective clients and their significant others/families for psychiatric services; interviews clients; reviews factors such as reasons for referral, psychosocial history, environment, physical health, culture and motivation for treatment; advises on confidentiality and scope of services; coordinates treatment plans.
• Analyzes data from interviews, reports and prior psychiatric history to determine appropriateness of referral and make case dispositions.
• Maintains client records with written/electronic documentation, charts, reports, forms, and billing information to support treatment programs and compliance requirements.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships with other service providers; collaborates on medical, psychiatric and psychosocial issues; attends meetings to coordinate care; may serve on a multi-disciplinary team.
• Develops and implements comprehensive treatment plans; engages clients in modalities such as individual, group, collateral crisis intervention; monitors progress to assess outcomes.
• Provides psychotherapy, crisis intervention, outreach, culturally competent interventions, case management and rehabilitation to clients in behavioral health services.
• Refers clients to community resources and services; actively manages caseload to meet client needs.
• Advocates for accessibility and improved services; contributes to program models and works with administration and intra-agency contacts.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities; may supervise support staff such as Health Workers.
• Performs related duties as required.

Nature of work includes explaining established methods to applicants and recipients, ensuring compliance, and gathering confidential information. Occasional exposure to hazards may occur.

Please note that incumbents may be required to perform duties listed in the class specification, available on the SF Department of Human Resources website.

Required Before Applying

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a valid license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for either:
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) OR
• Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) OR
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) OR
• Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) OR
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) OR
• Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC)

Verification of

Education and Experience:

Applications are reviewed to ensure minimum qualifications. Verification may be requested at any point in the recruitment process. Information for verifying education and experience is available at the SF Careers website.

Note: Falsifying information may result in disqualification. See SF Careers for details.

The Training and Experience Examination (linked in this job ad) is a required part of the application. A passing score is required to continue in the process. The eligible list may be subject to change.

Important: The City and County of San Francisco is committed to equal employment opportunity and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

All job applications for the City and County of San Francisco must be submitted through the online portal at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Applicants may be contacted by email; consider using a personal email address. Provide accurate information as changes may not be possible after submission. For questions, contact the exam analyst listed in the announcement.