MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

Position/Program Information

FIRST DAY OF FILING:


May 31, 2023 at 8:00 A.M. (PDT)

Until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

EXAM NUMBER:
Y9038P

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.

Correctional Health Services - 20% Recruitment and Retention Bonus
The County of Los Angeles is currently offering up to a 20% bonus for full-time Mental Health Clinical Supervisor positions hired by Correctional Health Services and working on-site in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 25 health centers, four acute hospitals and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for 600,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $6.9 billion.

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov

MISSION:

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:
At the full professional level and under the general direction of a licensed clinical program manager, supervises and coordinates multidisciplinary and ancillary support staff in the provision of mental health services to clients. Provides daily administrative oversight to the team, with technical supervision of licensed clinical staff exercised in accordance with scope-of-practice guidelines.

Essential Job Functions

• Confers with program manager concerning human resources and work problems.
• Reviews case records for completeness, consistency, and quality of mental health services provided including application of proper techniques; ensures compliance with state and federal mandates.
• Discusses problem cases with workers and makes suggestions and recommendations.
• Trains, instructs, and evaluates workers and makes work assignments.
• Consults with individual workers to promote staff development and to suggest solutions to problem cases.
• Effectively communicates program, administrative, and clinical direction to subordinate staff.
• Studies and makes suggestions and recommendations on special, complicated, or problem cases.
• Identifies staff training and development requirements and provides training and guidance to administrative and clinical staff to ensure mental health services delivery effectiveness.
• Assists in planning, developing, and implementing mandatory and discretionary mental health programs in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations by determining type and level of services to be provided; measures of quality-assurance to be employed; and formulating and carrying out policies and procedures.
• Keeps informed of new developments in the field of psychiatric social work.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Two years of post-licensure social work experience in a recognized* social services or mental health care setting involving problems of mental or emotional adjustment and the use of psychiatric consultation.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Additional points will be awarded for experience in excess of the Selection Requirements.

LICENSE:
A valid and active license** as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Sciences.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions may be required.

All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.

PHYSICAL CLASS II - Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
*Recognized social services agency is defined as any agency and/or professional organization for profit and/or nonprofit consisting of professional Social Worker services/staff. The primary mission is to maintain and utilize the professional social work standards of practice, advancing sound social work policies and providing services to individuals and/or the public.

**Applicants must complete the License and Certification section of the application and provide the title of the required license, the number, date of issue, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency as specified in the Selection Requirements, attach a legible copy of the required license to your application at the time of filing , or email the required document to the exam analyst at hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing your application online. When emailing documents, please include the exam number and exam title. The original license must be presented during the selection process and prior to appointment.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of an evaluation of training, experience and desirable qualifications based upon application information, weighted 100%.

Applicants MUST MEET the SELECTION REQUIREMENTS and ACHIEVE a passing score of 70% or higher in order to be placed on the eligible register.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be placed on the eligible register for a period of 12 months. In accordance with Civil Service Rule 11.01 (D), successful candidates shall be assembled into separate groups as follows:

Group 1: 85% - 100%
Group 2: 70% - 84.99%

Applications will be processed on an "as received" basis.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A THOROUGH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING FINGERPRINT SEARCH.

Examples of disqualifying factors include: Any felony convictions; job-related misdemeanor convictions; certain serious traffic convictions or patterns of traffic violations (3 moving violations in one year; failure to appear; at fault accidents; suspended license; driving under the influence); substance abuse; anyone on probation.

APPOINTEES MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ANY SHIFT AND AT ANY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, INCLUDING EVENINGS, NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS.

APPOINTEES WILL BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH INMATE PATIENTS IN A JAIL ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING SERVICES TO INMATE PATIENTS.


VACANCY INFORMATION: The eligible register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in throughout the Department of Health Services - Correctional Facilities.
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PDT, on the last day of filing will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 5:00 p.m. (PT) deadline on the last day of filing, as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time with or without advance notice.

Notification Letters and other correspondences will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail.

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from Los Angeles County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

ADA Coordinator Phone:
(323) 914-7111

Teletype Phone:
(800) 899-4099

California Relay Services Phone:
(800) 735-2922

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Hilary Hocking, Exam Analyst
(213) 288-7000
hhocking@dhs.lacounty.gov

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Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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