ASSISTANT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, R.N.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Los Angeles, California United States  View Map
Posted: Jul 14, 2024
  • Salary: $101,927.04 - $152,571.60 Annually USD
  • Full Time
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Human and Social Services
  • Legal Services
  • Public Health
  • Job Description

    Position/Program Information

    EXAM NUMBER :
    b5276E

    JOB TYPE :
    OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY


    FILING START DATE:
    3/03/2022 at 8:00 a.m. (PT)
    This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met
    and is subject to closure without prior notice.


    THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A REPOSTING TO ADD SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

    Definition:
    Positions allocable to this class provide mental health nursing services to individuals, families, and groups in a range of mental health care settings.

    Essential Job Functions

    Performs initial and ongoing assessment of client's presenting problems, including mental status, level of functioning, developmental status, social and employment skills, co-occurring substance abuse problems, and mental and physical health educational needs.

    With client participation, develops a Client Care Coordination Plan including measurable objectives that is designed to address behavioral responses to mental illness.

    Provides targeted case management to coordinate comprehensive mental health/physical health services and to ensure continuity of care; uses interventions to teach symptom management and relapse prevention, foster recreational activities, and facilitate development of independent living skills; educates client to integrate physical health care management into mental health care management activities.

    Administers psychotropic medication, monitors drug effectiveness and side effects, and provides drug education to clients and clients' families.

    Performs periodic and ongoing reassessment of changes in mental and physical health status, nutritional status, and of client's progress toward recovery; evaluates client outcomes to determine necessary modification in the Client Care Coordination Plan.

    Identifies community agencies and resources to assist clients with rehabilitation and recovery while living in the community and consults with private medical facilities, courts, and governmental agencies to coordinate treatment options.

    Provides input to multidisciplinary team in core area of expertise in connection with client's diagnosis as impacted by physical health problems, and educates individual clients concerning the physical health problems that impact the client's mental health.

    Assesses client's suicidal or homicidal tendencies, potential for violence towards self or others, and grave disability and consults with supervisor and/or multidisciplinary team when making judgments concerning client's need for involuntary treatment.

    Participates in team meetings to discuss caseload, shift activity, and changes to program policies and procedures.

    Participates in continuing education and training to maintain mental health nursing skills.

    Requirements

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
    Option 1:
    Graduation from an accredited* Registered Nursing program** --AND-- five years of full-time post-licensure experience *** as a R egistered Nurse in a psychiatric setting.

    Option 2: A Bachelor's degree** in nursing from an accredited* college or university with specialty coursework**** in psychiatric nursing.

    LICENSE REQUIREMENT:
    A valid, active license (without limitations or restrictions) to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing*****.

    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.

    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.

    DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Additional credit will be given for experience related to the desirable qualifications.

    • Experience managing clients and families in crisis through de-escalation techniques as a licensed registered nurse.
    • Experience collaborating with multiple agencies such as Department of Public Social Services, Department of Children and Family Services, and other agencies to provide linkage and community resources to mentally ill clients.


    Additional Information

    SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
    Accreditation Information:

    Transcript : *In order to receive credit for any college or university course, or any type of college or university degree, or any certificates, such as Bachelor's or higher, you must include a legible copy of the official diploma, or official transcripts from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.
    • Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited institutions standards by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). See Employment Information under Accreditation Information.
    Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and; therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

    ** Registered Nursing Program:
    Proof of graduation from the required program or degree must indicate the specialized field in order to be evaluated. Candidates whose educational degree does not show the specialty must provide a written statement from their university/college indicating the degree and educational specialty on the university/college letterhead. A legible copy of diploma, official transcript, or written statement from the Registrar's Office must be submitted at the time of filing or within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.
    *** To receive credit for experience claimed in a state other than the State of California, applicants must provide their complete registered nurse license information from that state. A conditional, provisional, probationary, or restricted license or certification will NOT be accepted. Applications submitted without the required license information will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted.
    Submission of a copy of the required license/s may be requested at any time during the examination process.

    Option II - **** In order to qualify, you must include a legible copy of official transcripts showing the completion of the required psychiatric nursing coursework with the corresponding unit credits must be submitted at the time of filing or within seven (7 ) calendar days of filing.

    Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and, therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete and be rejected.

    ***** Registered Nurse License: Applicants MUST include a legible copy of the Registered Nurse License from the accredited institution which shows the title of the required license, number, date of issue, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency with your application online at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov. A conditional, provisional, probationary, or restricted license will NOT be accepted. A printout of your RN license information from the Department of Consumer Affairs which shows the issue and expire date is acceptable.

    NOTE: If you are unable to attach the required documents with your application online, you must e-mail them to Exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. In the "Subject" of the e-mail please type the Exam Number and Exam Title.

    SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION:
    In accordance with Title 5 - Personnel, Appendix 1 (Civil Service Rule 11.03) of the Los Angeles County Code, selective certification may be used for some positions that require special skills and/or training. A Selective Certification may be established for the following locations below:
    • Lancaster
    • Palmdale

    SPECIAL INFORMATION:


    Past and present mental health clients and their family members who meet the selection requirements are encouraged to apply.

    EXAMINATION CONTENT:
    This examination will consist of an evaluation of education, experience, and desirable qualifications based on information listed on the online application and supplemental questionnaire at the time of filing weighted 100%.

    APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS AND MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE EXAMINATION TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

    VACANCY INFORMATION:
    The resulting eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

    SHIFT:
    Any - Appointees must be willing to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

    ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
    The names of applicants receiving a passing grade on this examination will be placed on the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation on the eligible register.

    NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

    Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

    APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
    Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application. We must receive your application by 5:00 pm, PT, on the last day of filing.

    Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline 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 govermmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty,gov 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.

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
    Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

    Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. license, transcripts, resume, etc., ) as attachment(s) during application submission or send by email to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Please be sure to reference your full name and examination title on the subject line of your email.

    The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Your online application must show complete license, education and work experience information necessary to evaluate your qualifications. License information section must show title of license, license number, original date of issue, and expiration date. Education information section must include name and address of school attended, complete dates attended, name of course/s taken, number of units earned, and degree/s earned. Work experience section must include job title, employer name and address, name of work area/facility, actual payroll title held and not the working and/or functional titles, from/to dates of employment including month, day and year, total number of months, total number of hours worked per week - not a range of hours (full or part-time), and complete and detailed description of related job duties. If range of hours is provided, experience will be prorated based on the lowest number of hours worked per week. LIST separately each job experience to be evaluated. All information supplied by applicants is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination or selection process.

    IMPORTANT NOTES
    • Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
    • FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
    • Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

    For the time being, all notifications, including results letters and notices of non-acceptance, will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add isan@dmh.lacounty.gov as well as norply@governmentjobs.com and info@govermentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

    Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from LA 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 LANGUAGE
    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 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 USER ID AND PASSWORD :

    All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

    FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
    The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

    DEPARTMENT CONTACT
    Department Contact Name: Irene San, Exam Analyst
    Department Contact Phone: (323) 705-4074 or (213) 972-7034
    Department Contact Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov

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