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Psychologist II – Youth Case Management, Behavioral Health & Recovery Services

San Mateo County Health is seeking a well‑qualified individual for the position of Psychologist II – Youth Case Management – Behavioral Health & Recovery Services to provide professional diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative psychological services in a County program.

First‑time external new hires or current staff promoted internally or from other County departments into a regular Psychologist I/II position may be eligible to receive a sign‑on bonus of up to $15,000. The sign‑on bonus will be paid in three phases and will be prorated for part‑time positions. Restrictions apply. Please see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./ for details.

The current vacancy is on the Youth Case Management Team within the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) division located in San Mateo, but some travel throughout the County will be required to perform duties.

As part of the Youth Case Management (YCM) team, the Psychologist reviews clinical information data for clients placed in higher levels of care to ensure alignment with medical necessity criteria and authorization guidelines for youth with mental health, eating disorder, and/or co‑occurring substance use diagnoses. The Psychologist works with provider staff, community agencies, clients, and families to coordinate effective clinical care, facilitates referrals for youth transitioning from Psychiatric Inpatient or Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) settings to higher levels of care—including Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), and Residential Treatment Programs.

Key responsibilities include tracking and monitoring referrals and outcomes; providing consultation to PES staff for youth presenting with acute mental health symptoms; conducting psychological evaluations as needed; consulting with providers to ensure client compliance with treatment recommendations; supporting and enhancing co‑occurring efforts of the division; and engaging in regular outreach to develop and maintain relationships with external psychiatric facilities and community partners.

• California license in Clinical Psychology.
• Two years of clinical experience with children.
• Experience providing assessment and treatment of children with serious emotional disorders and working with their families.
• Experience providing psychological testing, diagnosis, written evaluations and recommendations for children with serious emotional disorders.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and/or assessing for 5150.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team to develop behavioral management plans for children with serious emotional disorders.
• Experience with Utilization Management (UM) and/or using evidence‑based protocols to determine appropriate level of care.
• Experience working with youth with co‑occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
• Experience working in a community mental health clinic as well as in medical or psychiatric inpatient settings.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to integrate culturally relevant aspects of clinical work into the treatment of patients.
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.

• Psychologist II:
  California license in Clinical Psychology.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is: two years of clinical experience with children.

Psychologist II is the fully experienced journey level class providing a full range of professional psychodiagnostic, psychotherapeutic, consultant, training, and research work in a comprehensive community mental health program with a high degree of skill and independence.

• Principles, methods, techniques, material, devices used and current developments in the field of specialization.
• Standard methods, techniques, materials and devices used in either clinical psychology, community, developmental psychology and psychological research.
• Psychothe…