Psychologist II - Youth Case Management - Behavioral Health & Recovery Services; and Promo

Exciting news! Candidates have the opportunity to receive a sign‑on bonus of up to $15,000. First‑time external new hires or current staff promoted internally or from other County departments into a regular Psychologist I/II position in Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) may be eligible to receive a sign‑on bonus of up to $15,000 (subject to discontinuation at any time). The sign‑on bonus will be in three phases and will be prorated for part‑time positions.

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Position overview

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

Key responsibilities

As part of the Youth Case Management (YCM) team, the Psychologist reviews clinical information for clients placed in higher levels of care to ensure it aligns with medical necessity criteria and authorization guidelines for youth with mental health, eating disorder, and/or co‑occurring substance use diagnoses; 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.

Ideal candidate qualifications

• California License in Clinical Psychology.
• Two years 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 multi‑disciplinary 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.

Licensure / Certification

• Psychologist II: California license in Clinical Psychology.

Education and Experience

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

• Psychologist II: Two years clinical experience with children.

Knowledge

• 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.
• Psychotherapeutic factors relevant to emotional, behavioral, learning, social interaction or social systems problems.
• Techniques of mental health…