HCA Service Chief ; Behavioral Health Services

HCASERVICECHIEFI (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES)

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate’s qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

This recruitment will establish an open eligible list to fill current and future HCA Service Chief I vacancies. The eligible list established may also be used to fill similar and/or lower level classifications throughout the County of Orange.

This recruitment is open to the public for a minimum of five (5) business days and is scheduled to close at 11:59 PM on Friday, March 13, 2026. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

The County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual, family and community health. Under the leadership of the Agency Director, a dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of five service areas – Administrative Services, Behavioral Health Services, Correctional Health Services, Public Health Services and Specialized Medical Services – is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

The Behavioral Health Services (BHS) consists of the following areas:
Adult and Older Adult, Children and Youth Services, Quality Management Services, Mental Health Services Act Office, Data Analytics and Evaluation, Crisis and Acute Care Services, Substance Use Services, and Forensics and Justice Involved. These divisions provide a culturally competent and client-centered system of behavioral health services for all eligible county residents in need of treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health care.

Includes veteran services, offers a full range of programs to adults with mental health conditions that are at risk of more serious issues without treatment and supportive services. These services range from outpatient services, which provide psychiatric medications, therapeutic services, peer support and other supportive services; to our Full Service Partnership (FSP) Programs which serve individuals with the most severe symptoms who need more intensive and focused services.

These programs have a “whatever it takes” approach to treatment and often work in the field and in client homes to ensure needed treatment is being provided. AOA also offers Housing and Supportive Services for individuals with serious mental illness, and support services through contracted programs.

Provides responsive services to adults and youth in a behavioral health crisis. Services include mobile mental health Crisis Assessment Team (CAT), Psych Emergency Response Team (PERT), OC Links (24/7 Resources line), Crisis Stabilization Units (CSU), Crisis Residential Programs and In-home Crisis Stabilization services, as well as inpatient psychiatric hospital services and the coordination of 9‑8‑8.

Provides an array of prevention, treatment and recovery support services for youth and adults that include the Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Team (ADEPT) community SUD prevention programs, Residential Treatment, Outpatient treatment, perinatal services, narcotic treatment programs (NTP), Medicated Assistance Treatment (MAT), Withdrawal Management, Intensive Outpatient Program, Recovery Residences and the programmatic oversight of the States Opioid Abatement Funding Plan in OC.

Provides outpatient behavioral health services to Medi‑Cal eligible or uninsured children and youth who need medically necessary treatment to ameliorate their mental and behavioral health conditions. CYS provides case management, assessment, individual, group and family therapy, psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation and medication support, crisis intervention, and peer support services to children and youth in Orange County.

The immediate vacancies are within Adult and Older Adult (AOA), Crisis and…