Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist

The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions throughout the County, should they occur. Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements, employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium.

Under general supervision, provides rehabilitative/restorative behavioral health services, designed to assist clients in developing and maintaining functional life skills, emotional stability, and long-term wellness. Services may include rehabilitation, de-escalation, skill-building, case management, system navigation, and coordination with community resources in office, community, or agency-based settings/locations.

This position provides field-based outreach, engagement, discharge planning, care coordination, and community stabilization for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including individuals transitioning from jail or other institutional settings.

The Mobile Team Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist positions provide crisis assessment, intervention, and follow up care to the most vulnerable members of the community. Strong candidates will have experience working with individuals with serious mental health conditions and will have skills in engaging and building rapport and with creative problem solving. This position has atypical hours and is predominantly field based.

Bilingual English/Spanish encouraged to apply. Se buscan personas bilingües en inglés y español. Para recibir una solicitud en español, llame a Recursos Humanos al 234-6600.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide rehabilitation treatment services to individuals or groups, offering supportive services that assist clients in improving, maintaining or restoring functional and daily living skills.
• Provide rehabilitative services by providing counseling and rehabilitation, skill-building interventions that help individuals with chronic psychiatric impairments maintain or restore personal independence and achieve their optimal level of functioning in community or residential settings.
• Perform collateral services to provide significant support with the intent of improving or maintaining beneficiary’s behavioral health status.
• Perform assessment evaluation, including clinical analysis of the client’s historical and current mental, emotional and behavioral status, formulation of diagnoses; and application of standardized testing procedures.
• Participate in case conferencing with multiple service providers to develop, approve, and monitor client progress.
• Perform or assist with case management functions by visiting and counseling clients and their families to determine service needs, provide support, and make appropriate referrals. This may include transporting or arranging transportation for clients.
• Recommend therapy services; prepare progress notes, charts and closing or transfer summaries to support psychiatric and psychological evaluations.
• Assist clients in securing board-and-care placements, housing, and financial resources by providing support and referral services.
• Write chart notes in accordance with professional standards, state regulations and department protocol, and ensure proper filing is submitted.
• Accompany clients to appointments to assist with completing paperwork and to support follow-up for intervention or treatment related services.
• Serve as liaison and consultant between department and schools, organizations, parents, children, seniors, probation officers, Juvenile Hall, and other agencies on issues concerning clients, to coordinate treatment and services across departments, organizations, and…