Psychiatric Social Worker I - County-Wide Recruitment

County of Santa Clara; California (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Santa Clara is looking for a Psychiatric Social Worker I to provide essential mental health services. This role includes responsibilities such as counseling, psychotherapy, and case management, making significant contributions to various healthcare settings. Ideal candidates will be qualified with a Master's degree and registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Other essential duties involve collaborating with healthcare teams and helping clients in diverse backgrounds to receive the support they need.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of up to $5,000

Qualifications

• Possession of a Master's Degree that qualifies for licensure.
• Maintain registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Ability to travel for work and maintain a valid California driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provides counseling, psychotherapy, case management, and treatment services.
• Participates in evaluation and development of treatment plans.
• Collaborates with medical professionals and community agencies.

Skills

Counseling

Psychotherapy

Case Management

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

Master's Degree Qualified for Licensure

Job description

Under supervision, the Psychiatric Social Worker I (pre-licensed) provides counseling, psychotherapy, case management, and treatment services in a counseling center, clinic, or institutional setting.

This is a posting to fill vacant positions that may be filled in the classifications of Marriage and Family Therapist I (associate), Marriage andFamily Therapist II (licensed), Psychiatric Social Worker I (associate), orPsychiatric Social Worker II (licensed). Candidates need only to apply to one of these four postings for which they qualify to be considered.Additionally, this posting will create a list that will be used to fill vacancies for the following month. Qualified applicants will remain on the list for one month and will be referred to available vacancies. To be considered for future opportunities, applicants must reapply each month to be placed on the eligible list for the following month.

This open recruitment may be used to fill full-time and/or part-time positions in: Ambulatory Primary Care Behavioral Health, Custody Health Services, and Office of Supportive Housing. Please select all the locations you would like to work in the supplemental questions.

Ambulatory Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)provides on-site, outpatient counseling services to patients receiving their primary medical care at one of Ambulatory’s several Valley Health Center locations. Marriage and Family Therapist II and Psychiatric Social Worker II in this role collaborate with medical doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists to provide brief, solution-focused care for mild to moderate mental health needs.

Custody Health Services (CHS) provides medical, mental health, and dental services to patients in custody at the 3 County Jail facilities: Main Jail, Elmwood and Juvenile Detention facilities. CHS provides on-site routine and urgent/emergent medical services at both Main Jail and Elmwood adult detention facilities in Santa Clara County. Health care of incarcerated men and women includes care of acute and chronic illness as well as preventative and specialty care. CHS also runs a 39 single-bed acute psychiatric inpatient housing unit at the Main Jail. The services are provided for adult male and female patients requiring acute inpatient stabilization services. Juvenile Custody Health provides integrated medical services to justice-involved youth housed in Juvenile Hall and James Ranch, including comprehensive pediatric medical, mental health, and dental care. Some positions may require working in a locked facility, which requires passing an extensive background check for security clearance.

Office of Supportive Housing (OSH) provides Supportive Services to clients with a history of chronic homelessness and disability. Support Services include intensive case management and a rental subsidy. Clients reside in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) developments or rent from private landlords in the community. PSH clients include families, transition-age youth, older adults and individuals. Supportive Services clinical team provides behavioral health support to PSH clients which can include individual, family, and couples therapy services. PSH clinical team provides community-based work by meeting clients at their housing placements or in other locations in the community. Clinicians collaborate with the PSH case managers to support clients. PSH clinicians can also collaborate with the Valley Homeless Healthcare Program (VHHP) to access psychology, psychiatry, and other specialty medicine disciplines.

Some positions may require credentialing prior to appointment.If you have not previously completed a CAQH (Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare) application, it is recommended that you start one at the same time you submit your application for this recruitment. To start your CAQH application, visitCAQH ProView - Sign In.

Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

CANDIDATES HIRED MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SIGN-ON BONUS OF UP TO $5,000.

A new hire or a regular coded full-time or part-time employee who is hired into, transfers, or promotes in the Marriage and Family Therapist or Psychiatric Social Worker classifications may be eligible to receive a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 (subject to discontinuation at any time).

In addition to sign-on bonus, this classification is scheduled to receive salary range increases on the following dates:

Effective June 23, 2025 - 4.00% increase

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Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes three acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center- SCVMC is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital - O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume increases other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital - Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.

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The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all duties listed.

• Performs counseling, psychotherapy, case management, and treatment services with patients or clients and their families;

• Participates in the evaluation of problems presented and in the development of treatment plans;

• May participate in a group therapy program;

• Prepares social case histories with particular emphasis upon psycho-social factors affecting the patient or client;

• Cooperates with staff and other community agencies in carrying out treatment plans;

• Participates in psychotherapy and case management programs with psychiatric treatment teams;

• Interprets and explains social and emotional factors pertaining to illness to clients, relatives, and community groups, and may conduct educational sessions and training events, as appropriate;

• Evaluates new techniques for dealing with emotional and environmental problems;

• Refers patients or clients to appropriate community agencies;

• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker (DSW), as required*;

• Performs other related duties, as required.

Sufficient education, training, and experience to demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks, plus the possession and direct application of the following knowledge and abilities:

Training and Experience Note: The required knowledge and abilities are attained through possession of a Master's Degree that qualifies for licensure as described in the Special Requirements.

Special Requirements

• Possess and maintain current registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an Associate Clinical Social Worker or Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, for the duration of employment in this classification.

• Incumbents in this class must comply with California licensure requirements as outlined by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

• Some positions may require provider credentialing prior to appointment.

• Ability to travel to alternate locations in the course of work. If driving, possession of a valid California driver’s license prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County driver authorization.

• *As a condition of employment, pursuant to California Government Code Sections 3100-3109 and Local Ordinance, all County of Santa Clara employees are designated Disaster Service Workers (DSWs), including extra help. A DSW is required to complete all assigned DSW-related training, and in the event of an emergency, return to work as ordered.

Knowledge of:

• Principles of psychiatric social work and psychotherapy;

• Counseling, case management, and other techniques of psychiatric social work;

• Social aspects of behavioral health and emotional disturbances;

• Theory and practice of community behavioral health and substance use interventions;

• Community agencies and community resources serving the mentally ill and those with substance use disorders;

• Physical and mental illnesses and their impact on personality;

• English usage, style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling;

• Common computer systems and applications.

Ability to:

• Effectively apply psychiatric social work theory and case management skills, and psychotherapeutic interventions;

• Conduct differential diagnosis;

• Secure and record accurate and pertinent social and personal data;

• Effectively use psychiatric consultation;

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures;

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, at all levels, including colleagues, the public, and representatives of other agencies.