The Mental Health Professional is the primary inpatient psychiatric clinician providing acute care and treatment as part of an integrated treatment team led by the attending physician. The Mental Health Professional is responsible for caring for and coordinating their assigned patients and families. Primary duties include regular liaison with members of the treatment team, psychosocial assessments, individual and family sessions, group therapy, safety planning, discharge planning, aftercare follow-up, and liaison with community agencies as needed etc. The Mental Health Professional reports to the Acute Psychiatric Hospital’s Social Service Supervisor and is a member of the Social Service Department.
Education:
Master's Degree - Required
Experience:
1 year Behavioral Health - Inpatient or Residential Treatment – Required
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
If Hire/Transfers prior to 12/31/2006 - LMFT and/or LCSW Required.
However, effective 1/1/2007, for all Hires/Transfers - LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - CA Board of Behavioral Sciences is required. See below for the waiver approved through May 2026.
Certifications/Licensures:
BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association - Required
ACSW Associate Clinical Social Worker OR AMFT Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - California Board of Behavioral Science - Required
CPI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training- Required within 30-days of hire and renewal annually or within 30-days of return from a leave of absence
Per the CDPH Program Flex 3838, John Muir Behavioral Health Center is approved “to recruit and Hire (1) Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASWs) (2) License Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs), (3) Associate Marriage and Family Therapists (AMFTs). This grants program flexibility for California Code of Regulations T22 DIV5 CH2 ART6-71519.(a), T22 DIV5 CH2 ART6-71519 through May 2026.
Skills:
Must have computer skills for word processing, internet, and e-mail usage.
08.0 - 09:00 - 17:30 No Waive (United States of America)
Pay Range:
$55.27 - $76.50Hourly
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John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, Alameda and southern Solano Counties. It includes a network of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians, more than 6,000 employees, medical centers in Concord and Walnut Creek, including Contra Costa County’s only trauma center, and a Behavioral Health Center. John Muir Health also has partnerships with UCSF Health, Tenet Healthcare/San Ramon Regional Medical Center and Stanford Children's Health. The health system offers a full-range of medical services, including primary care, outpatient and imaging services, and is widely recognized as a leader in many specialties – neurosciences, orthopedic, cancer, cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, pediatrics and high-risk obstetrics care.
John Muir Health is a collaborative, patient-centered health care environment. Listening, explaining and working together as a team, we help patients achieve their optimal health through partnership between physicians, employees and volunteers built on mutual respect, support for each other, and personal accountability. We believe in each other. We empower each other. We celebrate each other¹s successes, and our differences. We recognize those who exemplify excellence, and reward them for contributing to our collective success.
