Clinical Therapist II - Quality Improvement - Outpatient

Applications will be reviewed in the order in which it was received

MUST BE CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

TO BE CONSIDERED.

Riverside County for the Riverside University Health System (Behavioral Health) is seeking a dedicated Clinical Therapist II to join our team in providing critical support to the department and its operations.

This role will involve training new department staff and contractors, conducting reviews and reports on all Mental Health (MH) county clinics and contracted providers, handling consumer appeals and grievances, providing technical assistance with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and assisting in the correction of errors caused by staff when using the Electronic Medical Records System (ELMR).

Key Responsibilities:


* Training and Development:
+ Assist with the training of new staff and contractors within the department.
+ Provide ongoing educational support to ensure that all team members are proficient in current clinical and administrative processes.


* Reviews and Reports:
+ Conduct thorough reviews of all county MH clinics and contracted providers.
+ Compile detailed reports of findings and recommendations for improvements, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices.


* Appeals and Grievances:
+ Manage and address consumer appeals and grievances, ensuring timely and thorough responses.
+ Advocate for consumers while maintaining compliance with policy and procedure.


* EHR and System Support:
+ Offer technical assistance and troubleshooting for staff using the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
+ Provide guidance in correcting errors in the Electronic Medical Records System (ELMR) caused by user mistakes, ensuring data accuracy.

For this recruitment, some positions are eligible for a 10% DTR or 5.5% Crisis differential that is applied to hours worked.

At any time, this differential can be removed.

The Clinical Therapist II is the journey and licensed level of the Clinical Therapist series.

Positions in this class include the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

The Clinical Therapist II class has responsibility for performing, within the scope of licensure, a full range of psychotherapy and counseling for individual consumers, couples, families, and groups exhibiting a variety of mental health and related disorders in a clinic or institutional setting.

Assignments range from average difficulty to very complex and may include serving in a lead capacity over other mental health treatment staff.

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