Crisis Team Clinician/Sr. Crisis Team Clinician - Regular and Per Diem Pool

Under immediate (CTC) or general (Sr. CTC) supervision, provides on a 24-7 basis, immediate crisis intervention and stabilization services to individuals who are experiencing a mental health emergency or urgent mental health situation on an intermittent basis; triages, assesses, and provides crisis mental health support services for persons seeking specialty mental health services, or experiencing a mental health emergency utilizing culturally sensitive, client/family-centered, strength-based, wellness and recovery models of service delivery, telephonically and in person, in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is a two-level classification series that supports the Crisis Team, whose goal is to provide a single point of entry for persons seeking crisis services on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week basis throughout Ventura County. Crisis Team Clinician (unlicensed) and Senior Crisis Team Clinician (licensed) aredistinguished from the Behavioral Health Clinician series by the crisis/emergency situation of the individual/family, and the rapid mental health services that are provided in response to the situation that will allow the individual to remain in the least restrictive care possible.

The 24/7 nature of the work requires that Crisis Team Clinicians work evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Per Diem Pool (PDP) classifications are distinguished from the Regular classifications in that the incumbents in these classifications receive limited benefits. They will receive shift differential, standby and callback premium pay and will participate in the Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association if they are assigned a biweekly work schedule of 64 hours or more. Incumbents hired into these positions are not guaranteed any specific number of work hours per biweekly pay period, and management has the authority to relieve them from duty when there is insufficient work.

APPROXIMATE SALARY:

Effective 12/27/20, these salaries are increased by 2.5%. The figures below indicate the updated salary amounts.

Crisis Team: $26.96 - $37.79 per hour

Crisis Team PDP: $36.77 per hour

Sr. Crisis Team: $28.31 - $39.66 per hour

Sr. Crisis Team PDP: $39.72 per hour

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE: Some positions may be eligible for educational incentive. This incentive may be 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% for incumbents in eligible positions based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification.

BILINGUAL INCENTIVE: Some positions may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending on the applicable memorandum of agreement and the needs of the department. In order to qualify for this incentive, incumbents in eligible positions must take and pass the applicable bilingual fluency examination with a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher.

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Health Care Agency / Behavioral Health

Crisis Team Clinician and Senior Crisis Team Clinician - Regular and Per Diem arerepresented by the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) andare eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent, and Extra-Help vacancies within the Health Care Agency. There are currently three (3) Regular vacancies and four (4) Per Diem Pool vacancies.

NOTE: If appointed at the lower level, incumbent may be promoted to the higher level without further examination upon meeting the minimum requirements, demonstrating satisfactory performance, and in accordance with the business needs of the department.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

OPENING DATE: 7/31/20

CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.

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