Behavioral Health Specialist II

* 5.5% salary differential above base hourly rate

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Applications to this posting will be valid for up to 90 days.
Riverside County Behavioral Health is hiring a Behavioral Health Specialist II to support the CARES LINE program on weekends Thursday - Sunday, Bilingual Spanish Required.
The essential duties are:


* Screen and refer Medi-Cal members for appropriate mental health services.


* Coordinate service needs and collaborate with internal teams, external providers, and community agencies to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care.


* Actively participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team to support integrated service delivery.


* Maintain regular communication and collaboration with referral sources and other professionals involved in patient care.


* Ensure compliance with all legal, ethical, and confidentiality standards.


* Provide accurate information and referrals to callers and clients as appropriate.


* Foster a positive and respectful work environment by supporting teamwork, open communication, and a culture of collaboration.


* Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills in all professional interactions.


* Additional duties may be assigned based on department needs.

Work Schedule: 4/10 schedule, Thursday - Sunday
A valid CA DL is required.

Meet the Team! RUHS-Behavioral Health• Interviews consumers to team with mental health professionals in determining the needs of individuals or groups on a walk-in/telephone basis; responds to potential suicide or other emergency telephone calls; describes basic services to consumers; discusses goals and objectives of proposed treatment plans and establishes contract with consumer; assists consumer in recognizing and solving conditions in the consumer's environment which may contribute to mental health problems; as part of a team, counsels individual consumers and groups to develop social adjustment skills and to increase client resolution of identified problems.

• Visits clients, individually or as part of a team, in a variety of living situations to help assess the mental health needs of individuals and families; places consumers who may have difficulty caring for themselves into an appropriate care or treatment facility; visits consumers to observe progress, provide counseling, gather data, and to report significant changes in the consumer's condition to designated professional staff.

• Refers consumers to appropriate resources and/or makes appointment with behavioral health professional(s) for diagnosis and evaluation; assists the consumer, family, and other concerned individuals in filing for and obtaining various kinds of assistance such as financial, housing, or legal; monitors consumer services to insure that a continuum of services is available.

• Gathers data from consumer/family interviews, past records, other information, to gain understanding and verification of previous disorders and treatment episodes; refers co...