Senior Clinical Therapist - Homeless Housing Opportunity, Partnership, and Education (HHOPE)

ABOUT THE POSITION

 Senior Clinical Therapist 

Homeless Housing Opportunity, Partnership, and Education, Riverside, Ca.

Riverside University Health System’s (RUHS), Behavioral Health department’s (BH), Homeless Housing Opportunities, Partnership, and Education (HHOPE) program, provides housing and homeless services to our department and the community at large.  The HHOPE program works with consumers who struggle with housing instability, homelessness, co-occurring, behavioral health, medical and substance abuse challenges.  HHOPE provides a full continuum of housing and homeless services. HHOPE manages, coordinates, and monitors all programs providing housing support services. Permanent support housing includes HUD grants, shelter plus care, men’s grant, women’s grant, The Path, The Place and the MHSA projects Rancho Dorado and Vintage at Snowberry. Our Goal is also to partner with housing providers across the continuum of housing options to promote housing development, improve access to housing and to ensure effective supportive housing services to persons served in Riverside County. 

The Senior Clinical Therapist will provide supervision to unlicensed staff, handle high-acuity, complex, or specialized cases that require more in-depth experience, provide staff trainings, collaborate with community partners and interdisciplinary teams to offer effective coordination of care, ensure that documentation meets strict legal and professional standards, support staff in handling high-risk situations, including specialized assessments and crisis situations as well as be of support to program and program supervisors.  This position has a 9/80 schedule and will work in the field therefore a driver’s license is required.

Under direction, performs the full range of therapeutic assignments related to the field of mental or behavioral health services and psychiatric social work, which includes the design and implementation of personalized treatment plans, individual and group psychotherapy, evaluations and investigations, and professional counseling, as applicable by professional licensing law, in order to meet the needs of consumers or families with mental or emotional disorders; and performs other related duties as required.

The Senior Clinical Therapist is the lead/advanced journey level of the Clinical Therapist series.  The Senior Clinical Therapist class has responsibility for providing clinical supervision, according to licensure and training, over unlicensed clinical staff. This classification is also responsible for performing, within the scope of licensure, the full range of psychotherapy and counseling services 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 moderately difficult to the most complex and include serving in a lead capacity over and providing consultative support to other mental health treatment staff.

This classification is distinguished from the class of Mental Health Services Supervisor in that the latter class is the first line supervisor responsible for the planning or implementation of specialized mental health services. The Senior Clinical Therapist is further distinguished from the Clinical Therapist II in that the former is the lead level and may provide extensive clinical supervision, according to licensure and training, over unlicensed clinical staff.

RUHS – Behavioral Health

Meet the Team!
 Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services in Riverside County. With a dedicated team of professionals, including psychiatrists, clinicians, peer specialists, and paraprofessionals, RUHS-BH serves over 45,000 individuals annually.

We are committed to delivering culturally competent, evidence-based care across all ages. Our programs, including Mental Health Services, Substance Use Services, and the Public Guardian’s Office, address the diverse needs of our community.

At RUHS Behavioral Health, you’ll join a compassionate, innovative team where your skills make a real difference. We offer opportunities for growth, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

If you’re passionate about advancing your career while improving mental health in Riverside County, RUHS Behavioral Health is the place for you!

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

•  Provide extensive clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians, within the scope of licensure.

• Monitor fidelity and provide clinical supervision and coaching for evidence based treatment models.

• Develop mental health related training curriculum and conduct training for clinical therapists and other departmental staff.

• Conduct clinical and quality improvement chart audits.

• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.

• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases.

• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.

• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.

• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies.

• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.

• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.

• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.

• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.

• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects.

• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment.

• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions.

• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments.

• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations.

• Prepare reports and write correspondence.

• Respond to emergencies, within licensure, which may occur on the unit.

• Coordinate the flow of information and clinical data to ensure continuity in treatment or shift.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

For questions regarding this recruitment
Please contact Jeremy Holforty at (951) 955-5558 or [email protected]. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veterans Service Coordinator for County of Riverside is Martin Rivera.