Senior Clinical Therapist - Quality Improvement - Outpatient

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Clinical Therapist 

The Riverside University Health System’s Behavioral Health Department is recruiting for a Senior Clinical Therapist with the Quality Improvement – Outpatient team in Riverside, California. The team oversees Mental Health and Substance Use programs, Housing, Public Health, and Public Guardian programs, as well as Managed Care Plans. Quality Improvement provides oversight of County-operated and contracted providers, works with external auditors, and manages member appeals, complaints, and grievances to ensure program compliance with state and federal regulations. The unit supports system performance through data collection, reporting, analysis, and the development of goals and standards.

The Senior Clinical Therapist oversees quality assurance and utilization review activities, including monitoring regulatory compliance, conducting clinical and administrative reviews, coordinating state audits with DHCS, facilitating staff trainings, and providing technical assistance. This position follows a 9/80 schedule and requires a valid California driver’s license due to work-related travel.  This position will work a 9/80 schedule and will require some driving therefore a California driver’s license is required.

• Are Licensed professionals (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC)
• Have a minimum of two years post-licensure experience
• Have strong computer and organizational skills
• Have supervisory/lead experience 

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!

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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 a or. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: Two years of post-license professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development and implementation of appropriate treatment plans, providing psychotherapy or mental health counseling, and providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community
• AND
• License: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Marriage Family Therapist issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Knowledge of: Psychological aspects of physical and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies
• characteristics of emotional and mental disorders including their effect on the individual in the community
• mental health local community resources and community support systems
• principles of clinical interviewing and methods of recording consumer information
• individual licensing law and the scope of professional practice governed by the same
• laws, rules, and regulations of publicly operated health and welfare programs
• principles and techniques for making psychosocial assessments
• Ability to: Effectively apply the principles and techniques of clinical therapy, including a variety of treatment modalities
• analyze consumer behavior and apply treatment or counseling techniques in a coordinated care social rehabilitation environment
• speak and write effectively
• provide crisis intervention
• prepare clear and concise reports and interpret data
• work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, their families, other staff members, and mental health organizations/ agencies
• provide work direction and training to staff
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• communicate the goals and objectives of the County's mental and behavioral health services to members of the community and other interested individuals
• consult with and assist in the professional development and supervision of unlicensed clinical therapists, within the scope of appropriate licensure, and other mental health support staff

License:

• : Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required for this position

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