What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Clinical Therapist I - Quality Management position at San Bernardino County?
***Apply by October 11th to be considered for invitation to the Department of Behavioral Health's Fall Graduation Hiring Event on November 14th!***
Are you interested in using your clinical and administrative skills to make a difference in delivering health and wellness to millions of residents?
Join a team who is passionate about the services they provide and is committed to making a difference in the lives of the residents of San Bernardino County.
The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health invites qualified professionals to apply for the position of Licensed Clinical Therapist I - Quality Management*. Licensed Clinical Therapists I for the Quality Management division perform a variety of regulatory mandates including, but not limited to, the following: reviewing clinical documentation for services provided to adults and children with severe mental or emotional disorders to ensure compliance with Medi-Cal documentation requirements as outlined by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS); conducting concurrent reviews for authorizations of adult and youth crisis residential and adult residential treatment services; conducting prior authorization for an array of adult and children’s outpatient specialty mental health services; processing grievances, appeals, and state hearing requests received for the San Bernardino County behavioral health systems of care; addressing second opinions, change of provider requests, and continuity of care requests; answering phone calls from the public via the 24/7 Access Line; and working with San Bernardino County managed care plans to continually improve specialty mental health services. Incumbents in these positions primarily perform regulatory mandates, but may require client contact and/or the provision of services when deemed necessary.
*Official Title: Clinical Therapist I
For additional details, please refer to the Clinical Therapist I job description.
Hear from current therapists about their experiences within the County below!
DBH is a unique County Department comprised of eight (8) direct service areas: Community Outpatient and Transitional Age Youth Services; Youth Collaborative and Justice Involved Services; Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Services; 24 Hour and Specialty Services; Adult Justice Involved and Diversion Services; Medical Services; Community Engagement and Equity Services; Office of Patients' Rights and five (5) indirect service areas: Administrative and Fiscal Services; Public Relations and Outreach Services; Program Support Services; Disaster and Safety Unit; and the Office of Compliance. The Department currently has a workforce in excess of 1000 positions and an approximate $700 million-dollar annual budget.
Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.
Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable, however, not required:
- Government or private behavioral health clinics/programs/contract agencies, serving persistently mentally ill clients.
- Experience in quality assurance or utilization review activities.
- Experience with managed care or insurance plans, such as, but not limited to, Kaiser, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) or Molina Healthcare.
- Experience with performing clinical screening/assessment duties in a call center environment, including screening and resource referrals to care.
- Experience with grievances, beneficiary rights and consumer complaints, investigations and resolution.
- Experience in transitional care coordination between inpatient and outpatient levels of care for medical complexity or severely persistently mentally ill adults and children.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF reader) within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.
Salary : $69,410 - $100,235
