Senior Clinical Therapist - Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) - Diversion Program
Salary: $77,576.71 - $110,445.75 Annually Location: Banning Job Type: Regular Job Number: 26-79746-01JH Department: Behavioral Health Division IST DIVERSION PROGRAM
Opening Date: January 29, 2026 Closing Date: February 5, 2026 3:00 PM Pacific
Description: The Riverside University Health Systems Behavioral Health department has an opening for a Senior Clinical Therapist to assist in leading and setting up our Incompetent to Stand Trial Diversion program in Banning, CA. The program will provide mental health services to incarcerated consumers at risk of being entered into the 1370 competency process, so that consumers do not have an extended stay in custody while restoring competency. The program assists adult men and women with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who have recently entered into custody.
Key Responsibilities:
• 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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience: Two years of post-licensure 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 • Providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community
License: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Marriage and 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 Countys 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
Are you registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist? Yes No
If yes, please provide a copy of your certificate along with this application. Also, please include your registration information with the Board of Behavioral Sciences under Licenses & Certifications.
Do you possess two years of post-licensure professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services? Yes No
This position will work in Banning, CA. Are you willing to work in Banning, CA? Yes No
What is your National Provider Identifier number (NPI#)? Required
Employer: County of Riverside Address: County Admin. Center P.O. Box 1569 4080 Lemon St., 7th floor Riverside, California, 92502-1569 Phone: Contact Recruiter for Job Information Website: http://www.rc-hr.com