Psychiatric Specialist I/II/III/IV

Job Description

Job Summary

The Psychiatric Specialist I/II/III/IV provides behavioral health assessment, counseling, intervention, and treatment services to individuals and families experiencing mental health, substance use, or child abuse-related concerns. Responsibilities include conducting individual and group therapy, developing treatment plans, coordinating care with healthcare providers and community partners, providing crisis intervention, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. Depending on the level, the position may also support behavioral health program development, policy implementation, grant writing, clinical supervision, and program evaluation. The Psychiatric Specialist IV provides advanced clinical leadership, oversees complex and high-risk cases, and supports the planning, coordination, and improvement of behavioral health services.

About the Department
Mono County Behavioral Health provides services to support the mental health and well-being of individuals and families throughout the community. The department works collaboratively with healthcare providers, schools, law enforcement, probation, and other community partners to coordinate care, address behavioral health needs, and connect individuals with appropriate resources. Serving a rural community requires a flexible, collaborative approach to service delivery, crisis response, and access to care. The department is committed to providing responsive, effective, and compassionate services that promote individual and community well-being.

Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a compassionate, skilled behavioral health professional who demonstrates sound clinical judgment, empathy, and the ability to build trusting relationships with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds. This individual communicates effectively, maintains confidentiality, prepares accurate clinical documentation, and works collaboratively with clients, families, healthcare providers, and community partners to coordinate appropriate care. The successful candidate remains calm and objective in challenging situations, applies effective therapeutic and crisis intervention techniques, and is committed to supporting individuals with complex behavioral health needs.

Candidates for advanced levels will also bring strong program development, leadership, and clinical supervision skills, with the ability to manage complex cases, guide staff, evaluate services, and support compliance and quality improvement efforts. Experience with rural behavioral health service delivery and substance use disorder treatment is desirable. Across all levels, the ideal candidate values teamwork, professional development, and providing accessible, effective behavioral health services to the Mono County community.

About the County

Mono County is a rural region with a community of approximately 13,000 residents, located on the eastern side of California’s Sierra Nevada Range. Known as “California’s Great Beyond,” this natural playground offers a wide range of amenities and activities, making it an ideal place to live and work.
Mono County, California's Great Beyond

Dramatic mountain boundaries enclose more than 3,000 square miles of diverse landscapes, including forests of Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, junipers and aspen groves, hundreds of lakes, alpine meadows, streams and rivers, and sage-covered high desert. The County is conveniently accessed by the state-designated Scenic Byway, U.S. Highway 395, and is serviced by Mammoth Yosemite Airport, providing commercial air service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego.
Mono County, California’s Eastern Sierra

With serene natural beauty, year-round recreational activities, safe communities, and a wide variety of lodging, restaurants, cafés, and shops, Mono County is an ideal place for those who enjoy fresh air, clean water, snowboarding and skiing, biking, and paddling a kayak along the shores of Mono Lake. For more information, please visit the County of Mono’s website at www.monocounty.ca.gov .

Benefits Highlights

• Retirement: CalPERS retirement and 457/401(a) Plans available.
• Medical: CalPERS health plans
• Dental & Vision
• Generous vacation and sick pay
• Discounted gym membership

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Additional Information

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

All three levels:

Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities might be:

Level I:

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in mental health program counseling.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology and eligibility for marriage, family and child counselor or licensed Clinical Social Worker license highly desirable.

Level II

• Possession of a valid Marriage, Family and Child Counselor, Clinical Social Worker or Clinical

Psychologist license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science.

Level III

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in mental health program counseling comparable to that of a Psychiatric Specialist II.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology.

Level IV

• At least 3-5 years post-licensure experience providing direct behavioral health services
• License status up to date with California Board of Behavioral Sciences

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds. Able to operate an automobile. Reasonable accommodation will be made for individuals on a case-by-case basis.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is usually performed in an office environment; frequent contact with staff and the public.

Incumbent may be subject to call-out after hours .

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Masters degree in social work or counseling psychology.
• May work more than a normal 8:00am to 5:00pm shift.

Mono County Summary of Benefits

The following information is intended to provide a summary of benefits and does not include full details of coverage. Service limitations and restrictions may apply depending on coverage levels and services rendered.

Pay Periods and Payroll Deductions

County employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis, which consists of 26 pay periods per year. Payroll deductions including medical and most voluntary deductions will occur on a semi-monthly basis or 2 times per month. Retirement contributions will always be deducted on all 26 pay periods.

Medical Mono County Contracts with CalPERS

To provide health insurance for its employees and currently offers several Preferred Provider (PPO) Plans which are administered by Anthem Blue Cross. Employees have the option to choose from PERS Gold, PERS Platinum, and PORAC. The PORAC Plan is currently only available to members of the Safety group employee's. Medical plan costs vary based on the plan and coverage you select. The employee and the County share the cost of the plan, which is deducted on a pre-tax basis. The employee’s cost is in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding with each bargaining group. For more information regarding health plans, please visit: https://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/active-members/health-benefits/plans-and-rates

Dental Mono County

Offers a self-insured dental plan administered by Ameritas.
Dental premium coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Vision

Vision Service Plan is our Vision Insurance provider. Our plan is VSP Signature. Benefits include:

• well/vision exam every 12 months, carries a $10 copay.
• $160 allowance for frames and 20% off amount over allowance.
• $180 allowance for contacts and contact lens exam and 15% off contact lens fitting and evaluation. Currently Vision coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Basic Life Insurance
Administered by Madison Life, Mono County Employees are entitled to Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment.

Mono County also offers coverage to employee’s spouse and dependents. Life Insurance is administered by Voya Insurance.

• Coverage for General Employees is $5,000.00
• At-Will/Elected Employees/Paramedic Coverage is $50,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Spouse is $1,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Children is also $1,000.00
• Coverage for Employee’s Children under six months is $100.00

Currently Basic Life coverage is provided to eligible Mono County employees at 100% employer paid.

Supplemental Life Insurance - Administered by Colonial Life.

Employees have the option of enrolling in a Supplemental Life insurance policy for themselves, their spouse and any dependent children. This policy is purchased by the employee with rates based on the age group at the time of enrollment.

Supplemental life insurance coverage can be enrolled in the first 31 days of employment without proof of good health, after 31 days proof of good health is required. Amounts available are as follows:

• For Employee up to $150,000 (guaranteed issue) or up to $500,000 with proof of good health
• For Spouse up to $50,000.00 and for the Employee’s Children for $10,000.00.

Flexible Spending Accounts and Optional Insurances

Provided by AmeriFLEX Flexible Spending Accounts for medical reimbursement and dependent care are available through a Section 125 account administered by AmeriFLEX . These accounts allow you to contribute pre-tax dollars to help pay for eligible medical and dependent care expenses.

Mono County Deferred Compensation 457/401(a) Plan

The County provides deferred compensation plan through Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a) Employees have the option to sign up for the 457-deferred compensation plan and contribute up to the maximum amount allowed by the IRS. If the employee contributes a total of 1-5% of their pre-tax salary, the County will match those contributions up to a maximum of 5% into a 401 (a) plan under the employee’s name. The employee may direct the investment of all contributions in accordance with the options or limitation provided by the 401(a) Plan.

CalPERS Retirement Benefits and Contributions

Mono County contracts with CalPERS for your retirement plan. Your retirement plan is a defined benefit plan determined by a set formula which uses your years of service, age at retirement, and highest one or three years of service. The Plan is funded by contributions from the employee, the County and investments from plan assets.

Mono County has a Local Miscellaneous group and a Local Safety group.

Your benefit formula will fall within one of these two groups

Most new members will fall within the new Pension Reform Formulas of 2 @ 62 for Miscellaneous & 2.7 @ 57 for all Safety Group. However, if you do have prior membership you may be eligible for the formulas that were in place on December 31st 2012, before Pension reform went into place. Our pre-pension reform formulas are:

Local Miscellaneous Group = 2.5% @ 55

Local Safety - Sheriff = 3% @ 55

Local Safety - Fire = 2% @ 50

Local Safety - County Peace Officer = 3% @ 50

Find out all about your CalPERS benefits at www.calpers.ca.gov

EAP - Employee Assistance Program

Mono County offers two different Employee Assistance Programs through Trindel Insurance Fund and NIS. Both programs include counseling and telephone consultation services addressing a variety of personal topics to promote a healthy family and work life balance.

Mono County Wellness Program

Mono County offers a discounted rate, as well as $25 towards Membership to local health clubs at the Double Eagle in June Lake or Snowcreek Athletic Club.

For employees living or working in Bridgeport, there is a County maintained facility in the Bridgeport Memorial Hall that employees have access to for a small one-time fee of $10.00

SICK & VACATION

Sick - (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees will accrue sick leave at the rate of 12 sick days per year. Permanent part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis.

Vacation- (Unless an applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise)

Eligible employees shall be entitled to accrue vacation leave with pay for each year of full-time service as follows:

Initial employment ----------------------------------10 days vacation per year

After three years of continuous service------15 days vacation per year

After ten years of continuous service--------17 days vacation per year

After fifteen years of continuous service---19 days vacation per year

After twenty years of continuous service--20 days vacation per year

Permanent part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis.

Mono County Holidays

Mono County recognizes 16 holidays as outlined in the Mono County Policies and Procedures and Personal Holidays according to the specific MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) according to your represented group.

“Welcome to Mono County - A great place to live and work!!”

Closing Date/Time: 11/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific