Psychiatric Specialist I/II/III/IV

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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:

Level II

Psychologist license issued by the California Board of Behavioral Science.

Level III

Level IV

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