BEH HEALTH COUNSELOR 2 HX (Mental Health Clinician) Job Listing at University of California in Davis, CA (Job ID 68222)

Description

Department Description

Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Clinician to support our world leading faculty clinicians and technicians, helping them teach the next generation of veterinarians while also serving the animals and pet owners of our community.

As part of the top ranked UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital team, our mental health clinicians are provided the following benefits:

PERSONAL LEAVE 

· Vacation – earn up to (3) three weeks per year!

· 14 paid Holidays annually

· Sick Leave – eligible to earn up to 8 hours per month (no maximum)

COMPENSATION

· Competitive pay

CE & 0ther BENEFITS

· $650 Continuing Education annual allowance

· 80 hours Paid CE annually (pro-rated based on appointment %)

· Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program

INSURANCE

· High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs.

· UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance for you and your family.

· Supplemental insurance offered including: additional life, disability, short/long term disability and legal coverage.

Under limited supervision, provide grief and crisis support services to VMTH clients and to provide support and guidance to faculty and staff of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital who are dealing with clients that require basic to highly complex grief or crisis support resulting from pet loss, pet illness, or need for hospice care. Performs consultation and counseling and evaluates mental health issues of limited to moderate complexity in settings dealing with issues of grief and loss and stress management as a result of pet illness or death. Apply the understanding of the broader implications of grief on mental health within pediatric, adult, and geriatric age groups; and can identify counseling theories and interventions or the need to refer the client out for therapy that is more extensive. Interact and counsel students, staff, and clinicians that interact with distraught clients. Provide service to clients of both the large animal and small animal clinic. In addition, provide guidance to clinicians and staff on best practices in grief and crisis support. This role reports to the VMTH and coordinates with the campus Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) as needed.

RECRUITMENT PERIOD ONE MONTH: Applicants will be screened after two weeks; and then on a weekly basis. The position can be filled prior to the removal date.

Position Information

Apply by Date                      

5/22/2024

Salary Range                        

$25.72-$46.12/hour

Appointment Type                   

Career

Number of Positions

1

Percentage of Time                 

50% variable

Shift Hours                               

To be arranged

Location                                   

Davis, CA

Union Representation              

Yes

Benefits Eligible                       

Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Move/life office supplies/boxes of files weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Use computer keyboard/mouse for extended periods of time.

• May work with or around areas with sick animals, hazardous materials, and/or infectious diseases, and distraught clients.
• UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum License/Certification:

• Registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC 

• Clinical Supervisor certification up to date.

• Licensed or license-eligible in California as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC. If license-eligible, must obtain California license within 6 months of hire date.

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Experience working in a hospital or mental health setting providing counseling services related to bereavement, grief and loss, and stress management.

• Experience treating pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations and diverse social, cultural, and sociocultural backgrounds using short-term models of individual psychotherapy/counseling and family systems.

• Experience assessing and intervening when individuals present in crisis.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Skills to conduct psychosocial assessments of high-risk clients (depressed, suicidal etc.,) experiencing grief and loss, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.

• Knowledge and skills working with death/dying/bereavement issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education/Experience:   

• Experience in a veterinary setting or working with veterinarians.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Knowledge of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) in identifying diagnosis of mental disorders in order to assess treatment options and appropriate referral.

• Knowledge of ethical, legal, and university standards and regulations. Knowledge of mandated reporting responsibilities/requirements (i.e., child and/or elder abuse reporting).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Background Check

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At UC Davis, we're solving life's most urgent challenges to bring a fuller, healthier, and more resilient world within reach. We grow from every challenge we take on and we don't just maintain - we improve. We recognize that creating an inclusive and intellectually vibrant organization means understanding and valuing both our individual differences and our common ground. The most comprehensive solutions come from the most diverse minds, and you belong here. As you consider joining UC Davis, please explore our Principles of Community, our Clinical Strategic Plan and strategic vision for research and education, and our latest efforts to outgrow the expected. The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. 

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