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The City of Berkeley is seeking a Senior Public Health Nurse who is passionate about working with community members and partners! In this role, you will take an equity-focused approach to supporting good health for families and individuals across the lifespan.
The Position
The City of Berkeley is seeking a Senior Public Health Nurse who is passionate about working with community members and partners! In this role, you will take an equity-focused approach to supporting good health for families and individuals across the lifespan.
The Senior Public Health Nurse will provide health consultations and case management in a multidisciplinary team for families facing complex health challenges. In addition to providing consultations and trainings for community based organizations and providers, this position will also lead initiatives to enhance professional development for a team of nurses and support program planning for Public Health Nursing services.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position is:
Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing, with major course work in nursing, and two (2) years of public health nursing experience.
Other requirements include:
Possession of a valid California Registered Nurse License
Possession of a valid California State Public Health Nursing Certificate
Willing to work evenings or weekends
Ability to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to meet the program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, must maintain a valid California driver's license and a satisfactory driving record.
The Position
The Human Services Department currently has a part-time Counselor position in the Aging and Family Services (AFS) Division’s Senior Peer Counseling program. The Counselor position is an integral member of the Senior Peer Counseling program offering supervision and training to the senior peer counselors who in return provide emotional and mental health support to homebound elders in their place of residence. In collaboration with a clinical supervisor and other members of a multidisciplinary team, such as AFS care managers, the Counselor will provide active guidance, leadership and training to the senior peer counselors and limited direct care services to the seniors in home. The Counselor will interact with seniors and their families by conducting in-home assessments, using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5), to develop thoughtful and creative care plans. In addition, the Counselor will provide reports that are due as part of the contract.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Psychologist. Additionally, the selected candidate will demonstrate excellent customer service; maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers; exhibit skills in oral and written communication; demonstrate creative problem solving techniques; experience working with older adults and different ethnic and cultural groups; display keen observation and evaluation skills of clients; and supervisory experience and facilitation of groups is highly desirable.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential duties of the job would be qualifying. A typical way to accomplish this includes:
Education: Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Welfare, or comparable field.
Experience:
Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience providing counseling services.
Special Requirements: This position may be required to work other than business hours and requires the ability to travel independently within and outside of City limits.
Examples of Responsibilities
· Receives and reviews requests for services
· Conducts intake evaluations in the homes of the seniors to determine type and severity of problems
· Creates new client files and maintain accurate record and documentation of the program
· Creates reports per contract guidelines
· Conducts weekly consultation group for the peer counselors
· Conducts monthly training for the peer counselor on topics relevant to counseling as well as train and recruit new counselors once a year
· Assigns counselors to new cases and assess the quality of services
· Supervises work of the peer counselors in group and individual consultation
· Interviews clients, relatives and other involved persons to evaluate clients' needs and assess clients condition
· Coordinates plan with supervisor, staff, institutions, private practitioners and any other member of the multidisciplinary teams as needed
· Makes mandated reports as necessary