Position/Program Information

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING

FILING PERIOD
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - Until the needs are met

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
Transfer Opportunity Announcement

TRDH5121-2026-01

**THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION**

Vacancy Information:
The Department of Homeless Services and Housing (HSH) is seeking a well-qualified and highly motivated individual to fill a vacancy in the Clinical Services area. This transfer opportunity is located at the HSH Maple Office (655 Maple Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90014), and the Department currently offers a 9/80 work schedule, as well as a hybrid model that allows for a combination of telework and onsite presence.

Essential Job Functions

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Obtains medical, psychiatric, and substance use disorder (SUD) histories from clients and conducts comprehensive assessments to diagnose and treat medical and behavioral health conditions. Evaluates client need for psychotropic and medication-assisted treatment (MAT); furnishes and administers medications within scope of practice; monitors client response to treatment; and orders, reviews, and interprets laboratory tests. Provides clinical services in unsheltered and sheltered settings, including interim housing, permanent supportive housing, and enhanced residential care facilities.
• Leads Building Response Team (BRT) efforts by identifying facilities requiring enhanced clinical and environmental intervention and delivering intensive services to clients and supporting front-line case managers. Provides direct clinical care, coordinates services for complex clients, and delivers training and technical assistance to Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) and mental health staff to strengthen care delivery.
• Provides referrals to psychiatric and mental health services, including psychotherapy, psychosocial rehabilitation, and recovery-oriented care. Provides SUD counseling and referrals to appropriate treatment services. Documents treatment goals, interventions, clinical outcomes, and medication/MAT effectiveness in client health records and treatment plans.
• Provides crisis intervention and supportive counseling and completes 72-hour holds for evaluation of involuntary treatment, as appropriate within scope of practice.
• Participates in quality improvement and clinical risk management activities, including development and review of policies, procedures, and protocols. Attends clinical case conferences and contributes to data collection and analysis to support system-wide quality improvement initiatives.
• Supports RN complex care managers and ICMS providers in delivering care to high-need, high-cost clients within the Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program to meet Enhanced Care Management (ECM) standards under CALAIM.
• Participates as an active member of a multidisciplinary treatment team, providing consultation and clinical guidance to both clinical and non-clinical staff, including case managers and outreach workers, in areas such as diagnosis, treatment planning, and recovery strategies.
• Participates in staff education through development and delivery of training and joint educational presentations to enhance clinical knowledge and service delivery across disciplines.
• Provides clinical support to interim housing (IH) and enhanced residential care (ERC) nursing staff in triaging clients for placement into housing and care facilities.
• Participates in clinical quality assurance activities for IH and ERC programs as directed by the Medical Director.

Requirements

Qualifying Requirements: 

Permanent County of Los Angeles employees who have successfully passed their initial probationary period and hold the payroll title of a Nurse Practitioner. 

Additional Information

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience providing healthcare services to people experiencing homelessness (PEH).
• Experience delivering field-based or street medicine clinical care services.
• Familiarity with nurse-led complex care management services for high-need, high-cost Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in performance improvement and quality enhancement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively teach and communicate with both clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Experience and expertise in assessing and managing individuals with SUD, including knowledge of MAT and addiction psychiatry.
• Experience and expertise in assessing and managing individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Experience and expertise in trauma-informed care and harm reduction principles.
• Familiarity with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH), and community-based mental health and substance use programs and resources.

Application and Filing Information: 

Permanent County of Los Angeles employees who meet the requirements are invited to submit an official online application and attach the following: a cover letter, resume, and copies of their last two (2) performance evaluations. 

Prime Variance Reports (PVRs), also known as Master Time Records, are not accepted or required as part of the application process; this includes the use of PVRs for the selection interview and the background-check process.  

All materials submitted will be evaluated. Only the most qualified candidates will be scheduled for an interview.  Employment is contingent upon passing a background check, which includes a review of their official personnel folder and reference checks. WE ONLY ACCEPT ONLINE APPLICATIONS.

If you experience any issues submitting documentation during the online application process, please contact:

Neetu Sangtani, Exam Analyst
Department of Homeless Services & Housing
Human Resources Division - Recruitment & Selections Section
[email protected]

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

 

Veteran’s Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

 

Revised September 2025

Benefits

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Supplemental Questions

01

This questionnaire will be used as part of the assessment process for this recruitment. Candidates who provide incomplete and/or falsified information on their application may be disqualified from the current and/or future recruitments.

• I understand and accept the conditions above.

02

This transfer opportunity is open to permanent Los Angeles County employees who have passed their initial probationary period and hold the payroll title of a Nurse Practitioner.

• I understand and acknowledge the information above.

03

Please note that this is not an official announcement for a civil service examination. For this transfer opportunity, only the most qualified applicants will be contacted. While candidates may reach out to the Department with questions at any time, no final results notification will be issued.

• I understand and acknowledge the information above.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

http://hr.lacounty.gov