Mental Health Professional - ACT: Range

JOB PURPOSE: The Qualified Mental Health Professional is a key member of the treatment team who provides direct care skills training, rehabilitative services and coordination of care to individuals assigned to their caseload. Performs assessments and develops recovery plans in a person-centered, trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate manner which supports individuals in meeting their chosen goals. Ability to build rapport and work independently are essential.

Proficient use of technology to stay organized and document services timely is required.

Program roles

• Behavioral Health Clinics
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  Work in the clinic alongside care coordinators, nursing, medical providers, licensed professional counselors and peer providers as part of the treatment team. Primary roles include completing assessments, identifying progress, needs, barriers, goals and objectives and developing recovery plans with clients. Provide skills training, case management and care coordination to assist in accessing needed services and supports. Primarily M-F, 8-5, with some extended hours.
• Adult Community Support Services
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  Provide community-based skills training, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management and care coordination to adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Performs assessments to determine needs, barriers, strengths, preferences and abilities. Assists individuals in developing person-centered recovery plan goals and objectives. Services provided primarily in the individual s natural environment including community settings and homes.
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT):
  This role works as part of the treatment team to support a shared caseload of adults with more severe illness, lower daily functioning and complex needs. Primary roles include completing assessments, identifying progress toward goals, assessing needs, barriers, goals and objectives, and assisting individuals to develop a personal recovery plan. Provide skills training, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation and care coordination.
  
  Services provided primarily in the individual s natural environment including community settings and homes. This is an evidence-based practice program which follows fidelity to the model of care. Primarily M-F, 8-5 with some extended hours; on-call coverage required.
• Early Onset Psychosis (EOP):
  This role works as part of the treatment team to support a small shared caseload of young adults aged 15-30 who have experienced their first symptoms of psychosis within the past 24 months and have not had mental health services. Performs crisis assessments, clinical assessments and determine needs, strengths, barriers, preferences and abilities. Assists individuals, families and natural supports in developing person-centered recovery goals and objectives.
  
  Services provided primarily in the individual s natural environment including homes, schools, places of employment, hospitals, and other community settings. This is an evidence-based practice program which follows fidelity to the model of care. Primarily M-F, 8-5.
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH):
  This role is community-based and provides direct outreach, support and assistance to homeless individuals in the service area. Services provided primarily in community settings including homeless shelters, treatment facilities, homeless drop-in facilities, homeless encampments, tent communities, wooded areas, and under bridges and overpasses. Must be able to walk on uneven pavement, stand and walk for long periods of time, and openly communicate well with others in a non-judgmental manner.
  
  Performs crisis assessments, clinical assessments and determine needs, strengths, barriers, preferences and abilities. Provide skills training, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management and care coordination to assist individuals to access needed supports and resources. May use own transportation to assist individuals. Primarily M-F, 8-5.
• Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR):
  This role involves working closely with individuals in nursing facilities who have been identified as having a mental illness (MI) through the PASRR process. Responsibilities include conducting assessments to determine the need for MI specialized services, participating in Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings to develop or update Person-Centered Recovery Plans (PCRPs), and coordinating the provision of specialized services. The position requires collaboration with nursing facility staff, individuals, and their legally authorized representatives to ensure appropriate care planning and service delivery.
  
  Services are primarily provided within nursing facility settings. Primarily M-F, 8-5.

• EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  
  REQUIRED:
  
  A bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social, behavioral or human services or is a registered nurse. (Social, behavioral, and human services are: psychology; social work; medicine; nursing; rehabilitation; counseling;…