Provide comprehensive mental health assessments and treatment in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include conducting individual and group counseling, managing crisis interventions, and maintaining accurate patient records.
Requirements summary
Requires a degree in psychology, social work, or counseling and an active professional license to practice. A minimum of two years of direct care experience with mentally ill individuals is preferred, along with CPR certification and tuberculosis documentation.
Essential duties and responsibilities of this position are described below and are subject to change by management, as may be necessitated by changes in business needs, contract requirements, accommodation requests or other reasons.
Job Summary: Provide comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
Duties/Responsibilities
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members in the development/review of individualized behavioral/mental health treatment plans and in the monitoring and treatment of patients as indicated on the treatment plans
Complete behavioral/mental health assessments for patients referred based on admission process, staff referral or patient self-referral. Ensure that assessment is completed within time period required by the type and urgency of referral
Provide regular follow-up to assigned patients to monitor current mental status and functioning
Inform supervisor and psychiatric staff of significant change in a patient's functioning
Provide crisis interventions as required to include precautionary measures, daily follow up and emergency procedures as needed
Conduct individual and group counseling and psychoeducational groups for patients
Assist patients in defining goals to achieve personal, social, educational and/or vocational development
Observe patients to detect psychiatric symptoms, mental deficiency, abnormal behavior, or maladjustment
Update and maintain accurate and legible patient information and records in accordance with policy
Inform, coordinate and advise all applicable parties regarding patient discharge or transfer. May act as a liaison with community agencies and contacts providing services to patients
Administer, interpret and report on psychological test data as testing standards permit and/or under supervision if required
Provide clinical supervisory oversight for non-psychiatric behavioral/mental health staff as requested
Provide on-call mental health services if assigned
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) occupying this position. Employee(s) may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
Conduct in-service training on behavioral/mental health related topics for company and community agencies
Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship
Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program (peer review: record reviews; membership on the CQI committee as requested) and modifying clinical practices based on CQI recommendations
Acquire and maintain current clinical knowledge and skills and professional standards
Ensures compliance with all agency and company policies, federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines including HIPAA
Maintain an ethical commitment to ensure confidentiality of the clinical setting
Deliver care in a nonjudgemental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy, dignity and rights of the patient
This position is classified as "essential." Essential employees are expected to report to work when other state agencies are closed for emergencies
Other duties assigned
Position Core Competencies • Problem Solving
Acts collaboratively in resolving problems. Ability to present solutions rather than just identifying problems. Can acknowledge when one does not know something and is willing to take personal responsibility for finding a solution.
Team
Building: Works well with others and helps build a cohesive working environment. Helps others learn and shares knowledge. Respects diversity of the workplace and individuals' unique characteristics.
Communication: Able to appropriately express opinions in written and verbal form. Clear and articulate when speaking with an individual or group and using audience-appropriate language. Listens to others.
Documentation: Ensures that medical records entries and other documentation are accurate, thorough and timely. Written documentation is completed on required forms or using required formats without omissions
Effective
Time
Management: Organizes and prioritizes work by devoting adequate time and attention to individual tasks. Effectively plans meetings/keep appointments and multitask effectively.
Attentive to
Detail: Able to provide accurate and consistent work on a timely basis. Documents important to detail to ensure miscommunications are minimized.
Accountability: Follows through on commitments and agreements. Demonstrated dependability. Taked responsibility for mistakes and missed deadlines. Communicated about progress on commitments.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) occupying this position. Employee(s) may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.
Stress Tolerance: Must be able to effectively handle stressful or adverse situations and work effectively under difficult conditions. Ability to remain calm while handling volatile, threatening, or emergency situations. Remains focused in spite of distractions and interruptions.
Safety Consciousness: Maintains awareness of and acts to minimize the safety risk in one's environment. Education, Credentials, and Experience:
Degree in psychology, social work, counselling, or related field from an accredited educational instition required
Active professional license to practice in applicable state required
Must show current tuberculosis documentation and active CPR certifcation
Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable
Minimum of two years experience with direct care for individuals with mental illness preferred
Physical Requirements
Must possess general good health and retain sufficient stamina, agility and visual and auditory necessary to perform all duties required. Physical activitu includes walking, climbing, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and carrying; repetitive activity: repetitive mental activity such as checking entries in a report, etc.
Must be able to respond quickly to emergency situations within his/her scope of practice
May be required to work throughout a large facility, grouping of facilities, or travel between multiple facilites
Potention exposure to internal and external hazardous materials, including but not limited to: blood and blood borne pathogens, infectious/communicable diseases and physical injury from patients
Must be able to identify and minimize safety risks within enviroment whenever possible Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance where applicable
