Mental Health Professional - E. th St. Chicago, Illinois, United States

Only for registered members E. th St. Chicago, Illinois, United States

5 hours ago

Description · Job Overview · Under general supervision, provides one-on-one behavioral interventions with children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the client's home/residential placement/school or during community outings; performs related work ...

Job description

Description

Job Overview

Under general supervision, provides one-on-one behavioral interventions with children, youth and/or adults receiving specialty mental health services in the client's home/residential placement/school or during community outings; performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities and Duties

•   Maintain assigned caseload of weekly billable insurance hours.

•   Responsible for ensuring services are provided in the community.

•   Participating in the person-centered planning process.

•   Providing direct community-based behavioral health services and support for the individual and family as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.

•   Monitor and track consumer hours and annual intake dates and complete as assigned.

•   Assisting the Case Manager in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions as evidenced by symptom reduction and progress toward goals.

•   Responsible for completing the OnTarget tasks assigned within 24 hours.

•   Assisting the Case Manager with consulting identified non-medical providers, engaging community and natural supports and including their input in the person-center/ed planning process.

•   Ensure that all information obtained while at Carolina Therapeutic Services is kept confidential and will remain confidential beyond employment.

•   Ensure confidentiality training is updated.

Provider Responsibilities

•   Report critical concerns, problems, and lack of engagement to supervisor in a timely manner and actively seek Supervisor's input and assistance to resolving the concern.

•   Participate in multi-disciplinary staffing and meetings.

•   Attends all appropriate in-services, workshops, or continuing education programs, which are trainings provided by CTS Health or on behalf of CTS.

•   Responsible for completing appropriate annual intakes.

•   Maintains strict confidentiality according to all Federal and State guidelines and requirements.

•   Exemplifies personal and professional conduct.

•   Upholds the Professional Code of Ethics.

•   Maintains a cooperative relationship with employees, treatment staff and others.

•   Adheres to and supports facility policies, programs and activities.

•   Demonstrates tact, courtesy, and a positive approach to communication and interaction with other employees, visitors, physicians, etc.

•   Responsible for personal development to ensure current knowledge in the profession.

•   Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and drug free environment in the office space utilized.

•   Willingness to work beyond what is required periodically.

•   Maintain service notation that meets agency notation standards, Medicaid standards, and/or any other auditing agency such as the LME. (For timeliness, quality, and completeness). This notation must include: I) the purpose of contact; 2) describes the provider's interventions; 3) effectiveness of the intervention; 4) the time spent performing the intervention; and 5) signature (degree/credentials or position) of person providing service.

•   Must maintain the flexibility to respond to client needs and crisis situations beyond the agencies normal working hours.

•   Perform any other job-related duties as specified by a supervisor.

Qualifications

Education/Qualifications/Experience

•   Human service field with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. Supervision shall be provided by a qualified professional with the population served until the individual meets one year of experience.
•   Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional with less than two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling,

•   One-year documented experience in the delivery of mental health treatment to children and /or adolescents.

•   High School diploma (additional 5 years' mental health experience preferred)

Training Requirements

•   CTS Health orientation

•   Rule 132 Service Definition

•   OIG Rule 50

•   First Aid/CPR, HIPAA, Client Rights, Confidentiality, Mandated Reporter, Health and Safety, Cultural Competency, Workplace Violence and Safety, Waste, Fraud & Abuse

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