Licensed Intake Specialist - Florissant
1 day ago
Job description
Additional Information About The RoleUp to a $2300 Sign on Bonus
Shift information:
Behavioral Health Urgent Care is open Monday - Saturday from 9am to 9pm so there will be a rotating weekend component to this shift.
Shift Schedule hour shifts hour shift which could be a rotating weekendTypes of clients seen:
You will be supporting clients presenting in crisis within the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Facility. We provide intake assessments and recommendations for outpatient care for individuals as needed
Team Dynamic:
This team is in partnership with SSM DePaul staff. We work together with SSM medical and psych staff daily. While we coordinate with them from a timing standpoint with clients, our roles have very separate functions
Location:
Behavioral Health Urgent Care on DePaul Hospital's campus (This position offers a Hybrid work schedule – 3 days in the facility – 1 days at home remote Telehealth)
Skills Required for this position:
Experience with crisis and safety assessments, good communication skills, ability to work independently, comfort with technology
Job responsibilities:
Completing assessments for individuals presenting to the Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Overview
BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St.
As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.
Preferred QualificationsRole Purpose
The Intake Specialist provides the initial screening and evaluation of individuals seeking service from BJC Behavioral Health.
This position will use its knowledge of eligibility requirements to refer and connect individuals to services, both internal and external, that will address the identified need.
This position will also provide interim case management for those who will receive case management internally but have yet to be assigned to a team.
Additionally, the Intake Specialist will provide brief evidence-based therapies to address problems that can be resolved through clients' own actions and/or thought processes.
ResponsibilitiesProvide an initial evaluation of need, triage services according to assessed need, and, if appropriate for BJC BH services, complete an initial psychosocial assessment and treatment plan, that meets accrediting and third party payer requirements
Components of this include:
The ability to accurately evaluate an individual's observed and stated symptoms and the reports of others and make recommendations based on these evaluations;
The training to perform a mental status exam;
The ability to assess crisis and safety issues;
The ability to assign an accurate provisional ICD 10 diagnosis;
The ability to administer standardized assessments that demonstrate inter-rater reliability, (i.e. DLA-20, Level 1 Dx. Screenings, Suicide Risk Assessments, etc.) to determine areas of concern and levels of functioning.
The ability to make recommendations that demonstrate current knowledge of issues related to mental illness and serious emotional disturbances and are logical conclusions of the information gathered
The ability to clearly and succinctly present the information gathered in a formal assessment that presents relevant history and the clients' current clinical picture.
Recommendations are a logical conclusion to the information presented.The ability to quickly engage individuals and families to form a trusting relationship and the ability use the relationship to gather accurate information in order to formulate realistic treatment goals.
The ability to engage individuals in a non-threatening empathetic manner.Uses language and behaviors that consistently reflect and enhance the dignity of individuals with mental illness.
Knowledgeable of the growth and development stages of all age and ethnic groups, the psychiatric illnesses that may afflict each age and ethnic group, and the evidence-based treatments that best address issues identified for each group.
Knows and uses best practices guidelines for interventions and support strategies.Understands the principles of a Children's System of Care and Fidelity Wraparound,
Knows and is able to provide a range of crisis prevention and intervention approaches across developmental stages.
Knows about societal, cultural, racial, gender, age, and other issues related to mental illness and its treatment.
Is knowledgeable about health issues and their impact on mental illness.
Is knowledgeable about psychotropic medications
Knowledge of the various services and levels of care provided by BJC Behavioral Health and other community agencies.
Understanding of the diagnostic, financial, and functional (social, vocational, cognitive, and educational) criteria for acceptance by the teams and services of BJC BH.
Works collaboratively within team and across service system. Assisting team members with difficult cases.Assists in building positive working relationships within and across the service system; e.g., agency and interagency teams, contract providers, family members, service recipients, and concerned others.
Demonstrates competency to provide brief therapy to adults, children, and familiesMeets and maintains clinical competency in therapies that addresses problems of living that are assessed to be resolved through the individual or family's own actions and/or thought processes, including:oCBToDBToMotivational Engagement
Minimum Requirements
Education
Master's Degree
Education/related
Experience
2-5 years
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
LCSW or LPC
Preferred Requirements
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Master Social Worker
Benefits And Legal Statement
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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
To Learn More, Go To Our Benefits Summary.
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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position.
It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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