Licensed Clinical Professional / Mary Benson House

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Licensed Clinical Professional / Mary Benson House

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Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

The position of Licensed Clinical Professional calls for an individual with direct experience and skill in assessing and treating co-occurring disorders including mental illness and substance-use disorders, as well as, challenges in primary or secondary support systems. The position of Licensed Clinical Professional includes active engagement and coordination of care with internal resources including psychiatry and community support, as well as, external bodies including the legal system, families, and social support agencies. The position may call for back-up from the Program Director and Program Manager and other therapists, when available. The position requires the individual to be an active and positive member of a dynamic, treatment team. Based on setting, special skills and/or work with specific populations may be required. This individual relies on knowledge, experience, and judgment to provide quality services with very little supervision and direction. Must be an individual that holds a license issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession. Some services may require additional experience, licensure, or education.

RHA Health Services is recruiting for a Behavioral Health Licensed Clinical Professional for the Mary Benson House. This role provides many opportunities to hone one's clinical skills in various ways, including but not limited to: individual and group counseling, treatment planning, assessments, crisis planning and care coordination with various agencies within our community.

The Mary Benson House is a home-like setting located in the historic Montford neighborhood near downtown Asheville. The Mary Benson House provides 24-hour residential supports and substance use treatment for adult, pregnant and/or parenting women, and their children from birth to five years old. Our goal is to ensure that healthy babies are born while helping mothers move toward recovery and maintain a stable, sober, independent life with their children. The Mary Benson House serves Western North Carolina, as well as receives referrals from various agencies throughout the state of North Carolina.

To support the goals of the mothers at the Mary Benson House, the Behavioral Health Licensed Clinical Professional provides direct care to individuals with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders in a residential setting ensuring the safety and well being of each resident. Our Ideal Behavioral Health Licensed Clinical Professional is caring, patient, and fair while also supporting and maintaining the therapeutic environment.

Pay Range: $52,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Additional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Licensed Clinical Professionals include: 

• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, local agencies and the community
• Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
• Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
• Participating in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response" resources according to consumer need and the PCP
• Performing case management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals to support recipient's therapeutic needs
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and provide feedback, standardizing procedures, and expediting PCP implementation
• Ensuring that all initial and reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion
• Monitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorization
• Coordinating transition to another level/type of care for the client

The ideal Licensed Clinical Professional is a licensed professional who is an excellent communicator and listener with strong therapeutic skills who works well as part of an interdiscip