Behavioral Health Licensed Clinician / Urgent Care

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Behavioral Health Licensed Clinician / Urgent Care

Type:

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!  

Provides support in an office-based crisis center to individuals with mental health and substance use diagnoses. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Qualified Professional (QP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions. Relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services.

Seeking dedicated licensed professionals (LCSW/A, LCMHC/A) to support individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis in an office setting. Licensed professional will be part of an interdisciplinary team and will provide crisis assessment and linkage to recommended level of care for individuals served. This is a part time weekend position. Law enforcement on site.

 

No productivity requirement!  

No on-call expectation!  

Supportive team environment! 

Shift Differential pay! 

 

Pay: starting at $27/hour+ shift differential pay (15 % of hourly rate per hour). Pay dependent upon licensure and experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, 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
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing 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

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Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served OR
• Bachelor Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served OR
• Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.

• License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.

Definitions:

• Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
• Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child

Additional requirements of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:

• Must meet Qualified Professional requirements
• Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided
• Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance required
• CPR, first aid, NCI and/or relevant certification, a plus