Mental Health Professional II - REPOST: OIDD- Pee Dee

Posting number: 191047

Department: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Division: Pee Dee Regional Center

Job classification: Mental Health Professional II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Services, Mental Health, Social Services, Communications, Community and Social Services

Summary

*This position is being reposted. Previous applicants are still being considered and need not reapply.*

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD), Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD) where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Mental Health Professional who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.

• Knows requirements and interpretation of behavior assessment instruments (structural interviews, questionnaire, scales, etc.) approved by Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) Procedures, as well as Agency and Office Directives; performs Clinical Diagnostic, Mental Health Status and Risk Behavior Evaluation, interprets obtained results; prepares Psychological/Functional behavior Evaluation Reports for mentally ill and intellectually disabled persons with full prescriptive analysis of obtained assessment results and diagnostic classification system.
• Administers Functional Behavior Assessments; calculate and interpret obtained results; develop, implement and update annual Behavior Support Plans (BSPs)/Addenda of assigned caseload. Receive approval of BSPs/Addenda at Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and Human Rights Committee (HRC). Follow ICF-IID’s Procedures, as well as Agency and Office Directives, and Mental Health Professional's ethical standards. Implement Behavioral (classical and operant conditioning), Cognitive-Behavioral, and other therapy interventions in behavior modification program of BSP. 
• Provides consultations, monitoring and in-service trainings for staff throughout a 24-hour day regarding implementation of BSPs/Addenda and Planned Mechanical Restraints/Devices on-and off-campus programs at Pee Dee Regional Center. Performs behavior observation sampling to validate data and on-spot in-service trainings for staff.
• Participates in business meetings of assigned case load and report behavior changes or progress of behaviors and accordingly prepare Addendum to BSP as needed; performs admissions of consumers; collects, organizes, calculates and prepares monthly data charts and graphs of target and adaptive/replacement behaviors for progress notes [data of one (1) physical year], updated annual BSPs, Psychotropic Medication Review meetings and Psychiatric Consultations [data of two (2) physical years] and writes progress notes of each consumer monthly; prepares Psychological/Functional Behavior Evaluation Reports for Single Plan. Revises objectives of BSP quarterly or sooner as needed.
• Provides Individual and/or Group Counseling or Psychotherapy, Crisis Intervention and Stabilization, and on-call service based on Behavioral, Cognitive–Behavioral, and other therapy interventions. Secures Psychotherapy and/or Counseling notes based on Mental Health Professional's ethical standards, ICF-IID’s Procedures, as well as Agency and Office Directives, and HIPAA requirements.
• Performs related solitary and/or group work functions assigned by supervisor. 
  • Including on call duties after work hours, on weekends and/or holidays when necessary.

This position is located at Pee Dee Regional Center, an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) of BHDD-OIDD located in Florence, SC serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

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