Mental Health Professional-Adult Beaumont: Range

Mental Health Professional-Adult Beaumont:
Salary Range $40,707-$44,482

JOB

PURPOSE:

The Qualified Mental Health Professional is a key member of the treatment team who provides direct care skills training, rehabilitative services and coordination of care to individuals assigned to their caseload. Performs assessments and develops recovery plans in a person-centered, trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate manner which supports individuals in meeting their chosen goals. Ability to build rapport and work independently are essential.

Proficient use of technology to stay organized and document services timely is required.

Mental Health Professionals in Programs serving Adults perform a wide variety of different roles based on program assignment. For Example:

• Behavioral Health Clinics
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  Work in the clinic alongside care coordinators, nursing, medical providers, licensed professional counselors and peer providers as part of the treatment team. Primary roles include completing assessments, identifying progress, needs, barriers, goals and objectives and developing recovery plans with clients. Provide skills training, case management and care coordination to assist in accessing needed services and supports. Primarily M-F, 8-5, with some extended hours.
• Adult Community Support Services
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  Provide community-based skills training, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management and care coordination to adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Performs assessments to determine needs, barriers, strengths, preferences and abilities. Assists individuals in developing person-centered recovery plan goals and objectives. Services provided primarily in the individual's natural environment including community settings and homes.
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT):
  This role works as part of the treatment team to support a shared caseload of adults with more severe illness, lower daily functioning and complex needs. Primary roles include completing assessments, identifying progress toward goals, assessing needs, barriers, goals and objectives, and assisting individuals to develop a personal recovery plan. Provide skills training, case management, psychosocial rehabilitation and care coordination.
  
  Services provided primarily in the individual's natural environment including community settings and homes. This is an evidence-based practice program which follows fidelity to the model of care. Primarily M-F, 8-5 with some extended hours; on-call coverage required.
• Early Onset Psychosis (EOP):
  This role works as part of the treatment team to support a small shared caseload of young adults aged 15-30 who have experienced their first symptoms of psychosis within the past 24 months and have not had mental health services. Performs crisis assessments, clinical assessments and determine needs, strengths, barriers, preferences and abilities. Assists individuals, families, and natural supports in developing person-centered recovery goals and objectives.
  
  Services provided primarily in the individual's natural environment including homes, schools, places of employment, hospitals, and other community settings. This is an evidence-based practice program which follows fidelity to the model of care. Primarily M-F, 8-5.
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH):
  This role is community-based and provides direct outreach, support and assistance to homeless individuals in the service area. Services provided primarily in community settings including homeless shelters, treatment facilities, homeless drop-in facilities, homeless encampments, tent communities, wooded areas, and under bridges and overpasses. Must be able to walk on uneven pavement, stand and walk for long periods of time, and openly communicate well with others in a non-judgmental manner.
  
  Performs crisis assessments, clinical assessments and determine needs, strengths, barriers, preferences and abilities. Provide skills training, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management and care coordination to assist individuals to access needed supports and resources. May use own transportation to assist individuals. Primarily M-F, 8-5.
• Supported Employment (SE):
  This role works as part of the treatment team to support a caseload of 25 clients who are diagnosed with a Mental Illness and engage in establishing trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in community job settings with other workers who do not necessarily have disabilities. This is an evidence-based program that assists clients to obtain and maintain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals.
  
  Provides support for schooling and technical training for career advancement. Help clients learn about different jobs/careers by assisting with meetings with workers/managers to ask about positions that interest clients, meetings with academic advisors, observing workers (one day or less in duration), and job fairs to speak with employers about…