Integrated Care Medication Training & Support; MTS) Specialist

Description

Fulfill your purpose at CLM:

Center for Life Management (CLM) provides the area's most comprehensive array of outpatient mental

health services for adults and elders. Our Integrated Care department seeks to reduce the premature mortality of individuals living with mental illness by providing chronic disease prevention and wrap-around chronic disease management services. This specialty care team helps clients build greater independence, reconnect with their communities, and access treatment in the least restrictive setting appropriate for them, while recognizing that clients living with complex or chronic medical conditions sometimes need us to bring care to them.

The Integrated Care Medication Training and Support (MTS) Specialist provides outpatient community-based counseling support to educate, problem solve and develop strategies to incorporate prescribed medication into daily routine and lifestyle. Additionally, they will assist clients with improving mental and physical health symptoms and behaviors that otherwise interfere with daily functioning and wellness goals. This is a full time, 35 hour per week position

• Provide counseling and Functional Support Services (FSS) in the home or other community-based setting as deemed appropriate for the objectives, interventions and desired outcomes identified in the client’s treatment plan.
• Provide Individual Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBSI) to develop, apply, and reinforce coping strategies to reduce and/or ameliorate symptoms and behaviors that interfere with functioning and goal achievement.
• Provide Family Training and Counseling (FTC) services, as needed, to educate natural supports and promote how to best encourage the client’s resiliency and recovery toward treatment goals.
• Provide Medication Training and Support (MTS) services to educate, problem solve and develop strategies to incorporate prescribed medication into daily routine.
• Provide Crisis Intervention (CI) when clients experience acute exacerbation of symptoms to ensure their safety within the home and/or community.
• Work collaboratively with other treatment team members, Healthy Together program, natural supports, and external providers, to ensure a wrap-around approach is provided for continuity of client care.
• Provide set hours of billable service each week. Eligible for incentive pay upon exceeding productivity expectation.
• Serve on appropriate committees, both internal and external, as determined by supervisor.
• Function professionally and in a manner that protects the integrity, confidentiality and rights of all patients.
• Execute all required services and timely documentation in accordance with agency policies and federal/state standards.
• Maintain professional memberships, licenses, accreditation, certifications, etc.
• Represent CLM in a professional and appropriate manner in all settings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

At Center for Life Management, we offer a robust benefits package because caring for our staff is just as important as caring for our clients. Benefits for benefits eligible employees include:

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid earned time (3 weeks in year one, caps at 6 weeks)
• Paid holidays (8) with bonus birthday holiday in your birth month
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 3% company contribution upon 1 year of employment
• Life Insurance paid by company
• Short- and Long-Term Disability paid by company
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance paid by company
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), accessible to staff and their natural supports
• Company issued cell phone and laptop as needed for role
• Schola…