SMI Rehabilitation Specialist

Join Valle del Sol in our commitment to providing quality, culturally sensitive integrated primary care and behavioral health services to adults, children, and adolescents in need. Valle del Sol offers a diverse work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and the opportunity for training and advancement.

The SMI Rehabilitation Specialist provides psychiatric rehabilitation, vocational support, and skills-based services to individuals enrolled in Valle del Sol's Serious Mental Illness (SMI) program. Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team, this position assists members in identifying strengths, developing independent living skills, achieving employment and educational goals, accessing community resources, and increasing meaningful participation in community life.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, recovery-oriented, and person-centered approach, the SMI Rehabilitation Specialist develops and implements individualized rehabilitation interventions that promote recovery, independence, community integration, and improved quality of life.

• Conduct psychiatric rehabilitation assessments to identify member strengths, interests, preferences, barriers, and rehabilitation goals.
• Utilize approved assessment tools, including the Vocational Activity Profile (VAP) or other organizationally approved instruments, to support individualized rehabilitation planning.
• Develop and implement individualized rehabilitation interventions that promote recovery, independent living, education, employment, social engagement, and meaningful community participation.
• Provide individual and group rehabilitation services that support skill development, role achievement, and increased independence.
• Assist members in developing skills necessary to achieve rehabilitation goals identified within the Individual Service Plan (ISP).

• Identify members who may benefit from vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, educational opportunities, and other meaningful community activities.
• Coordinate timely referrals to vocational rehabilitation agencies, supported employment providers, educational resources, and community-based organizations.
• Monitor member participation and progress in rehabilitation, employment, education, and community integration activities.
• Develop collaborative relationships with employers, vocational providers, educational institutions, and community organizations that support member success.
• Educate members regarding employment opportunities, work incentives, benefits planning, psychiatric rehabilitation services, and community resources.

• Collaborate with behavioral health and medical providers, case managers, care coordinators, peer support specialists, families, and community partners to coordinate rehabilitation services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and contribute to the development, implementation, and ongoing review of Individual Service Plans (ISPs).
• Provide consultation, education, and technical support to team members regarding psychiatric rehabilitation principles, vocational services, and available community resources.
• Coordinate services that support members in achieving rehabilitation, educational, employment, housing, and community integration goals.

• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation in accordance with organizational policies, payer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain current demographic, educational, employment, and rehabilitation information to support service planning, care coordination, and reporting.
• Monitor assigned performance measures, productivity expectations, and quality indicators.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program evaluations, required meetings, and performance improvement activities.

• Demonstrates behavior consistent with Valle del Sol's mission, vision, values, and Emotional Quotients.
• Promotes culturally responsive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centered services.
• Maintains competency in psychiatric rehabilitation, supported employment, recovery principles, and evidence-based rehabilitation practices.
• Participates in required training, continuing education, competency assessments, and professional development activities.
• Maintains all required certifications, clearances, and continuing education applicable to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a behavioral health-related field from an accredited institution; OR
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a non-behavioral health field, from an accredited institution, and one (1) year of behavioral health experience; OR
• Associate degree, from an accredited institution, and two (2) years of behavioral health experience; OR
• High School diploma/GED and…