Mental Health Community Counseling (QMHP A) Community Stabilization

Mason Counseling Group is seeking an experienced QMHP-A to offer community stabilization services to adults who are in immediate danger of being hospitalized or placed outside of their homes and are suffering from acute and severe mental health issues.

General areas of responsibilities include:

• As assigned, planning for and providing mental health skill building services for individuals experiencing mental health, developmental disabilities, and/or substance abuse emergencies and completing required documentation per MCG, Medicaid and licensure guidelines

In carrying out the position responsibilities, the QMHP will report to and receive supervision from the Lead Clinician. The ideal candidate would be able to effectively and consistently exercise sound judgment, demonstrate initiative, maintain confidentiality, sustain effective intra- and inter-organizational working relationships, and develop and maintain sound, qualitative, well-organized services for the specified populations.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Participate as a member of MCG's behavioral treatment team that provides interventions for individuals who are experiencing an acute or chronic psychiatric crises which may jeopardize their current community living situation and/or place them at risk of needing in-patient psychiatric treatment
• Possess ability to assess and determine an individual’s emergency needs, functioning level and the minimum level of services needed to provide the appropriate degree of intensity in the least restrictive environment
• Work with a treatment team to develop and implement a treatment plan that addresses crisis needs as well longer term independence goals
• Enhance the individual’s integration into the community by helping them learn about and use services that increase his/her independence, and support his/her positive and effective involvement in the community
• Link (refer) the individual to other services that support the goals and objectives of the ISP
• Coordinate services and treatment planning with other treatment providers working with the individual
• Monitor the provision of all identified services to assure that they are provided as planned, that the individual is able to use the services, and to make sure provision of services is consistent with the ISP
• Provide mental health skill building services that are individually specified and focused on helping the person regain his/her previous level of functioning, and reducing the risk of further deterioration
• Assess progress, adjusting the treatment plan as progress is made or further deterioration occurs, and transitioning the individual to a lower level of services designed to help him/her sustain the progress made during the community stabilization or mental health skill building treatment period
• Educate and counsel in the context of helping an individual use community resources and increasing his/her problem solving abilities relative to accessing and using needed services. These services are provided in the individual’s home, in the community, at other service facilities, and/or MCG offices.
• Provide pre-discharge planning and follow-up services for individuals who have recently been discharged from public and private hospitals in order to provide a smooth transition from hospital to community

Additional Duties

• Attend meetings and in-service training activities (inter- and intra- agency staff meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.) related to position responsibilities
• Provide documentation of services provided per Medicaid, licensure, other 3rd party payers, and MCG policies and procedures
• Perform other job related duties as directed by the Clinician, Director of Clinical Services, and/or Executive Director for providing services for the emergency services population

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate should have 2 years of position-related experience with the population served as well as experience responding to clinical emergencies and possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Knowledge of: Mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities; the principles and techniques of mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities crisis intervention; principles and techniques of case management services and treatment planning; principles and techniques of human services delivery systems; individual and family counseling; family system dynamics; and inter- and intra-agency coordination.

Skill (s) in: Providing mental health skill building services to the mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities population; identifying and accessing appropriate human service agencies using the family system approach orientation to services provision.

Ability (ies) to: Provide mental health skill building services to the specified population; interface with local human services that may be of assistance in or have direct involvement over all client services provision; coordinate services; work effectively with all types and/or level of people; maintain a working relationship; exercise sound judgment; demonstrate initiative; maintain confidentiality; and effectively communicate in written and oral form.

**Requires Virginia Board of Counseling QMHP registration

**Reliable transportation is required

**Must have a driver's license in good standing.

**Obtaining an authentic copy of your college transcript is a must.

**Must have ACTIVE, current auto insurance

Qualifications:

- Must have a QMHP-A

-Must be able to work with adults, children and families

- Experience in community-based counseling

-Must possess strong clinical writing and verbal communication skills

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26