Description

Are you looking for a purpose-driven career? At Metrocare, we serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying.

Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services. Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.

The Juvenile TCOOMMI QMHP position provides psychosocial/rehabilitative service to juveniles referred from the Dallas county Juvenile Probation Department. Services may include but are not limited to, assessment, development of measurable treatment goals and objectives, engagement in treatment, referral, linkage, advocacy, monitoring, crisis intervention ,and continuity of care. The overall goal of this position is to maximize the individual's potential level of functioning, reduce hospitalization or out home placements and aid in the successful reintegration of individuals into the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential functions listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job.

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws

• Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, and excellent communication skills.
• Provide overall service coordination, psychosocial rehabilitation, emergency services/ assessment, referral, transportation, linkage, and advocacy to juveniles and their families with varying needs. Perform duties in concert with other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ensure authorization for clinical services.
• Ensure TCOOMMI Program Guidelines are being met.
• Formulate individual recovery plan based on assessment findings on all new admissions.
• Develop measureable objectives and goals agreed upon by the individual.
  a. Actively assists in obtaining and modifying goals as needed.
  b. Document all attempts to involve individual, service providers, and caregivers (unless opposed by the individual) in service plan process.
• Review service plans every 90 days or as clinically
• Participate in interdisciplinary team staffing. Present psychosocial assessment findings. Update team on progress or lack of progress in reaching agreed upon goals. Provide relevant information that might affect course of treatment.
• Follow-up with assigned individuals who miss a scheduled appointment. Documents attempts to contact individual. Report repeated unsuccessful efforts to contact the treatment team.
• Oversees and assists assigned individuals medication adherence. Provides med training, arranges transportation to scheduled office based appointments, and prompts needed refills.
• Document clinical service by close of next business day.
• Competed necessary incident reports by close of next business day.
• Perform follow up hospital assessments the same day as requested by the hospital and report assessment outcome to the Clinical Manager
• Provides crisis intervention/on-call services during the work week. Make home and hospital visits if needed, initiates mental illness warrants, work with police and other public servants as needed to address crisis for assigned clients.
• Facilitate inpatient admission upon request of the treatment team and/or hospital. Provide continuity of services throughout inpatients stay. Participate actively in discharge planning with hospital. Meet with the individual within 2 days of discharge in the community.
• Evaluate progress of clinical session, solicit feedback from individual(s), and consult with colleagues and team leaders when dealing with unfamiliar/uncomfortable issues.
• Co-facilitate family education workshops.
• Identify and assist individuals in obtaining entitlements by providing referrals, advocacy and negotiation, as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  COMPETENCIES:

The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, mental health ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvements processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Child and Adolescent competencies as outlined by HHSC for TRR requirements with emphasis on crisis intervention, engagement, and motivational interviewing.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors Degree in human services with 1 to 3 years experience in MH/MR or related field or Masters degree with 0 to 2 years experience in human services.
• Spanish speaking required. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Basic math skills required.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Ability to organize work flow and execute clinical services with difficult population.
• Ability to effectively manage a caseload of 12-15 individuals with varying needs.
• Ability to problem solve, exercise good judgment, and make sound clinical decisions.
• Skilled in using tact and diplomacy in interacting with staff and individuals.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Able to maintain work in 95% compliance of standards at all times.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to work flexible hours.
• Ability to successfully use an automated clinical record keeping system.
  
  COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to utilize Internet for resources.

Metrocare couldn’t have a great employee-first culture without great benefits. That’s why we offer a competitive salary, exceptional training, and an outstanding benefits package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan, including employer matching
• Health Savings Account, including employer matching
• Professional Development Allowance up to $1500 per year
• Bilingual Stipend – up to 6% of the base salary
• Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serve while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free.

No Recruitment Agencies Please

Qualifications

Salary : $1,500