What are the responsibilities and job description for the Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist position at People Like Me Project, Inc?
The successful candidate will support youth and adults with serious mental illness to successfully integrate within the community. Provide intensive case management services including facilitating linkages between agencies, healthcare providers, and other community services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works with clients to assess strengths, abilities, needs, and preferences.
- Promotes recovery-based care by helping clients with practical information and life skills.
- Coordinates, makes referrals or arranges for appropriate community resources as needed.
- Maintains communication with clients, family members and ancillary service providers to assure responsiveness to client needs.
- Advocates for clients to ensure equal access to services and equity of treatment.
- Maintains appropriate medical records and completes billing documentation in a timely manner.
- Strictly adheres to client’s rights, confidentiality, and HIPAA compliance.
- Completes scheduled activities including, but not limited to focus group activities, counseling groups under appropriate clinical supervision
- Listens and provides emotional support and encouragement to all clients
- Understands and implements Individual Treatment Plans
- Intervenes as necessary in crisis situations to protect clients from injuring other clients, staff, and/or themselves according to policy.
- Maintains confidentiality of client files and individual client logs electronic health records.
- Completes clinical documentation for all clinical services provided under licensed clinical supervision in an accurate and timely manner.
Qualifications and Skills
- 3 years of experience in community-based mental health service or related fields
- Familiarity with community mental health resources
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to build rapport with clients
- Bilingual a plus
- Masters Degree, Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field preferred or High School Graduate with a minimum of 3 years verifiable experience in providing community-based behavioral health or human services.
- Able to participate in First Aid, CPR, Verbal and Physical De-escalation Techniques Training.
Males Encouraged to Apply!!!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $19.00 - $23.00 per hour
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19 - $23
