What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jail Mental Health Professional position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services
- Salary Range: $22.79-$34.19/hr*
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
- Department: Community Support Program
- Shift: Monday-Friday; 9:00am-5:30pm
- Job ID: 158189
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Overview
Rock Island County Jail - Mental Health Professional
Full Time; FTE 1.0
Monday-Friday; 9:00am-5:30pm
Rock Island, IL
The Mental Health Professional is indirectly supervised by the department Manager and provides care to clients utilizing the Robert Young Center principles of Trauma Informed Care. The Mental Health Professional (MHP) provides case management services to severely mentally ill adults in the community.
Responsibilities
- Performs diagnostic assessments and collects diagnostic information to determine an individualized treatment plan for the client.
- Plans treatment modalities, coordinates treatment plans and follows clients through the treatment process.
- Provides counseling, problem-solving and community support (individual and group).
- Requests consultation for clients that includes but is not limited to providers, social workers, and nursing staff when necessary.
- Evaluate the client's treatment plan through follow-up assessment and makes adjustments based on clinical findings.
Qualifications
Education:
- Requires a high school diploma or GED and a minimum of five years documented clinical experience in mental health or human services; or
- An individual possessing a certficate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, plus ahigh school diploma or GED, plus two years' documented exeprience in providing mental health services; or
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in human services field.
Experience:
- Two years supervised experience in mental health or human services in preferred.
License(s)/Certification(s):
- Valid driver's license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certiciation within 6 months of hire.
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 6 months of hire.
- Obtain certification within 2 months of hire and re-certify annually according to the requirements set forth in the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services related to the Illinois Medicaid Comprehensive Needs & Strengths (IM CANS)
*Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.
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Salary : $23 - $34
