Licensed Mental Health Professional

Sign-On Incentive of $7,500 for qualifying candidates!

Area of Interest: Licensed Mental Health Professional

FTE/Hours per pay period:1.0;

Department: PACT

Shift: M-F 8 to 4:30; one shift 11:00 to 7:30 (each week), one weekend day every five weeks

AbbeHealth Services - is a regional nonprofit organization dedicated to providing mental health and aging services that help individuals achieve their optimum levels of independence and success.

PACT Mental Health Professional will be responsible for developing and implementing services that provide skill training, supportive and/or treatment for individuals in recovery from a serious mental illness. Staff will deliver services primarily in the individual’s home or other community settings. This includes involvement in the provision of services following the guidelines for Assertive Community Treatment that are generally funded through Medicaid, the Region, private pay and/or grants.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience  aculture  guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits –Our competitive  Total Rewards  program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment– We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development– We believe equipping you with support and  development opportunities  is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at  https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org .

• Welcomes individuals and their natural supports into services and fosters professional, person centered relationships that promote strengths, resiliency, recovery, and hope. Instructs and supports team members to do the same.

• Role model the use of person first language and verbalizes respect for team members, participating individuals and their families.

• Ensures that Abbe Center Policies, Procedures and Practices are followed in accordance with Chapter 24 Accreditation standards and other applicable regulatory standards as required by law, funding sources, best practices, etc.

• Ensures the timely and accurate completion of Admission, Intake, Comprehensive Assessment, and other paperwork that result in the development of a Service Plan based on the individuals’ needs and desires, using incremental steps and measurable goals as required by updated accreditation, utilization management guidelines of funders, best practice models and accepted industry standards. Ensures that Service Plan includes interpersonal individual or group therapy if appropriate.

• Implements services and interventions outlined in the Service Plan to include (but are not limited to) skills training, support and treatment in various life areas including living, learning, work, and socialization. Timely and accurate completion of Progress Notes and other paperwork that reflects said interventions. Uses advanced degree to provide individual and group therapy consistent with best practices to identified clients.

• Provides and encourages interventions that recognize the complex nature of individuals’ resources, strengths, and needs.

• Recognizes and teaches team members of the early symptoms of physical and mental illness, and performs/coaches’ staff to perform appropriate interventions and/or referrals in accordance of an individualized crisis plan. Effectively notifies other supervisors, treatment team members, guardians and other identified people of crisis or potential crisis situations. Completes Incident Reports as required by specific service lines.

• Is available for after hours, on call services as assigned.

• Ensures the recognition of the therapeutic actions and side effects of medications and reporting to prescriber.

• Lends knowledge of specialized training, education, or job-related life experience to other team members.

• Collaborates and partners with other treatment team members, including natural supports as desired by the individual receiving the service. Attends treatment team meetings that reinforce the role of the individual as the director of the service plan and promote integrated care. Reinforces these behaviors amongst team members.

• Implements the use of groups to encourage learning from others in recovery from serious mental illness and promote peer-based advocacy.

• Educates client and staff on client rights, responsibilities and encourages autonomous decision making consistent with identified cultural influences.

• Schedules, attends, and facilitates regularly scheduled staff meetings, supervisory sessions, and in-service trainings. Participates in management trainings and other management meetings as assigned.

• Participates in community networking and collaborates with agency partners for the good of the community and the agency as assigned.

• Collects and reports job related data as assigned.

• Participates in continuous quality improvement and corporate compliance activities to support service development.

• Assumes other duties as assigned

• Licensed mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, master’s level social worker, independent level social worker.

• Prior experience treating people with serious and persistent mental illness.

• Valid Iowa Driver’s License, clean MRV, The results of this MVR must meet the requirements for violations as set forth in Abbe’s motor vehicle policies.

• Must carry current automobile insurance in accordance with Abbe’s policies.