Behavioral Health Care Planner

State of Montana • Helena, MT

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has a career opportunity with Montana State Hospital - Grasslands. The position is located at the Grasslands facility in Helena, Montana, an off-site facility of Montana State Hospital. It is grant funded through June 30, 2027; after that date, it may receive permanent funding or be subject to a reduction in force.

Behavioral Healthcare Planners provide assessment, treatment planning, and supportive individual follow-up to hospitalized people with serious mental illness. The role also provides case coordination and management, develops and reviews treatment plans, develops and implements discharge plans, and helps ensure effective communication of needs among patients, families or guardians, and community providers and resources.

The role requires knowledge of social work principles, human behavior, contemporary social and economic conditions, patient and family backgrounds, federal and state social welfare legislation, community resources, and treatment for serious mental illness and other conditions, including chemical dependency, developmental disabilities, and personality disorders. The planner applies this knowledge and skills to practical assessment and treatment modalities and communicates effectively verbally and in writing, while analyzing, assembling, and organizing information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, or a related field.
• Knowledge of principles of social work, human behavior, contemporary social and economic conditions, and needs and problems relating to patient and family background.
• Knowledge of principles of federal and state legislation pertaining to social welfare and community resources.
• Knowledge of treatment for patients with serious mental illness, chemical dependency, developmental disabilities, personality disorders, and related conditions.
• Ability to apply knowledge and skills to practical assessment and treatment modalities for patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to analyze, assemble, and organize information.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience in mental health care social work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess hospitalized people with serious mental illness.
• Develop and review treatment plans.
• Provide supportive individual follow-up.
• Provide case coordination and management.
• Develop and implement discharge plans.
• Help ensure functional communication of needs between patients, families or guardians, and community providers and resources.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays
• Work/life balance
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time