About the position
Compass Intervention Center has been providing psychiatric services to the Memphis area for more than 29 years. Compass Intervention Center is located in Southwest Tennessee. This convenient location provides access to larger communities in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. We work with children and families throughout the United States, including military families overseas. Compass Intervention Center is a free-standing residential treatment center open to male and female children and adolescents from ages 10 to 17. Residential treatment, virtual programs, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services are available to male and female adolescents ages 10 to 17. Compass offers a full continuum of care for psychiatric treatment of adolescents and is the only facility in the State of Tennessee that offers every level of care to adolescents. Created to serve adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 years old, the Acute Adolescent Program offers treatment for psychiatric and emotional problems.
Responsibilities
- Communication with referral sources. Written aftercare plan is mailed / faxed to referral source and all other identified as providers.
- Attends weekly client staffing to ensure accuracy in discharge planning.
- Provides referral(s) to agencies for additional services at time of discharge.
- Completes all documentation to ensure the availability of accurate and up to date information in accordance with established standards, such as: discharge and staffing calendars.
- Coordinates the development, management & implementation of each client's discharge planning and any subsequent transition services, including monitoring aftercare programming and participating in the coordination of the transition process.
- Actively contributes ideas to the team regarding problem areas, problem clients, shows initiative to deal directly with milieu problem areas, problem clients, and shows initiative to deal directly with milieu problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field required.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working with adolescents in a mental health or behavioral health setting.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Strong knowledge of the behavioral health continuum of care and transition processes.
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
