Child Family Interventionist

Cumberland River Behavioral Health Inc•Middlesboro, KY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Child Family Interventionist role involves assessing and determining interventions for assigned consumers, including children, adolescents, families, and other custodial entities such as school personnel and the Cabinet for Health and Families Services. The position may involve authorizing services for non-intrusive individual, group, family, and screening/diagnostic assessments. Additional authorizations for Behavioral Health Services can be obtained through demonstrated competencies, continuing education, and in-service trainings. The role requires implementing treatment plans based on assessment data and professional standards, providing care ethically, and maintaining accurate client files within specified timeframes. The interventionist must respond to emergencies promptly, work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and independently, maintain professional relationships with referral sources, and provide activity reports. A supervision plan must be maintained with the Human Resource Department.

Requirements

A Bachelors and/or Master’s degree from an accredited school or an Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
Submit to and pass a criminal record check and a drug screening test.
Oral and Written Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, diplomacy and compassion when problem solving, handling conflict or in a crisis situation
Ability to complete record keeping in a timely fashion
Ability to formulate treatment objectives for the person served.
Ability to get along with diverse personalities and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to work well with people of all races, backgrounds and needs
Knowledgeable of Behavioral Health Concepts and how to incorporate concepts into practical application with health promotion and wellness education
Physically able to reach, push, pull, stoop, bend, stand, walk and lift up to 20 pounds
Possess a valid Driver’s License and maintain a safe driving record if required for job performance.
All staff are required to participate in yearly trainings regarding infection control and safety in the environment including hazardous waste and blood borne pathogens.
All new staff must attend training regarding handling physical, verbal threats, acts of violence or other escalating and potentially dangerous situations including when police need to be summoned.
All staff must be certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation within one month of employment and maintain the certification, if providing direct care.
First Aid training may be required.

Nice To Haves

Additional authorizations for providing Behavioral Health Services may be sought and obtained through demonstrated competencies, continuing education units and in-service trainings.

Responsibilities

Make an assessment of and determine the interventions for the assigned consumers.
Authorization of services may be granted for the practice of non-intrusive, individual, group, family, and screening/diagnostic assessment based on experience, training or supervised experience.
Implement a treatment plan based on assessment data as well as a sound knowledge base of standards of professional practice and principles of their respected discipline.
Provide care based on ethical concepts, adhering to established standards of practice and engage in activities or behaviors that characterize professionals.
Ensure the accuracy, content and completeness of client files.
Provides services within time requirement as set forth in Agency policy and procedures.
Provide services as documented in client treatment plan.
Refrain from assuming any duty that is unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position.
Respond to emergency situation in a timely fashion.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with other team members, as part of a multidisciplinary team, and independently, when necessary.
Maintain professional relationship with school faculty and staff and referral resources.
Provide written and verbal descriptions of activity reports for referral agencies.
Maintain a copy of supervision plan and name of supervisor in the Human Resource Department.