Mental Health Professional I - Assessment/Mobile Crisis (Berkeley)

State of South Carolina•Berkeley County, SC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Berkeley Community Mental Health Center. The Mental Health Professional I - Assessment/Mobile Crisis, under limited supervision, will provide mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, and crisis management services to Center clients. The role is dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to the community, helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness.

Requirements

A master's degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences that qualifies for licensure as an LPC or LISW.
Evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care. This experience may be documented as a practicum or internship during graduate program, or post-graduate clinical experience. Please be sure to provide specific clinical activities on your application and/or resume.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a PLUS.
Knowledge about the impact of mental illness and knowledge about the etiology and treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders is preferable.
A high level of attention to detail and task completion as well as dependability.
Familiarity with relevant systems of care and agency characteristics.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals, families, and other professionals.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive mental health assessments for the purpose of initiating a service plan for each client that will include, but is not limited to determining provisional diagnosis, identifying the level of service needs, addressing client needs/goals for treatment planning.
Provide evidence based clinical interventions.
Provide therapy services as needed.
Meet patient care hours standards.
In conjunction with the Access Center and clinical staff, identify persons in need of stabilization and crisis services, coordinate to provide mobile crisis and/or outreach services and interventions to individual and their families.
Triage cases and respond to crisis promptly, assist staff members in attending to client needs, participate in clinical staffing.
Provide advanced level crisis management services in accordance with Center policies and procedures.
Provide services with a client-centered approach to care and adheres to mobile crisis standards.
Complete and submit clinical documentation that is clear, concise, focus on client driven care, and meet required timelines and services elements.
Complete documentation and services in accordance with QA/QI standards, policies and procedures.
Demonstrate the use of Collaborative Documentation.
Adhere to laws, policies, procedures of the Center, OMH, and the State, including Corporate Compliance policies, procedures and regulations.
Ensure required documentation is completed in a timely manner include signatures for Consent to Treatment, Confidentiality and Privacy Practices notices, and other required forms, meeting quality standards.
Help ensure the Center maintains CARF accreditation standards and positive quality audits.
Participate in activities promoting ongoing professional development and training.