Mental Health Professional I/School Based (Charleston)
About The Position
The Mental Health Professional I provides mental health counseling and case management to child and adolescent patients and their families served by the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center. The position is part of the Charleston school mental health team. Services are provided primarily in schools, with additional services in clinics and community settings. The role works under limited supervision and is based at the Charleston Clinic in Charleston, South Carolina. The position provides person-centered, evidence-based clinical care, including family therapy and other direct services for which the employee is credentialed. The employee is responsible for quality documentation, timely response to service requests, measuring patient functionality according to established standards, and meeting productivity and quality assurance expectations. The role also requires collaboration with the Center and community, maintaining competency in evidence-based practices, and compliance with applicable agency policies, procedures, regulations, and mandatory training requirements. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities states that it provides equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate on specified protected grounds. Applicants must complete the state application with current and previous work history and education; resumes will not be accepted or reviewed to determine qualification.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences, or a related field.
- Ability to bend, stoop, drive from location to location, lift, and file.
- Valid South Carolina driver's license.
- May be required to travel for training.
- Knowledge of counseling practices, psychopathology, diagnosing, and treatment of behavioral health disorders, including mental illness.
- Ability to listen, understand, and effectively communicate information and ideas.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, families, other professionals, and community partners.
- Ability to use an electronic health record.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of mental health legal principles and practices.
- Knowledge of clinical counseling and educational services methods, principles, and practices.
- Considerable knowledge of psychopathology and patient management in a psychiatric setting.
- Working knowledge of basic health and welfare services provided by other agencies.
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage complex treatment effectively.
- Ability to conduct detailed investigations, draw conclusions, and recommend required actions.
- Some knowledge of basic health and welfare services provided by other public and private agencies.
Responsibilities
- Provide person-centered care using evidence-based clinical interventions.
- Provide credentialed direct services efficiently and meet established productivity expectations.
- Provide family therapy.
- Maintain documentation that reflects the quality of care expected for the position.
- Collaborate and work as a team within the Center and the community.
- Maintain competency in evidence-based practices.
- Measure patient functionality according to established standards.
- Meet Quality Assurance standards.
- Respond to requests for services in a timely manner.
- Comply with applicable agency policies and protocols, quality improvement, corporate compliance, cultural competency, CARF, federal, and state requirements.
- Attend trainings classified as mandatory by federal and state regulations and Center policy.
- Provide counseling and case management services to child and adolescent patients and their families, primarily in schools and also in clinics and community settings.
Benefits
- Health insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Dental insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Vision insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Long-term disability insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- Life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
- 15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
- 15 days of sick leave per year.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available.
- State Retirement Plan (SCRS) or State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP); enrollment in one listed plan is required for FTE employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
