Mental Health Professional (MHP)

Albany Care•Evanston, IL

4d•$28•Onsite

About The Position

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (MHP) – Albany Care Albany Care, a Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility (SMHRF), in Evanston, IL, has an Immediate Opening for a Mental Health Professional (MHP) to join our team. These is a Full Time Positions with 8 Hour Shift. Starting Rate of up to $28 per hour, depending on Benefits Selection! Available Position : FT 11pm-7am If you have experience with adult psychiatric patients as a Mental Health Counselor or Case Manager, or we want to talk to you! PLUS - Get Paid F A S T! ~ With On Demand Pay!(Conditions apply) Are you a compassionate individual with an unwavering desire to serve adults with chronic psychiatric disorders? Do you have solid analytical, communication, and listening skills? If so, we want you to join our team! Apply now! Mental Health Professionals (MHPs) work in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team, offering recovery and rehabilitation support and services to those who live in the facility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services Field (counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in other field + 2 years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Certificate of Psychiatric Rehabilitation from an Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) approved program + High School Diploma/GED + 2 years’ experience providing mental health services
Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Licensure through the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA)
Occupational therapy assistant + 1 year experience in a mental health setting
High School Diploma + 5 years of supervised clinical experience in mental health or human services

Responsibilities

Collaborate with consumer and treatment team to complete assessments and develop therapeutic treatment plans
Implement therapeutic care plans and activities in a compassionate and caring manner
Recognize, note, and inform treatment team when a consumer is not at their baseline of symptoms and behaviors
Lead groups and hold one-on-one sessions including engagement with evidenced based approaches
Collaborate with community agencies to coordinate care, including the Moving On Program
Crisis management and intervention
Effectively manage a caseload of up to 32 individuals
Participation in creation of discharge plans and recommendations for other levels of care