Mental Health Professional-Behavioral Health-Greensburg

Highmark Health • Greensburg, PA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Professional provides clinical treatment services to targeted populations in an outpatient treatment program. The program serves patients with a mental health diagnosis who meet criteria for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization treatment. The role develops and facilitates assessments and therapeutic interventions, treatment plans, and encounter forms for assigned patients and/or providers while maintaining regulatory and documentation requirements and supporting continuity of care.

The position works with the clinical team to assess the appropriateness of additional services, makes referrals to other levels of care and community resources as needed, and serves as a liaison with internal and external professional services. It also participates in program quality assurance and performance improvement activities. Employees must follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA policies.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education (School Counseling), or a related field.
• CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate assessments and therapeutic interventions, including individual, group, and family services, treatment plans, and encounter forms for assigned patients and/or providers.
• Adhere to regulatory, institute, and documentation requirements for treatment and case management, and adapt treatment concepts to support effective service delivery.
• Discuss additional service needs with the clinical team and determine whether recommendations are appropriate.
• Refer patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help recovery programs, and community social or human services as needed.
• Act as an internal and external liaison with professional services to help ensure patient care requirements are met.
• Participate in assigned internal and external meetings.
• Participate in program quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Comply with applicable ethical and legal standards, company policies, HIPAA requirements, and information security guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time