Mental Health Professional - Penn Hills - Full Time

Highmark Health • Penn Hills, PA

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About The Position

GENERAL OVERVIEW: The Mental Health Professional will provide clinical treatment services to the targeted populations. This is an outpatient treatment program designed to service patients with a mental health diagnosis who meet dimensions for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization treatment criteria.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Creates a treatment plan for physicians that includes an effective continuum of therapeutic, supportive and other services for the patients with a variety of needs and diagnoses serviced by the program.
• Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations.
• Refers patients to other levels of care, community based self-help programs for recovery or other community social or human services as needed.
• Documents all assessments, treatment sessions, contacts, case management and other work done on behalf of patients according to institute and regulatory guidelines.
• Participates in the quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program.
• Track when BH Treatment Plans are due for an update and inform the physician.
• Acts as a liaison, both internally and externally, to professional services to ensure patient care requirements are met. Participates in external and internal meetings as assigned.
• Conducts assessments of new patients using the identified format for documentation and clinical decisions regarding treatment, interventions and referrals, as instructed.
• Implements, improves, and adapts concepts, models, and constructs of treatment for application in service delivery to patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees