Mental Health Professional

HCO Behavioral Health • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Specialist/Professional is responsible for rendering mental health services under the supervision of a LMHP and Program Director. This role involves providing individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) services to adolescent and adult clients, assisting them in developing treatment goals, and enhancing their social and interpersonal skills. The professional will help clients identify and build support networks, improve coping strategies, and function better in their social environments (home, work, school). Responsibilities also include aiding in the restoration and development of daily living skills, helping clients manage psychiatric or emotional symptoms, and assisting them in identifying and responding to triggers that lead to functional impairments. Crisis intervention is a key component to ensure client and public safety. The role requires timely development and documentation of service records within 24 hours, attendance at agency meetings, trainings, and supervision. As a team member, the professional will participate in service planning and coordination to ensure cohesive service delivery. The position also involves contributing to the agency's Performance Improvement initiative, effective communication with clinical and administrative staff regarding client concerns, assessing and monitoring recipient status in relation to rehabilitation, and identifying/reporting community resources while maintaining weekly appointments.

Requirements

• Valid Louisiana Drivers License
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in one of the following fields: Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Human Growth and Development
• Be 21 years of age or older
• Human services field is defined as an academic program with a curriculum content in which at least 70 percent of the required courses are in the study of behavioral health or human behavior

Responsibilities

• Render individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) services to both adolescent and adult clients
• Assist clients in developing goals for treatment
• Assist clients in restoring, rehabilitating, and developing social and interpersonal skills
• Identify, enhance, and establish support networks, community awareness, coping strategies, and improve functioning in the individuals social environments (home, work, school)
• Help restore, rehabilitate, and support the development of daily living skills
• Help improve each clients self-management of the negative effects of psychiatric or emotional symptoms
• Assists clients in identifying, effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors (triggers) that lead to functional impairments
• Provide crisis intervention to ensure the safety of the client and others
• Develop, sign and date service documentation within 24-hours of services
• Ensure attendance at meetings, trainings, and supervision administered by the agency
• Serving as a team member for service planning and actively participate in team coordination and review in an effort to ensure cohesiveness in services rendered on behalf of the agency for the population served
• Participates in the agency's Performance Improvement initiative
• Communicates effectively and in a timely manner with other clinical/administrative staff, as needed for client related concerns
• Assess, review and/or monitor a recipient's status in relation to rehabilitation
• Identify, report, and maintain weekly appointments for community resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level