PAS l - Program Admin Specialist l

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Marion, VA

1d•$60,043 - $82,860•Onsite

About The Position

Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute in Marion, Virginia, is recruiting a Program Admin Specialist I for its Rehab Services Team. The role provides patients with professional, goal-oriented recreational therapy programming focused on building skills across mental, physical, psychological, emotional, social, spiritual, and/or sensory domains. The Rehab Resource Coordinator is part of an interdisciplinary treatment team and serves as a liaison among the team, unit staff, and Centralized Rehabilitation Services. The position conducts rehabilitation assessments for individuals age 18 and older to determine treatment needs and preferences, develops treatment plans, and coordinates referrals to groups in Education, Recreation, Vocation, Independent Living Skills, and/or Wellness. The specialist facilitates rehabilitation services through group work and individual sessions, and conducts rehabilitation groups according to the Rehab Department’s needs and schedule.

Requirements

Experience providing therapeutic services in a behavioral healthcare setting.

Nice To Haves

ADC or eligibility for ADC.
Supervisory experience.
Ability to conduct mental health assessments and develop effective treatment plans with written, measurable, and obtainable goals, objectives, and interventions.
Ability to work with multidisciplinary treatment team members and serve as a Rehab Liaison, with strong oral and written communication skills.
Experience developing and implementing rehabilitation programs for special populations.
Previous work experience in a public mental health program or facility.
Certification as a CPRP (Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner) or CTRS.

Responsibilities

Provide goal-oriented recreational therapy programming to build patient skills across relevant domains of functioning.
Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team and as a liaison between the team, unit staff, and Centralized Rehabilitation Services.
Conduct rehabilitation assessments for individuals age 18 and older to determine treatment needs and preferences.
Develop treatment plans and coordinate referrals to treatment groups in Education, Recreation, Vocation, Independent Living Skills, and/or Wellness.
Facilitate rehabilitation services through group work and individualized sessions.
Facilitate rehabilitation groups in accordance with the Rehab Department’s needs and schedule.