Qualified Professional- IIH

RHA Health Services, LLC•Asheville, NC

About The Position

RHA Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Qualified Professional (also described as a Behavioral Health Specialist) to support people with mental health or substance use challenges in residential, school, workplace, and community settings. The role relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services. Interventions are strength-based and promote recovery, symptom reduction, coping skills, and the highest possible level of functioning in the community. The Qualified Professional develops, implements, monitors, and revises Person Centered Plans in partnership with an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The role also provides supportive counseling, helps clients build daily living and other skills, coordinates services and referrals, and monitors service effectiveness and authorization requirements. The position participates in a 24/7/365 first-responder on-call system. Qualified Professional status requires qualifying education and full-time experience with the population served, plus a license, provisional license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the governing board regulating the human service profession. The position has physical requirements that include lifting, pulling, and regularly standing, walking, and using hands to handle objects or controls. It also requires the ability to perform CPR from floor level and to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop. Vision, speaking, and hearing abilities are required.

Requirements

Must meet the requirements for Qualified Professional status.
Bachelor’s degree outside a human services field and 4 or more years of full-time experience with the population served; or a bachelor’s degree in a human services field and 2 or more years of full-time experience with the population served; or a master’s degree or higher and 1 or more years of full-time experience with the population served.
A license, provisional license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the governing board regulating the human service profession.
Must be able to lift 10 lbs regularly and at least 15 lbs, and pull at least 10 lbs.
Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop; regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and regularly stand and walk.
Must be able to demonstrate CPR proficiency from floor level, including working on hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting.
Must have close, distance, and peripheral vision, and be able to talk and hear.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, monitor, and revise the Person Centered Plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Facilitate relationships and serve as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies, and the community.
Minimize the effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with daily living and personal development, including by providing supportive counseling.
Support clients in developing daily and community living, socialization, adaptation, behavior-management, and anger-management skills.
Participate in a 24/7/365 first-responder on-call system and coordinate first-response resources according to consumer needs and the Person Centered Plan.
Perform case management functions, including linking and arranging services and referrals.
Work with clinical and professional staff to maintain communication, provide feedback, standardize procedures, and expedite Person Centered Plan implementation.
Ensure initial service authorizations and reauthorizations occur in a timely manner.
Monitor service utilization to ensure services are effective, appropriate, and within the limits of applicable rules, the Person Centered Plan, and service authorization.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with regular performance feedback and coaching.
Medical, dental, vision, disability, voluntary benefits, Employee Assistance Program, telemedicine, pharmacy insurance, and Health Advocate service for eligible full-time employees.
Free diabetic medication and supplies.
401(k) retirement savings program.
Paid time off for full-time employees.
Company-sponsored life and AD&D insurance.
Wellness programs, including company-paid scholarships for healthy weight management and nicotine cessation, wellness challenges and rewards, an annual health screening, and wellness coaching.
Discounted medical premiums for nicotine-free employees.
Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.
Payactiv early access to earned wages.
Employee perks and discount program.
Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.