Support Specialist

HHC•Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services. FLSA StatusNon-ExemptJob Role SummaryThe Support Specialist provides skills training and development to clients as required by medical necessity outlined in the person-centered treatment plan. This position also provides crisis management and emergency interventions including but not limited to CPR and CPI interventions, as well as provides quality case management as required by medical necessity and directed by the treatment team.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED plus two years of experience in behavioral health; or
Associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in human services may substitute for experience
Valid Indiana driver’s license that meets Eskenazi Health’s driving policy requirements

Responsibilities

Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health’s mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health’s values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence
Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing
Provides skills training and development to clients in group and individual settings as guided by medical necessity outlined in the person-centered treatment plan
Provides crisis management and emergency interventions including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and approved area-specific crisis intervention techniques
Reports to treatment team in staffing including but not limited to successes and challenges, assessment of client progress, barriers to success, any level of care changes, etc.
Meets the agency’s standard of providing the appropriate service at the right time, right place, and right frequency as determined by the client’s level of need
Meets the agency’s standard of timely completion of all documentation including interpreting and applying service and billing procedures according to client needs as well as completing billing according to guidelines for timeliness and accuracy
Establishes and maintains a safe environment at all times through on-going assessment of service environment and intervenes as indicated in person-centered treatment plan as well as by nursing or physician order
Meets agency requirements for continuing education
May provide transportation in company provided vehicle and/or personal vehicle as directed by treatment team and guided by medical necessity; maintains a copy of Eskenazi Health’s vehicle-related accident reporting procedures in vehicle