To organize, manage and provide medical/mental health support services to consumer receiving rehabilitation services.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Work may include but is not limited to the following examples:
- Conducts highly skilled screenings, assessments, treatment interventions; develops treatment/rehabilitation plans; conducts individual and group counseling; interprets tests and interview results and makes diagnoses; and provides other advanced clinical counseling or social work services for consumers who have complex behavioral problems.
- Maintains timely, legible, clear, concise, and well-organized records of services provided. Documents the results of intakes, screenings, and assessments; prepares and updates treatment plans; records notes of consumer participation and progress in therapeutic services. Prepares reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and other documents needed to satisfy professional and payer requirements, by using collaborative documentation.
- Must be able to facilitate and manage crisis situations.
- Must be able to help cover crisis access services, when needed.
- Take weights and blood pressures and record results in client records.
- Administer the AIMS to clients on regularly scheduled basis under physician supervision.
- Manage the scheduling of clients to see the physician for medication services and communicate failed appointments to the proper community support worker and/or supervisor.
- Provide education to clients regarding their medication, its benefits and side effects. Document educational sessions.
- Collect and present them to the physician.
- Follow-up with the laboratories regarding client compliance with prescribed laboratory tests.
- Provide injections at physician’s orders.
- Attend administrative and management meetings.
- Conduct metabolic screenings.
- Monitor sample medication supply.
- Continue professional training by attending conferences, workshops and in-service training events.
- Provide ongoing assessment of a client’s status including personal strengths, progress, problems and needs.
- Provide preparation and/or revision of a specific individualized treatment plan.
- Monitor client participation and progress in organized treatment programs to assure the planned provision of service according to the client’s individual treatment plan.
- Provide individual assistance to clients as a twenty-four hour a day resource in accessing needed public services including financial, medical and housing.
- Intercede on behalf of individual clients within the community-at-large to assist the client in achieving and maintaining their community adjustment.
- Must be able to use the agency electronic medical record program for all documentation. Is required to use collaborative documentation.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Thorough knowledge of the social effects of various mental and emotional problems on individuals, their families, and the community.
Considerable knowledge of crisis intervention theory and practice and the ability to make decisions in crisis situations.
Working knowledge of available community resources.
Skill in clinical assessment, problem solving, and decision making including crisis.
Excellent written and oral communication, project management, computer, conceptual and analytical skills.
Decisiveness, flexibility and an ability to adapt to an environment of growth and change.
Ability to work effectively within the team environment.
Some knowledge of the requirements of state and federal law pertaining to the behavioral healthcare program.
Some knowledge of community resources used in the provision of services.
Some knowledge of basic supervisory principles and techniques.
Ability to read, comprehend, and speak in the English language.
Ability to work harmoniously with employees, recipients, other agencies, and the general public.
Ability to create, facilitate, assign tasks and coordinate an action plan.
Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
Ability to recognize potential ethical problems and address in ethical manner.
Ability to express ideas clearly and to interpret laws and regulations.
Ability to plan and organize working time effectively.
Ability to perform with autonomy or with minimum direction.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
The following education and experience qualifications are the minimum requirement used to admit or reject applicants for consideration.
- Must have a BSN degree.
- Hold a current valid license as a registered nurse in MO.
- Have successfully completed training in the provision of injections.
- Have at least four years of experience in dealing with individuals who have major psychiatric illnesses.
- Skills and interest in working with chronically mentally ill individuals.
- Possesses a valid driver’s license and is, and remains insurable, under Family Guidance Center liability insurance.
GOALS
- Will meet agency service delivery goals consistently.
- Will meet timeliness of service entry goals 90% of the time.
- Documentation will meet agency standards 95% of the time.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Family Guidance Center does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
