JOB DESCRIPTION: Mental Health Professional (MHP)
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: Exempt
SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: Licensed Practitioner of the Healting Arts (LPHA)
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday, 8 hours per shift, i.e. 8:00am-4:00pm, 9:00am-5:00pm, 10:00am-6:00pm, occasional weekends and holidays.
POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Acclimate new person served to the facility.
- Inform appropriate Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT) members of any significant change in the condition of person served.
- Monitor the person served in areas of self-directed care and overall compliance with the individualized treatment plan.
- Ongoing charting is reflective of responses to treatment, new treatment and attendances to treatment programing of person served.
- Provide a tour of the facility for interested parties.
- Provide answers for admissions phone inquiries.
- Apply for ABE (Application for Benefits Eligibility) on the first day of admission.
- Apply for Social Security Disability, including collection and organization all appropriate documentation, apply for Medicare, Medicaid, Public Aid and choose Managed Care Organization. Follow-up on all service applications for person served.
- Complete admission packet and contract with person served within 7 days.
- Assist person served with job application and interviewing skills if applicable.
- Conduct occasional room searches of person served and assist person served with decluttering/ organization of belongings and appropriate seasonal clothing.
- Lead and create modules for therapeutic groups.
- Communication conducted through the Communication Log, email and phone calls.
- Documentation must be completed in a timely manner according to each specific policy of Abbott House, HIPPA, SMHRF, CARF and any other overseeing regulatory organizations.
- Connect person served with transportation resources as appropriate (i.e. apply for free/reduced ride cards, educate about obtaining cab coupons, utilizing senior connector bus, assist with use of public transportation, including how to read schedules where to find schedules/stops/stations, etc.)
- Provide resources/education to families/other support systems to promote recovery in all relevant systems and obtain and maintain necessary ROIs
- Facilitate conflict resolution meetings as appropriate to minimize negative impacts of unhealthy relationships, and promote healthy boundaries suitable for recovery practices
- Empower residents to be active members of their treatment teams and utilize available resources as needed
- Report and properly document all ideation, expression and instance of aggression, self-harm, SI, HI, etc. to appropriate IDT members to ensure safety of those served, staff, etc.
- Provide one on one support as needed (model appropriate behavior and communication skills, partner to problem solve, encourage participation in treatment planning and interventions, discuss and develop coping skills, and help person served learn to recognize triggers, etc.).
LEVEL OF EDUCATION/TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS:
- The MHP shall meet the definition of this job title in 59 Ill. Adm. Code 132.
- The MHP shall complete training as prescribed by DHS-DMH on mental illness, mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation, State mental health administrative rules, and the mental health service system prior to assuming the duties of this position.
- Individuals who have successfully completed training on the specific topics and training hours prescribed in subsection (j)(2) within the past five years may use this training to meet the requirements of this subsection (j). The facility shall document this training in the employee's personnel file.
- The MHP also shall complete additional training annually as prescribed by DHS-DMH.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work or Psychology.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION/LICENSE: None
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Education:
Experience:
- mental health: 5 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Highland Park, IL (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Highland Park, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
