AOT Coordinator

Position #2088-99157 located at 3737 Dacoma St. Houston, TX 77092. May require travel to or transport consumers to homes or other field locations when providing services.

About Us

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The Harris Center”) is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million. The Harris Center delivers a full continuum of services at 86 sites across Harris County, offered in more than 42 languages as well as sign language to serve one of the nation’s most diverse communities. With over 2,300 employees, The Harris Center is committed to transforming lives through behavioral health and IDD services.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical assessments to determine service needs and progress with consumer treatment goals.
• Participates in formulation of consumer recovery plans and ensures plans are written and authorized with an LPHA signature for consumers on caseload.
• Ensures all services provided meet eligibility criteria and are authorized in accordance with agency and regulatory guidelines.
• Provides skills training and psychosocial rehabilitation services addressing severe and persistent mental illness and symptom-related problems that interfere with individual functioning.
• Delivers interventions in response to crisis to reduce symptoms and avoid admission to a more restrictive environment.
• Assists consumers in gaining and coordinating access to necessary care and services based on individual needs.
• Provides training and education on the nature of mental illness, the importance of medications, and other medication-related information as outlined in The Harris Center curricula.
• Monitors consumer progress with treatment goals and compliance with eligibility requirements (CANS/ANSA, financial assessment, current diagnosis) using monthly SAI reports and other available information.
• Meets divisional productivity standards as outlined in the mental health division’s operational guidelines.
• Performs related work as assigned and adapts to changing work requirements.
• Demonstrates ethical conduct in all clinical and professional activities.
• Complies with agency policies, procedures, accrediting/regulatory bodies, and performance contract documentation requirements.
• Completes Medication Delivery Training.
• Attends and participates in team meetings with the clinical team.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in the Human Services field (e.g., psychology, sociology).
• Preferred minimum of 1 year of experience working in the field of mental health.
• Basic understanding of mental illness, common signs and symptoms, and ability to identify difficulties with coping in community settings.
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills; written documentation must be clear, concise, well-constructed, and grammatically correct.
• Able to work collaboratively with others in a teamwork environment.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Proficient in standard word processing software on the computer.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Retirement plans with company matching.
• Prior service credit toward generous PTO accrual.
• Outstanding wellness programs and professional development opportunities.
• Business casual dress code.
• Corporate discounts and gym memberships.
• New hire referral bonus.
• Optional discounts on mobile phone service, fitness centers, and other wellness amenities.