Behavioral Health Clinician Murfreesboro

About the role

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis.

This position performs a combination of behavioral health clinical responsibilities, with a primary focus on therapy for children, youth, and adults. You will provide therapy to individuals and groups, promoting optimum mental health and wellness, and conduct enrollment assessments as needed.

Responsibilities

• Engage in therapy with consumers experiencing serious and persistent mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, substance abuse, suicidality, relationship issues, and other stressors.
• Utilize evidence-based therapeutic modalities to counsel consumers and their supports via individual, parent/caregiver, and group sessions to assist in overcoming challenges, utilizing coping skills, and improving outcomes.
• Develop and implement treatment plans collaboratively with consumers based on clinical experience and knowledge.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and consumers’ progress in resolving identified problems and moving toward defined objectives.
• Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to comply with changes in consumer’s status.
• Refer consumers or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Meet with families, clinic providers, care managers, and other team members to collaborate on consumer goals and improve their outcomes.
• Collaborate with other staff members, primary care practice partners (including pediatricians, doctors, nurse practitioners, office staff, and referral sources) to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Provide quick access to care via high responsiveness and proactive engagement to eligible individuals and referral partners.
• Perform enrollment process for individuals who have been referred to MHC, evaluating needs for all service lines (Care Management, Medication Management, Therapy).
• Complete all enrollment assessment documentation to organizational standards.
• Disposition consumers to appropriate external resources for other mental health services when ineligible for MHC services.
• Identify individuals in need of crisis services rather than routine intake and facilitate crisis intervention if appropriate.
• Assist in resolving any grievance received from a consumer regarding referral.
• Utilize Intake Committee for all consumers who meet criteria and have a history of violence, sexual crimes, or serious criminal activity. Write completed intake and email to Intake Committee for review, then contact consumer with decision.
• Stay updated on new developments in the field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
• Meet productivity standards as indicated by department goals.
• Attend all mandatory in-services, continuing education, and annual health requirements.
• Comply with all corporate compliance policies, practices, and procedures, and report unethical activities to the appropriate channels.
• Comply with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures, and report unsafe practices or accidents.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumers’ protected health information (PHI).
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned and provide leadership through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Follow all policies and procedures set by the agency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (M.A., M.S.) in a Mental Health field.
• Licensed or license-eligible with either LPC/MHSP, LCSW, or LMFT in the state of Tennessee.
• Valid Tennessee Driver’s License.
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
• Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation.
• Personal Automobile Insurance.

Skills

• Team Oriented: Assist teammates as needed, collaborative, creates and maintains a climate where teammates want to do their best.
• Recovery Focused: Individualized care delivery, progress notes reflect quality service, tolerance/patience to work through barriers, side-by-side philosophy.
• Time Management/Organization: Meet deadlines, prepared for meetings, documentation completed timely, plan for time off, prioritize well.
• Self-Disciplined & Initiative: Flexible.
• Integrity and Trust: Honesty, professionalism, dependability, strong follow-through.
• Approachability: Engagement skills, crisis management skills, ability to give and accept feedback, ability to work collaboratively with other departments.
• Compassionate and Empathetic: Good listener.
• Innovative.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

Mental Health Cooperative offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including:

• Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Cancer & Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• 403b - Retirement Plan
• Calm App for meditation and mental health
• Gym membership discounts
• Pet Insurance