Behavioral Health Specialist III, Foster Care

About the role

The Foster Care Behavioral Health Specialist at OhioGuidestone is responsible for developing relationships with and maintaining consistent communication with family and external providers to help manage the daily logistics of the foster children and their birth or foster/adoptive families. Services may be provided via telehealth, outpatient offices, in homes, and/or community-based settings.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of OhioGuidestone every day, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity and ethics.
• Monitor client symptoms as well as response to treatment; communicate changes with treatment team to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions.
• Develop and maintain a service relationship with clients, family, and caregivers to provide them with support as appropriate.
• Cookordinate community resources including school, referral sources and outpatient behavioral health providers to ensure continuity of care; act as an advocate for the client as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention consultation in times of emergencies for coordination and assistance in crisis management and stabilization as needed.
• Facilitate appointments to ensure overall physical well-being including basic, mental health and substance use needs.
• Review Diagnostic Evaluation and additional assessments, to aid in the ongoing development and implementation of a client’s individualized treatment plan (ITP).
• Attend and participate in agency/team/clinical meetings, including mandatory training, and treatment coordination.
• Perform related administrative responsibilities; maintain client information, reports, records, and other documents; respond timely to emails and phone calls; attend and participate in various trainings and meetings; communicate with other agencies, departments, and vendors regarding required paperwork, contract compliance and consult with other county agencies and/or supportive services as necessary.
• Accurately and promptly, document and maintain the confidentiality of client and family interactions including legal, financial, and clinical documentation within agency guidelines.
• Meet with Supervisor for weekly supervision.
• Maintain ongoing frequent contact with other assigned OhioGuidestone professionals, parents or outside agency professionals assigned to case.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
• Present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external contacts.

Qualifications

• Mission driven; strong desire to make an impact
• Effective interpersonal skills; able to speak effectively with individuals and/or groups of people
• Ability to customarily and regularly exercise discretion and good professional judgment
• Flexible; able to work days, evenings, holidays and/or weekends, as desired to meet the needs of clients
• Strong organizational skills; able to handle multiple priorities with strict attention to detail and perform work independently.
• Ability to maintain relevant, timely documentation as required.
• Effective computer literacy skills, including Windows applications, Microsoft Office Suite, and electronic health records, etc.
• Must be able to access work locations, offices, and homes as necessary, which may include ascending/descending stairs.

What We Offer

• New, higher pay rates
• Clear career ladder for development path in various roles
• Competitive medical benefits including a low-cost premium medical plan option for employee or employee + children!
• Free CEU trainings
• 10 paid holidays; including some float holidays
• Flexible work schedules to support work/life balance
• Flexible work opportunities to support varying career paths, job roles, intern to hire, and locations
• 401(k) with employer match option
• Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mileage reimbursement
• Recognition and rewards