Mental Health Professional / Living Room (Aiken)

Job Responsibilities

Provide patient care hours as outlined on employee performance planning stage and ensures patients are seen in accordance with their needs.

Complete clinical documentation using collaborative documentation meeting OMH/QA/ABMHC standards. This includes but is not limited to: C-20s, DLA-20, clinical assessments, progress summaries, and clinical service notes.

Ensure patient functionality is measured by the DLA-20.

Participate in clinical supervision, treatment team meetings, pursues professional development, and demonstrate effective use of social and interpersonal knowledge and skills and demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of individual and group differences and similarities.

Effectively utilize and maintain certification of evidence-based practices.

Attend treatment team meetings.

Review caseload weekly for timely discharge, engagement, transition and follow-up.

Liaise with community partners including but not limited to local housing shelters, inpatient MH providers, emergency room, and first responders to facilitate continuity of care.

Compile with Corporate Compliance Policy and Risk Management Plan and Ensures timely completion of prior authorizations.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• A Masters’ degree in guidance, counseling, or the social sciences or a related field.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in SC and willing to work towards licensure in SC.
• Must qualify for credentialing and privileging as a mental health professional and in accordance with Quality Assurance standards and with concurrence by OMH Office of Quality Management.
• In order to be credentialed for core services as a Mental Health Professional at the SC Office of Mental Health, applicants must provide evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care.
• Ability to lift 5 pounds and operate a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of post-graduate experience providing counseling/treatment.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.