Mental Health Professional / North Augusta (Aiken)

Job Responsibilities

Provide patient care hours as outlined on employee performance planning stage and ensure patients are seen in accordance with their needs.
Complete clinical documentation using collaborative documentation.
Ensure patient functionality is measured by the DLA-20.
Participate in clinical supervision, treatment team meetings, pursue 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 and provide consultation regarding complex cases as appropriate.
Review caseload weekly for timely discharge, engagement, transition and follow-up.
Complete documentation according to QA/OMH standards.
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 in SC or working towards licensure in SC within the first year of employment and eligible.
• Must qualify for credentialing and privileging as a mental health professional and in accordance with quality assurance standards and with concurrence by Office of Mental Health Quality Management.
• Additional Requirements: 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. This experience may be documented as a practicum or internship during graduate program, or post-graduate clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Additional Comments

Post Hire, Employees Must Have practical therapeutic knowledge of principles, methods, and counseling practices and procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders.
Have the ability to listen and understand and communicate information and ideas so that others will understand.
Have knowledge of psychopathology, family dynamics, family and group psychotherapy.
Have the ability to identify and effectively utilize resources available in the community to accomplish objectives.
Have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, families and representatives of other professional disciplines.
Have the ability to present clear and comprehensive oral and written reports.
Be provided routine supervision provided by supervisor, psychiatrist and monthly consultation groups.
Be subject to SCOMH/ABMHC policies/procedures.
Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) Certification.

Supplemental Questions

• 01 Have you ever been employed by the SC Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities - Office of Mental Health (OMH) (formerly SC Department of Mental Health)? YesNo
• 02 If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense (other than in a Juvenile Court), you MUST list this information (unless you have taken steps to expunge your record.) This includes fraudulent checks, driving under suspension, disorderly conduct, shoplifting, etc. *Please note that conviction of a criminal offense does not bar you from employment in all cases; each conviction is evaluated individually. However, failure to list convictions is considered falsification of the application and WILL BE grounds for termination, if hired. It is your responsibility to know what is on your criminal record. If you have charges on your record that appear without a court disposition (result) you may be asked to provide that information if selected for employment. If you have questions, please inquire before you complete your application. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WILL DEEM YOUR APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE AND IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Please indicate your understanding to this statement by checking the box below. Checking this box indicates my understanding to the above referenced statement.
• 03 Did you graduate with at least a Master's degree in social work, counseling, guidance, or the social sciences from an accredited university or college? YesNo
• 04 Please select all of the courses that you completed in graduate school. EthicsPsychopathologyPsychodiagnosticsAssessmentNone of the above courses have been completed.
• 05 Do you have direct patient care experience in a clinical setting, either post-Masters or during your graduate program (i.e., internship or practicum)? If so, please be sure that it is listed in your application and/or resume. YesNo
• 06 How many years of post-graduate clinical experience do you possess?
• 07 What evidence-based practice are you proficient in using?
• 08 Do you have a license – LISW-CP, LISW, LMSW, LPC, etc.? If so, what state are you licensed in and how long have you been licensed?
• 09 Are you eligible for licensure? YesNo
• 10 If you are not currently licensed, have you completed all coursework required for the licensure according to SC LLR? YesNo
• 11 If you are not currently licensed, have you taken and passed the licensure exam? If not, when do you plan to take the exam?
• 12 Have you ever been denied a professional license, or had a professional license revoked or limited by, and/or had any discipline or sanction imposed on you or your practice by a professional licensing board or body? If yes, provide a statement explaining the facts, name of the professional licensing board or body, any action taken by that board or body, and your current status with that board or body.
• 13 If you answered Yes to the question above, please provide a statement explaining the facts, name of the professional licensing board or body, any action taken by that board or body, and your current status with that board or body.
• 14 If you are licensed in another state have you consulted with the South Carolina Labor and Licensing Board to see if you are eligible for licensure in South Carolina? Please specify current state licensed in.
• 15 Please indicate your salary requirements (please be specific and not put "negotiable" or "open").