Qualified Professional / QP / CST

Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues in residential, school, workplace, and community settings. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and revise Person Centered Plans in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Facilitate relationships and serve as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies, and the community.
• Minimize the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development; provide supportive counseling.
• Support the client in the development of various skill-building activities, including daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management.
• Participate in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or their natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinate “first response” resources according to consumer need and the Person Centered Plan (PCP).
• Perform Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals.
• Work closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and provide feedback, standardize procedures, and expedite PCP implementation.
• Ensure that all initial and reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion.
• Monitor utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorization.

Requirements

• Education and experience as a Qualified Professional (QP):
  • Bachelor’s Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served, OR
  • Bachelor’s Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served, OR
  • Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
• License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, or Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
• Human Service Degrees include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
• Populations served include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill-Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child.
• Pre-employment screening: Complete criminal background check, name checked in the OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities registry.
• Drug testing, education verification, and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required).
• For positions requiring driving: Proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle, if required for providing transportation for individuals.

Benefits

• Payactiv: Early access to the money you’ve earned from hours already worked, before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program to help you save money.
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only).
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only).
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional, and Financial.
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees).
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits.

Pay

$22.00 / hour

Schedule

Monday - Friday, flexible

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes. For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.