Wellness Specialist

Position Overview

Min USD $55,000.00/Yr. Max USD $61,058.00/Yr.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in daily treatment review meetings
• Provides support to all specialists on the team, addressing overall consumer wellness
• Serves as a backup to the substance abuse specialist when absent
• Supports all services with regards to wellness, medication management, health, appointments, and other individualized goals
• Responsible for documenting services provided and developing services plans
• Ensures revisions to the plan as the participant's needs change
• Develops wellness interventions, activities, and groups using the Wellness Self-Management (WSM) curriculum and other resources
• Edits participants about self-help techniques, processes, and community options
• Teaches coping strategies based on personal experience
• Aids participants in acquiring symptom management skills
• Aids in identifying and clarifying rehabilitation and recovery goals
• Aids in the development of community support systems and networks
• Consistently practices recovery-oriented and trauma-informed service delivery
• Completes crisis intervention and relapse prevention plans
• Collaborates with participants, families, and natural supports, shelters, and community partners to promote attainment of treatment and recovery goals
• Coordinates discharge in collaboration with inpatient and ER staff when participants have involvement
• Completes thorough, timely, and accurate documentation and adequate authorization records consistent with billing, regulatory, policy, and contractual requirements
• Provides 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on a rotating basis

Qualifications

• Required Education and Experience: Master’s degree in social work, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, or a related field. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. One year of experience working with adults with severe mental illness preferred. Bilingual in any language a plus, not required.
• Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Basic computer skills (e.g., MS Office suite and Windows).

Program-Specific Details

ACT is an intensive, community-based multidisciplinary treatment team that provides person-centered care to a shared caseload of adults whose needs are not able to be met through traditional outpatient services.

Company Overview

S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Join a team of employees who care about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential, and continuous quality improvement. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO, professional development, and more, explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals.

Contact Information

To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at MyMedicalLeave@sus.org.

Work Location

In Person