The ideal applicants would offer mental health skill-building services to adults who have been identified and who are suffering from acute and severe mental health issues.

General areas of responsibilities include:

• As assigned, planning for and providing community-based mental health skill-builidng case management services for persons experiencing mental health, developmental disabilities, and/or substance abuse emergencies
• Providing outpatient case management services for current and prospective MCG clients per Medicaid and licensure guidelines

In carrying out the position responsibilities, the incumbent reports to and receives supervision from the Lead Clinician. The incumbent is required to exercise sound judgment, demonstrate initiative, maintain confidentiality, sustain effective intra- and inter-organizational working relationships, and develop and maintain sound, qualitative, well-organized services for the specified populations.

MAJOR DUTIES:
Mental Health Skill Building Services

• Participate as a member of MCG's behavioral treatment team that provides consistent and on-going interventions for individuals who have a psychiatric diagnosis which may jeopardize their current community living situation and/or place them at risk of needing in-patient psychiatric treatment
• Develop a treatment plan that addresses the individual, client specific needs
• Provide mental health skill-building services that are individually specified and focused on helping the person regain his/her previous level of functioning, and reducing the risk of further deterioration
• Assess progress, adjusting the treatment plan as progress is made or further deterioration occurs, and transitioning the individual to a lower level of services designed to help him/her sustain the progress made during the crisis stabilization treatment time
• Complete required documentation including progress notes, ISPs, quarterlies, continued stays and other requested documentation in a professional and timely manner

Case Management Services

• Assess an individual’s case management service needs and develop an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) that addresses these needs
• Link (refer) the individual to other services that support the goals and objectives of the ISP
• Coordinate services and treatment planning with other treatment providers working with the individual
• Provide pre-discharge planning and follow-up services for individuals who have recently been discharged from public and private hospitals in order to provide a smooth transition from hospital to community
• Enhance the individual’s integration into the community by helping them learn about and use services that increase his/her independence, and support his/her positive and effective involvement in the community
• Make collateral contacts on behalf of or with an individual
• Monitor the provision of all identified services to assure that they are provided as planned, that the individual is able to use the services, and to make sure provision of services is consistent with the ISP
• Educate and counsel in the context of helping an individual use community resources and increasing his/her problem solving abilities relative to accessing and using needed services. These services are provided in the individual’s home, in the community, at other service facilities, and/or MCG offices.

General Duties

• Attend meetings and in-service training activities (inter- and intra- agency staff meetings, conferences, seminars, etc.) related to position responsibilities
• Provide documentation of services provided per Medicaid, licensure, other 3rd party payers, and MCG policies and procedures
• Perform other job related duties as directed by the Clinician, Director of Clinical Services, and/or Executive Director for providing services for the emergency services population

QUALIFICATIONS:

The incumbent should have position-related experience with the population served as well as experience responding to clinical emergencies and possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:Knowledge of:

Mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities; the principles and techniques of mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities crisis intervention; principles and techniques of case management services and treatment planning; principles and techniques of human services delivery systems; individual and family counseling; family system dynamics; and inter- and intra-agency coordination.

Skill (s) in: Providing mental health skill-building services to the mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities population; identifying and accessing appropriate human service agencies using the family system approach orientation to services provision.

Ability(ies) to: Provide mental health skill-building services to the specified population; interface with local human services that may be of assistance in or have direct involvement over all client services provision; coordinate services; work effectively with all types and/or level of people; maintain a working relationship; exercise sound judgment; demonstrate initiative; maintain confidentiality; and effectively communicate in written and oral form.

**Requires Virginia Board of Counseling QMHP registration

**Reliable transportation is required

**Must have a driver's license in good standing.

**Obtaining an authentic copy of your college transcript is required.

**Must have ACTIVE, current auto insurance.

Qualifications:

- Must have a QMHP-A and/or QMHP-C or QMHP-T

-Must be able to work with adults and adolescents

- Experience in community-based counseling

-Must possess strong clinical writing and verbal communication skills

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $23.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Hybrid work

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Norfolk, VA 23517 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Norfolk, VA 23517