Qualified Mental Health Professional

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Program Director/Qualified Professional

Job Description

REPORTS TO: Director / License Professional

Position Summary: The Qualified Professional (QP) provides services to patients to promote recovery, symptom stability, increase coping skills as clinically indicated, serves as a member of interdisciplinary treatment team supporting program’s treatment philosophy and assures the deliverance of quality treatment to patients. These services are provided in Family Advantage LEVEL III RESIDENTIAL facility that meets licensure requirements of 10A NCAC 27G. 1200.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hold a license, provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulation a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MH/DD/SAS with the population serves; or
• Graduate of a college or university with an advanced degree in a related human service field and having 1 year of full-time, post graduate accumulated MH/DD/SAS experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling. or
• Graduate of a college or university with a Baccalaureate degree in a related human service field and having 2 years full-time post-bachelor’s degree MH/DD/SAS experience with the population served, or a substance abuse Professional who has two years experience of full-time, post bachelor’s degree supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling, or
• Graduate of a college or university with Baccalaureate degree in a non-related field and having 4 years of full-time post-bachelor’s degree MH/DD/SAS experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS PER SERVICE:

• Residential Level III QP: minimum of one year documented experience with mentally ill children population and good knowledge of human services principles and practices to include behavioral management methods, social and family systems, cognitive behavioral education and qualified professional methods.

STAFF REQUIRMENTS:

• The Residential Level III program shall be under the direction of a person who meets the requirements specified for Qualified Professional according to 10A NCAC 27 G.104. The Qualified Professional is responsible for supervision of other program staff.
• Additional program staff may include Associate Professionals and Paraprofessionals who meet the requirements according to 10A NCAC 27G.104 and who have the knowledge, skills and abilities to serve children with psychiatric disabilities.
• A minimum of one staff member on site to each eight (8) or fewer participants in average daily attendance shall be maintained as specified in licensure requirements (10A NCAC 27G. 1200)

DUTIES/REPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide behavioral intervention, skills training and emotional support to consumers with mental illness.
• Screening/intake assessment: analyzes and interprets client functional level; assesses client’s independent living skills; assesses current environment problems and community support; determines client eligibility for services.
• Planning and treatment: develops service/treatment plans, conduct individual and group counseling; develops skills training programs; interacts with clients and families; teaches independent living skills and provides encouragement and advice on methods for maintaining appropriate behavior; develops community support; manages at-risk behavior and performs crisis intervention; supervise associate and paraprofessional staff.
• Qualified Professional: offer support services, which involve the process of linking and coordinating components of the service system to ensure that the client’s treatment/rehabilitation needs are met; ensures client access to services; advocates for client rights; ensures least restrictive environment and treatment alternatives; supports client/family in achieving rehabilitative goals; monitors medication compliance; provides emergency crisis intervention, and after hours on-call services.
• Consultation and training: trains associate and paraprofessional in implementing LEVEL III RESIDENTIAL program and treatment plans, and trains in specific Therapeutic Interventions and living skills, intervention, and rehabilitative methods with parents, staff and service providers.
• QP Supervision: implement supervision to other LEVEL III RESIDENTIAL associate and paraprofessional staff, review supervision plans to ensure that they are individualized, appropriate for the level of education and experience of staff, review notes, schedules and other supporting documentation that demonstrate on-going supervision by the Qualified Professional.
• Supervision: implement supervision to all Family Advantage LEVEL III RESIDENTIAL Qualified Professional, Associate and Paraprofessional staff, review supervision plans to ensure they are individualized, appropriate for the level of education and experience of staff, review notes, schedules and other supporting documentation that demonstrate on-going supervision by the License Professional.

Job Types: Contract, Part-time, Full-time

Salary: From $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23