What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Clinician (Commission Based) - PT/NB position at Ottawa County?
Compensation for this position is directly tied to number of consumer contacts.
The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Delivers behavioral health services to consumers.
- Conducts mental health screening, intake, and assessment of consumers, makes clinical diagnoses, and develops person-centered treatment plans.
- Provides direct individual, group, conjoint, and family psychotherapy.
- Employs evidence-based and best practices to treat target population, adhering to principles of recovery, community integration, and independence.
- Participates in the development of person-centered treatment plans for individual consumers and ensures that consumers receive services in compliance with their respective plans. Monitors progress of consumers against their respective person-centered treatment plan benchmarks.
- Collaborates with psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners in medication reviews and presents case data with respect to consumer behavior and affect in order to properly manage consumer psychotropic medication regimens.
- Provides case management services for consumers, developing treatment options, determining appropriate service delivery agencies, monitoring client progress, and evaluating and modifying treatment plan as needed.
- Maintains case documentation and case notes in accordance with CMH policies and procedures.
- May provide information about mental health services and makes presentations to members of the community and the general public.
- Serves as an advocate for greater access to affordable, quality mental health care for the target population.
Licenses and Certifications:
Must possess or obtain State of Michigan licensure as a Licensed Master's Social Worker, Limited Licensed Master's Social Worker, Licensed Psychologist, Limited Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Limited Licensed Professional Counselor. Additional certification as a CADC, CAADC or equivalent is preferred.
- Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of social work and psychology.
- Thorough working knowledge of evidence-based and best practices appropriate to target population, including the principles of recovery, community integration, and independence.
- Thorough working knowledge of the principles of treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of clinical assessment and diagnosis, and the DSM-V criteria.
- Good working knowledge of the Medicaid Manual for Service Providers.
- Thorough working knowledge of professional standards of practice and ethics.
- Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of medical record documentation and medical records management.
- Good working knowledge of program assessment and quality assurance principles, practices, protocols and instruments.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy and working knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet, database and other necessary software programs.
Ottawa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Physical Requirements: Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, including, but not limited to, visual and/or audiological appliances and devices to increase mobility.
Working Conditions:
Work is generally performed in a normal office environment but may also be performed in community settings such as hospitals, schools, and consumer homes.
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