Residential Qualified Mental Health Professional

Swope Health is seeking a passionate and mission-driven Qualified Mental Health professional(QMHP) to provide high-quality support and services to our residents within the Swope Health residential facilities. The QMHP directs clinical services for all residents focusing on the unique needs and goals of our residents. If you have a passion for community-based care, join Swope Health and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region.

Primary Duties: 

• Perform person centered clinical assessments with residents to determine level of education, monitoring, and support required within the residential setting.
• Coordinate treatment planning services in conjunction with the CPRP and Healthcare Home team to assess and monitor individual progress, adjustment to community living, participation and progress in organized treatment programs, educational or vocational programs, and community participation to assure the individual receives the best care in the least restrictive environment possible.
• Lead the coordination of recovery efforts for individuals with mental illness, chemical dependency and/or co-occurring disorders in a manner that supports the dignity, respect self-determination and empowerment of each individual.
• Provide ongoing training and coaching of intensive residential specialists, mental health technicians and aides, and peer support staff relative to their job objectives, standards of performance, clinical best practices and individual development needs.
• Maintain clinical and administrative documentation according to the standards set by Swope Health Services and regulatory entities, to include electronic health records, billing documentation, and residential program outcome reports.
• Participate in assigned Quality Improvement, Accreditation and Standards, and Risk Management activities and
  meetings.
• Conduct weekly quality assurance activities including but not limited to a review of written documentation to ensure the quality and appropriateness of service delivery and validation for billing, frequent onsite residential checks to ensure satisfaction with services and compliance with the standards of Swope Health Services and other regulatory entities.
• Training, coaching and supporting in daily living skills, including housekeeping or daily chores, cooking, personal grooming, accessing transportation, keeping a budget, paying bills, functioning at work and in the classroom and initiating and maintaining an independent residence or maintaining residence in a family setting.
• Assisting in creating personal support systems that include work with family members, legal guardians or significant others regarding the needs and abilities of an identified person.
• Encouraging and promoting recovery efforts, consumer independence/self-care and responsibility.
• Providing support to families in areas such as treatment planning, dissemination of information, linking to services
  and parent guidance.

Education/Qualifications 

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Nursing, Counseling or related field. Clinical license in the State of Missouri preferred.
• A qualified mental health professional with two years’ experience in the mental health field, at least one of those years working with the seriously and persistently mentally ill.
• Ability to manage complex personnel and community partnership issues with professionalism, diplomacy and tact.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong consumer advocacy skills and empowerment oriented.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage simultaneous task.

About Swope Health Services: 

For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all. Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year.  Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.

Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity. Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served. The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.

Swope Health Services supports its team members with: 

1. Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision 
2. 401(k) retirement plan with company match 
3. Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability 
4. Flexible Spending Account 
5. Paid Days Off beginning at 15 days annually.
6. Nine annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day 

Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability

Salary : $100,000