Qualified Professional / QP / Community Support Team

Company: RHA Health Services, LLC
Location: New Bern
Posted on: January 7, 2022

Job Description:

Calling all compassionate and caring behavioral health specialists who are looking to partner with a community based service provider offering mental health and substance abuse services where individuals live and work.
RHA Behavioral Health Services is looking for dedicated Behavioral Health Specialists (Qualified Professionals) to join our interdisciplinary healthcare team providing support to individuals in residential, school, workplace and community settings.
In this dynamic and rewarding role, there is an emphasis on creating interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning for the client in the community.
If you're looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve then consider RHA Behavioral Health Services where we put people first!Job Responsibilities: As a Behavioral Health Specialist you will be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and revision to the Person Centered Plan in conjunction with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Additional responsibilities of the Behavioral Health Specialist include:

• Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the company, parents, guardians, local agencies and the community
• Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient's daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
• Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
• Participating in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates "first response" resources according to consumer need and the PCP
• Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
• Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting PCP implementation
• Ensuring that all initial and reauthorizations for services occur in a timely fashion
• Monitoring utilization of service to ensure that it is effective, appropriate, and within the limits set forth in both rule, PCP, and the service authorization
  Candidates for the Behavioral Health Specialist role are considered "Qualified Professionals" based on the following criteria:
  Education:
  • Bachelor Degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population servedOR
    
    • Bachelor Degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population servedOR
      
      • Master's Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
      • License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
        Definitions:
        • Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
        • Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
          Physical requirements to perform essential functions of the job included:
          
          • Regularly required to lift 10 lbs.
          • Must be able to lift a minimum of 15 lbs.
          • Must be able to pull minimum of 10 lbs.
          • Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
          • Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
          • Required to regularly stand and walk.
          • Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing and lifting.
          • Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
          • Must be able to talk and hear
            Benefits: RHA Behavioral Health Services offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees that are aimed at supporting your health and wellness, financial planning, work-life balance, and protection from the unexpected.
            We offer the following benefits to employees:
            • Payactiv: early access to the money you've earned from hours you've already worked, before payday!
            • Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
            • Paid Time Off (full time employees)
            • Health/Insurance: Medical & Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Supplemental benefits including Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Coverage. Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Telemed, and a Health Advocate service that helps employees find doctors, schedule appointments, estimate costs, answer medical/prescription questions, resolve medical claims issues and more (full time employees)
            • Health Savings Accounts, FSA, Dependent Care Accounts - set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible healthcare /dependent care expenses (ONLY PA)
            • Additional insurance coverage: company-sponsored Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance (full time employees)
            • 401(k) retirement savings program (full time employees)
            • Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial

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