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Mental Health Professional
Macon Resources
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Posted 6+ months ago
Job Details
Macon Resources Inc - Decatur, IL
Full Time
4 Year Degree
Negligible
Day
Description
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under general direction of the Director of Behavioral Health Services, the Mental Health Professional provides mental health services and supports to persons served and families to achieve rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. Provide continuity of program services in an ethical, legal and moral manner within a safe and therapeutic environment. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop person-centered behavior plans to support the individual behavior and skill development needs of each person served. As a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT) represents Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI) in planning individualized programs, evaluating service effectiveness, and in assuring services are provided in accordance with local, state and federal laws; licensure/certification/accreditation standards; and agency policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist with clinical assessments and the development of client-centered treatment plans.
• Ensure billable services are documented and submitted in accordance with applicable rules.
• Implement treatment plans, as written, making recommendations for modifications, as needed.
• Provide training to agency staff to support the implementation of treatment plans.
• Complete case notes and other required documentation in compliance with regulations and agency policy.
• Maintain files in accordance with applicable regulations and agency standards.
• Employee may be asked to perform other duties as required by the employer's business needs.
• Facilitate services to persons served in the areas of: crisis counseling, general counseling, group interaction, and community support and case management.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
None
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
Qualifications
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, pastoral counseling, or:
- A bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under the supervision of a QIDP. One year experience with the developmentally disabled and/or DD/MI.
- Must be able to maintain payroll, financial, personnel, and information related to persons served as confidential and in accordance with the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and the Policies and Procedures of Macon Resources, Inc.
- Must be able to adhere to the Safety Policies and Procedures of MRI.
- Must be able to complete MRI training requirements.
- Must have or be able to obtain first-aid and CPR certification within 60 days of employment and maintain certification throughout employment.
- Must have a thorough understanding of developmental disabilities, mental illness, active treatment, principles of normalization, inclusion, least restrictive environment, choice, integration, self-empowerment, and functional skill development.
- Must be able to adapt to frequent change and perform adequately when confronted with critical or unexpected issues; make sound clinical judgments based on sound reasoning in daily and emergency situations.
- Must be able to communicate effectively and diplomatically in both oral and written form and be able to meet and work with the public.
- Must be able to identify and implement creative solutions to problems.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize work.
- Must have reliable transportation to conduct agency business and/or to transport individuals served as needed; must maintain a valid Illinois Driver’s License and a good Motor Vehicle Record; and must maintain personal auto insurance with minimum coverage of Bodily Injury-Liability per Person of $100,000 and Liability per Accident of $300,000, Property Liability of $100,000; Medical Payments of $5,000; and Uninsured/Underinsured Person of $100,000 and Accident of $300,000.
- Must be able to perform the following:
- Sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time.
- Bend, twist, stoop or kneel.
- Vision correctable to 20/20 or sufficient to complete job responsibilities.
- Exhibit manual dexterity.
- Adequate hearing.
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