(15182) RAPP Clinical Specialist

Mhmrtarrant; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

MHMR seeks a Clinical Specialist to provide psychosocial support, recovery planning, and crisis resolution for adults with co-occurring disorders. The role involves coordination with an interdisciplinary team, and delivering services in clinic or community settings, including travel across Tarrant County.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a Health or Human Services field, 1 year of relevant experience, and QMHP-CS certification or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health or human services field is required.
• 1 year of experience in health or human services; supervisory/customer service experience may substitute.
• QMHP-CS certification or eligibility is required as part of licensing/certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, recovery planning, and ongoing treatment for adults with co-occurring disorders.
• Coordinate advocacy and collaboration with internal and external departments.
• Travel within Tarrant County to provide community-based services.

Skills

Crisis resolution

Case management

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health or Human Services Field

Job description

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Clinical Therapist/Social Work/Case Worker

The Clinical Specialist (CS) functions as part of an Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to provide, dual psychosocial support, supported employment services, crisis resolution, and housing services to adults who have evidence of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders (COPSD), and who are currently on parole/probation and who need intensive rehabilitative and casework mental health services. The (CS) provides a method of comprehensive review and evaluation of both mental health and criminal justice history to determine the least restrictive and clinically beneficial treatment disposition. This individual is required to provide coordination, advocacy, interaction, and cooperation with other departments both external and internal to MHMRTC. The CS provides assessment, recovery planning, and ongoing treatment to assist individuals with severe and persistent mental illness to gain the skills, resources, and supports necessary to attain their individualized recovery goals. Services may be provided in the clinic or in the community. Providing services in the community entails travel (often in the CS’s own vehicle) and work throughout Tarrant County, in a variety of neighborhood and home conditions.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a Health or Human Services Field.

Defined Education:

Social, Behavioral or human services include Psychology, social work, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, deontology.

Substitutions:

May substitute a bachelor's degree with at least 30 hours of behavioral health coursework which must be documented within the transcript.

Years’ Experience:

1 year. May substitute Supervisory/ Customer Service experience to fulfill requirements.

Defined Experience:

1-year experience in a Health or Human Services Field.

License/Certifications:

Valid Texas Driver’s License, Proof of Liability Insurance Coverage, Successful completion of required organizational training, Qualified Mental Health Professional-Community Specialist (QMHP-CS

Why join us

MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, and comprehensive, and person-centered system of care.MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and the people we serve. Our mission statement is We Change Lives .

We CARE :

We Connect People in Our Community

We Link People to Resources

We Empower People

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

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MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.

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