Adult Intensive QMHP (ACT)

Metrocare Services; Texas; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Plan (employer match)

Health Savings Account

Professional Development allowance

Bilingual stipend

Many other benefits

Job summary

Metrocare Services seeks a QMHP-Adult Intensive to deliver psychosocial/rehabilitative services to adults with serious mental illness. You will assess, plan measurable goals, and engage in treatment, referrals, and advocacy to support community reintegration.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and 1–3 years of mental health experience (or a Master’s). Strong documentation, crisis intervention, and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a social, behavioral, or human services field.
• 1–3 years of mental health-related experience OR Master's degree with 0 years of experience.
• Basic math and ability to apply clinical reasoning in treatment planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial rehabilitation and case management.
• Engage in treatment planning and goal setting with individuals.
• Coordinate with an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ensure authorization for clinical services and maintain documentation.

Skills

Psychosocial rehabilitation

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in social/behavioral/human services

Tools

MS Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Are you looking for a purpose-driven career? At Metrocare, we serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services. Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.

Job Description

The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve. The QMHP-Adult Intensive position provides psychosocial/rehabilitative service to adults with serious mental illness. Services may include, but are not limited to, assessment, development of measurable treatment goals and objectives, engagement into treatment, referral, linkage, advocacy, monitoring, crisis intervention and continuity of care. The overall goal of this position is to maximize the individuals potential level of functioning, reduce hospitalization and aid in the successful reintegration of individuals into the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide overall service coordination, psychosocial rehabilitation, emergency services/assessment, referral, transportation, linkage, and advocacy to individuals with varying needs.
• Perform duties in concert with other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ensure authorization for clinical services.
• Formulate individual recovery plan based on assessment findings on all new admissions.
• Develop measurable objectives and goals agreed upon by the individual.
• Actively assist in obtaining and modifying goals as needed.
• Document all attempts to involve individual, service providers, and caregivers (unless opposed by the individual) in service plan process.
• Review service plans every 180 days or as clinically indicated.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team staffing.
• Present psychosocial assessment findings.
• Update team on progress or lack of progress in reaching agreed upon goals.
• Provide relevant information that might affect course of treatment.
• Follow-up with assigned individuals who miss a scheduled clinic appointment.
• Document attempts to contact individual.
• Report repeated unsuccessful efforts to contact the treatment team.
• Oversees and assists assigned individuals medication adherence.
• Provides med training, arranges transportation to scheduled office based appointments, and prompts needed refills.
• Document clinical services by close of next business day.
• Perform follow up hospital assessments the same day as requested by the hospital and report assessment outcome to the Clinical Manager
• Provides crisis intervention/on‑call services during the work week and by weekend rotation.
• Make home and hospital visits, initiates mental illness warrants, work with police and other public servants as a needed to address crisis for assigned clients
• Facilitate inpatient admission upon request of the treatment team and/or hospital.
• Provide continuity of services throughout inpatient stay.
• Participate actively in discharge planning with hospital.
• Meet with the individual within 2 days of discharge in the community.
• Evaluate progress of clinical session, solicit feedback from individual(s), and consult with colleagues and team leaders when dealing with unfamiliar/uncomfortable issues.
• Co-facilitate family education workshops.
• Identify and assist individuals in obtaining entitlements by providing referrals, advocacy and negotiation, as needed.
• Participation in a required on call rotation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws. Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, and excellent communication skills. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workflow and meet deadlines. Ability to handle multiple task and special projects simultaneously. Able to work autonomously with minimal or no supervision. Able to maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. Adult Competencies as outlined by HHSC for TRR requirements with emphasis on crisis intervention, engagement, and motivational interviewing.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college/university with a minimum of 30 credit hours in a social, behavioral, or human services field. The credit hours include but are not limited to the following course types: psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, special education, early childhood/early childhood intervention, physician assistant, gerontology, and educational psychology.

Required: 1-3 years of Mental Health Related Experience OR Master's degree in listed fields with 0 years of experience.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Basic math skills required.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. Ability to organize work flow and execute clinical services with difficult population Ability to effectively manage a caseload of 15-25 individuals with varying needs. Ability to problem solve, exercise good judgment, and make sound clinical decisions. Skilled in using tact and diplomacy in interacting with staff and individuals. Ability to work as a team member. Able to maintain work in 95% compliance of standards at all times. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize tasks. Able to work independently with minimal supervision. Able to work flexible hours. Ability to successfully use an automated clinical record keeping system.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint). Ability to utilize Internet for resources. Intermediate level on MS Excel, Email and word processing programs.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. If licensed in another state, must obtain Texas Driver License within three (3) months of employment. Liability insurance required if employee will operate personal vehicle on Center property or for Center business. Must be insurable by Centers liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business. Must have an acceptable driving record.

Benefits Information and Perks

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan, including employer matching
• Health Savings Account, including employer matching
• Professional Development allowance up to $2000 per year
• Bilingual Stipend – 6% of the base salary
• Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action

Employer Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serve while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free.

No Recruitment Agencies Please Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health, developmental disability and permanent supported housing services in Dallas County serving over 50,000 children, teens and adults annually. For over 55 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services from mental health care, primary care, services for veterans and their loved ones, accessible pharmacies, homeless outreach, and supportive social services. Metrocare provides specialty mental health services to over 10, 000 children and teens and has numerous programs for babies, children and adults with disabilities, including Early Childhood Intervention, Flourishing Families, Nurturing Parenting, Supported Employment and two specialty autism clinics in Dallas and DeSoto.

Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research is the premier training and research institute for community mental health professionals across Texas. Metrocare upholds the person-centered philosophy to focus care on the needs of individual. We take care to ensure that people’s preferences, needs and values guide clinical decisions and to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to those we serve. We see ourselves as partners in healing with our clients and their support network.