FACT Lite Behavioral Health Clinician

Mental Health Resource Center, Inc.; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

403b

PTO

Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Eleos Health

Job summary

Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. is seeking a FACT Lite Behavioral Health Clinician to join our full-time team in Florida.

This role provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support to adults with serious mental illness within the LATRS framework, primarily in the community with some in-office work. The position requires a Master’s degree in Human Services or related field, experience with adults with SMI, and valid Florida driver’s license with insurance coverage.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Services or related field.
• Experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Valid Florida driver's license, automobile insurance coverage of $200,000, and <= 8 points.

Responsibilities

• Provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services per LATRS/FACT guidance.
• Ensures accuracy, completeness and confidentiality of clinical records.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessments and comprehensive documentation.
• Advocates for services including medical, housing and entitlements.
• Offers training to team staff on integrated assessment and treatment for co-occurring disorders.
• Provides housing/resource updates and vocational/educational counseling.

Education

Master’s degree in Human Services or related field

Tools

Eleos Health

Job description

• MHRC offers assistance with Clinical Supervision hours for Masters Level Registered Interns in full time positions.

Benefits/Perks

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 403b
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eleos Health – HIPAA-compliant documentation tool
• MHRC offers assistance with Clinical Supervision hours for Masters Level Registered Interns in full time positions.

Company Overview

Mental Health Resource Center is a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides a wide range of mental health and behavioral health care services to the community such as 24-hour emergency services, inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults as well as outpatient services such as medication management, case management, and counseling.

Job Summary

This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who enjoys working in a team atmosphere and is dedicated to providing both behavioral health care and social services to the individuals we serve in the community.

This program operates on the Linking, Advocating, Transitioning, & Recovery Support (LATRS) service model as defined in DCF Guidance 36. FACT Lite uses a multidisciplinary approach to deliver care to adults with serious mental illness (SMI) by providing mental health rehabilitation interventions and supports necessary to assist participants to achieve and maintain rehabilitative, resiliency, and recovery goals. FACT Lite also provides clinical case management and recovery support that promotes continuity of care and ease of service access until a full transition to community-based care is optimal.

Services provided to individuals served by the FACT Lite Program include, but are not limited to: case management; care coordination; medication oversight and support; psychoeducation regarding mental health challenges and treatment options; assistance and support in addressing health care needs; life skills development; support with furthering education or gaining employment; and working closely with individual’ families or other natural supports.

Most of a FACT Lite team member's day is spent in the community completing many of the above duties. Only about 25% of their time is spent in the office. Company vehicles are available, however members of the FACT Lite team also need to use their personal vehicles to provide services and are eligible for reimbursement for mileage.

The FACT Lite team operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00pm. Team members rotate providing crisis on-call coverage after normal business hours, on the weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services in accordance with DCF Guidance 36 Linking, Advocating, Transitioning, & Recovery Support (LATRS) Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT), Tier 2
• Assures the accuracy, completeness and confidentiality of clinical records
• Provides initial and ongoing assessments and evaluations and completes portions of the comprehensive assessment as assigned.
• Advocates for individuals served by the program to ensure acquisition of necessary social services to include activities of daily living, including medical, dental, legal, housing, and entitlements and monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the service and the person’s satisfaction.
• Provides consultation and training to other team staff on integrated assessment and treatment skills relating to co-occurring disorders such as crisis intervention, individual and group sessions.
• Provides regular trainings and updated housing/resource information to FACT Lite staff.
• Provides vocational/educational counseling and services to assist persons in identifying goals and establishing plans to reach them

Documentation Tool (Eleos Health)

• Reduces time spent on documentation, allowing more focus on client interaction and care
• Transforms brief notes or session conversations into complete, clinically appropriate documentation
• Supports accurate, compliant documentation while allowing staff to review and finalize notes
• Provides helpful insights from sessions to support care planning and continuity
• Accessible on desktop or mobile for flexibility across different work settings

Qualifications

• In order to be considered candidates must have a Master’s degree in Human Services or related field.
• Previous experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder) is required.
• Each member of the FACT Lite team must meet MHRC/RBHS vehicle driver requirements, to include a valid Florida Driver's License, automobile insurance coverage equaling $200,000 and no more than eight points on their license for any combination of violations.
• The FACT Lite Behavioral Health Clinician position requires individual and group interaction with persons who have a serious and persistent mental illness in their home environment, a closed office, hospital, nursing home and/or locked unit.
• The FACT Lite Behavioral Health Clinician to be able to make sound decisions independently on a daily basis, including but not limited to recognizing emergencies and life threatening situations and responding appropriately.
• Strong communication skills are essential and this individual must be able to interact appropriately with internal and external customers, including families, caregivers, community service providers, supervisory staff and other department professionals.
• Each FACT Lite team member contributes to the completeness and confidentiality of clinical records by ensuring documentation, paperwork and system entries meet internal and external guidelines for content, accuracy and timeliness.

Position Details

Monday through Friday (rotating on-call for after hours, weekends, and holidays)

Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com