Mental Health Professional - Chartiers Valley School District - Full-time

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Pittsburgh seeks a Mental Health Professional to provide clinical treatment services in an outpatient setting. The role focuses on assessments, individual/group/family interventions, and treatment planning for patients with mental health diagnoses.

Compliance with HIPAA, documentation standards, and regulatory guidelines is required while coordinating care with the clinical team.

Qualifications

• Minimum Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education (School Counseling), or related field
• CPR – American Heart Association Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Responsibilities

• Adheres to regulatory requirements while developing assessments and therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family) and treatment plans for assigned patients.
• Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team and refers patients to other levels of care as needed.
• Acts as a liaison to professional services to ensure patient care requirements are met.
• Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education (School Counseling), or related field

Job description

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

The Mental Health Professional will provide clinical treatment services to the targeted populations.

This is an outpatient treatment program designed to service patients with a mental health diagnosis who meet dimensions for outpatient and/or partial hospitalization treatment criteria.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to all regulatory requirements while developing and facilitating assessments and/or therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family), treatment plans, and encounter forms for assigned patients and/or providers. Ensures an effective continuum of services, guided by clinical decisions, while strictly adhering to all institute and regulatory guidelines for documentation, treatment, and case management, and continuously adapting treatment concepts for optimal service delivery (70%)
• Discusses need for additional services with the clinical team to determine appropriateness of recommendations. Refers patients to other levels of care, community-based self-help programs for recovery or other community social or human services as needed. (10%)
• Acts as a liaison, both internally and externally, to professional services to ensure patient care requirements are met. Participates in external and internal meetings as assigned. (10%)
• Participates in the quality assurance and performance improvement activities of the program. (10%)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education (School Counseling), or related field
• Additional Employment Requirements: CPR – American Heart Association Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Compliance Requirement:

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.

In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

EEO/DEI Statement:

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Company Information:

Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services.

Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.