Mental Health Professional-Federal North

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Mental Health Professional to provide clinical treatment services in an outpatient program serving patients with mental health diagnoses. The role focuses on assessments, treatment planning, and coordination within a compliant, HIPAA-guided framework.

The position requires a Master’s degree in a related field and CPR certification, plus background clearances per state and federal regulations. Collaboration with a clinical team is essential to ensure quality care.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Education, or related field.
• CPR – American Heart Association certification.
• Background clearance: Act 34, Act 33, Act 73, FBI fingerprinting.

Responsibilities

• Develops and facilitates assessments and therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family) and treatment plans.
• Maintains an effective continuum of services with proper documentation per guidelines.
• Refers patients to other levels of care when appropriate; collaborates with community services as needed.
• Liaises with internal and external professional services to ensure patient care requirements are met; participates in meetings.
• Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement activities.

Education

Master’s degree in Psychology/Social Work/Counseling/Education

Tools

CPR certification

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.