Mental Health Professional (MHP)

Friendship Community Care; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Friendship Community Care in Fort Smith, AR seeks a Licensed Mental Health Professional in a part-time role. The ideal candidate will provide direct services, conduct behavioral assessments, and oversee QBHPs. Flexibility in hours is expected, and participation in crisis rotations is part of the job.

A Master's Degree and relevant licensure are required. Join our dedicated team in delivering critical mental health services while maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid License as a LAC, LPC, or LMSW.
• Ability to maintain active licensure and continuing education documentation.
• Experience in behavioral health services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral assessments and therapy sessions.
• Supervise QBHPs and ensure compliance with treatment plans.
• Participate in crisis intervention and on-call rotations.

Skills

Behavioral assessments

Counseling

Group work

Family treatment and therapy

Education

Master's Degree in applicable field

High School diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Connections Fort Smith - Fort Smith, AR 72903

Position Type: Part Time

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Professional Services

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Hours will vary

Pay: Based on experience

SUMMARY

The Licensed Mental Health Professional position works under the general direction of the Behavioral Health Director. Essential duties include behavioral assessments, counseling, group work and family treatment and therapy. Providers/Therapists who are not independently licensed will have a supervision agreement in place. Supervision frequency will be congruent with the level of treatment provided. The licensed counselor is responsible for direct supervision of QBHPs. MHPs are required to observe and evaluate QBHP performance as well as direct and oversee QBHP work assignments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for completion and documentation of intakes, initial assessments, diagnostic assessments, and biopsychosocial assessments.
• Provide individual, group, and/or family therapy, and other behavioral health services as deemed appropriate to FCC clients.
• Develop mutually defined treatment plan goals and objectives with clients, families, and treatment team members.
• Responsible for direct supervision of QBHP's assigned to case load.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Participate in after‑hours on call crisis response rotation.
• Maintain active licensure and continuing education documentation and submit copies to human resources accordingly.
• Participate in regular (weekly) treatment team‑staff meetings and other meetings as required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information received regarding Friendship Community Care, Inc., Senior Center programs, and clients. Conditions of confidentiality shall be in compliance with Friendship Community Care Non‑Disclosure Policy and HIPAA Policies.
• Provision of in‑service training in specialized or general areas to professional and paraprofessional staff as requested.
• Assistance in securing specialized services from a variety of sources, coordinate appropriate referrals, and serve as a liaison between client and other social service agencies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (school personnel, DHS, DPSQA, probation, etc.) to increase client success, including but not limited to in‑service training, participation in stakeholder meetings, and other requests identified by stakeholders.
• Responsible for discharge planning with client and families.
• Responsible for providing follow‑up care as needed.
• Provide ongoing assessment and treatment planning consultation.
• Completion of all client documentation in EHR within appropriate timelines (i.e., biopsychosocial, master treatment plan, treatment plan review, progress notes, discharge summaries, etc.).
• Responsible for complete, accurate, current, and detailed documentation which meet regulatory and payer source guidelines.
• Actively assists and helps maintain compliance with CARF, Medicaid, Licensing and DPSQA standards.
• Will provide services at all assigned FCC designated BH sites, as needed.
• Actively participates in marketing campaigns for services.
• Collaborates with other mental health specialists, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, and school counselors as indicated.
• Conformance with all FCC policies and procedures.
• Assist, as appropriate, in the development of appropriate policies and procedures to ensure OBH Program operates in an efficient and effective manner.
• Assist with behavioral health consultations to the Community Supports division of FCC as requested.
• Other job duties as assigned.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Education: The candidate must have a Master's Degree in applicable field.

Licensure: Must hold a valid License as a LAC, LPC, or LMSW.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma and/or GED preferred; preferably with one to three months’ experience and or training; or equivalent combination of both education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee must regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. Frequently stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; frequently sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE

• The Code of Conduct and Compliance Investigation Procedures as read and discussed in the new employee training must be followed at all times.
• Consumers’ progress notes be maintained and completed daily or as needed on the prescribed forms.
• Consumers’ records must be maintained weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly. All information must be filed in consumers’ records as needed and updated as prescribed by funding sources.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.