Mental Health Support Worker

Northern Tier Counseling, Inc; Pennsylvania; Sur place; USD 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Northern Tier Counseling, Inc in Pennsylvania seeks a Mental Health Support Worker in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department. You will manage a client caseload, design skill training groups, and adapt curricula to meet state charting requirements. Training and supervision are provided.

You will lead group sessions, coordinate with treatment staff, and assist clients with community services and transportation as needed. Regular meetings and ongoing training are included.

Qualifications

• Caseload management experience in mental health settings.
• Crisis Intervention knowledge and skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, team-oriented.
• Familiarity with major mental illness diagnostic categories.

Responsabilités

• Manage a caseload of clients and present cases to the team.
• Identify client needs, goals, and develop care plans within planning processes.
• Maintain timely, accurate case records and progress notes.
• Lead groups and skill training sessions as assigned.
• Coordinate with treatment staff and outside agencies for mutual clients.
• Attend inter-agency meetings and participate in staff development.
• Assist clients in accessing transportation when needed.
• Meet charting and EHR requirements, with training provided.
• Participate in weekly and general staff meetings and ongoing trainings.
• Prepare for and complete required trainings (18 hours/year, incl. 12 hrs in Psychiatric Rehabilitation).
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Caseload management

Crisis Intervention

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Formation

HS diploma + 2 years mental health experience

Crisis Intervention knowledge

Knowledge of mental illness diagnoses

Description du poste

Description

The Mental Health Support Worker (Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department) is responsible for a caseload of clients; for designing, developing and implementing skill training groups, modifying the curriculum as needs change, while meeting state regulations with regard to charting requirements.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. 1. Assume responsibility for assigned caseload, which includes presenting cases to the team.
2. 2. Identify client needs/problems, strengths, goals and developing a plan to meet the goals as part of the planning process.
3. 3. The compilation of and maintenance of timely and accurate case records on assigned clients which include daily progress notes on clients, service plan reviews, appropriate referral forms, chart audits, intake and other forms as needed.
4. 4. Assume the role of group leader in group sessions and other skill training as assigned.
5. 5. Establish and maintain communication with other NTC treatment staff or staff from other agencies regarding mutual clients when it is appropriate and necessary to do so to meet the needs of the client.
6. 6. Attend and participate in inter-agency meeting regarding mutual clients as needed.
7. 7. Assist in referring assigned clients to other needed community services.
8. 8. Participate in Staff Development activities to enhance skills and education.
9. 9. Utilize NTC’s Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) during tenure of employment.
10. Initial training, and on-going training, will be provided to employee by respective supervisor and/or assigned team member.
11. 10. Assist assigned clients in accessing transportation through the Endless Mountains Transportation Authority.
12. 11. PRS Worker must complete 18 hours of training per calendar year, with 12 hours being specific to Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
13. 12. PRS worker must have six (6) hours of shadowing on the Psych Rehab Floor.
14. 13. Staff member may be requested to transport clients to and from program when transporter(s) are unavailable or scheduled off.
15. 14. Staff member, at the manager’s discretion, will be assigned to do weekend day trip(s) when scheduled for the consumers.
16. 15. Attends weekly staff meetings.
17. 16. Attend general staff meetings as scheduled.
18. 17. Participates in ongoing in-service training programs.
19. 18. Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months. If at any time an employee feels that they need more training/education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and/or director.
20. 19. Other functions and duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

1. 1. High school diploma or equivalent with two (2) years of experience in the mental health field.
2. Comfort level with Crisis Intervention.
3. 2. Some knowledge of the major diagnostic categories of mental illness.
4. 3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as ability to work effectively as a team member.