Mental Health Transition Specialist I

Doc PersonalBeratung GmbH; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

15 days annual leave

15 days sick leave

13 paid holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Deferred Compensation available

SCRS / ORP retirement

Job summary

The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Office of Mental Health seeks a Mental Health Professional I to support discharge planning from inpatient to community-based settings. You will assess, arrange residential placements, and link individuals to community providers.

Role includes collaboration with CMHCs, data collection, and coordinating with care teams. Travel to community sites is required; bilingual skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.
• Six months to one year experience in a clinical program.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct CMHC Initial Clinical Assessments and DLA20s with patients choosing CMHC for outpatient provider to support continuity of services from inpatient to outpatient settings.
• Coordinate and locate community-based residential settings options, based on patients' discharge plan.
• Collect data for performance improvement; utilize the Avatar and EMR to document services provided.
• Complete accurate and timely reports (such as Designed Examiner reports) to management as required.
• Coordinate staffing with CMHC regarding program placement for patients when discharged.
• Provide face-to-face and/or video introduction of patient to community providers to include care coordinator and peer support specialist.
• Attend treatment team meetings, discharge committee meetings, patient staffing and discharge planning staffing to provide community-based resources and/or options for discharge planning.
• Identify collect and routinely update an inventory of integrated community-based residences for Transition Team distribution/resource directory; brokers needed community resources/services and developed resources where gaps exist.
• Complete core competency training such as (SCEIS, MANDT, MAPS) and other job-related training courses as required or assigned.
• Maintain professional licensure (as applicable) and maintain knowledge of and enforce policies and procedures.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

MAPS training

MANDT training

EMR documentation

Education

Master’s degree in guidance, counseling, social sciences or related field

Tools

Avatar EMR

Job description

The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Office of Mental Health seeks a Mental Health Professional I to support discharge planning from inpatient to community-based settings. You will assess, arrange residential placements, and link individuals to community providers.

Role includes collaboration with CMHCs, data collection, and coordinating with care teams. Travel to community sites is required; bilingual skills are a plus.