QMHP - Will's Place - Full Time

Ozark Center; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The QMHP at Ozark Center, part of Freeman Health System, delivers trauma-informed, person-centered clinical services and conducts diagnoses and assessments to guide community-based treatment. You will provide individual and group services, guided by evidence-based practices and recovery-oriented approaches.

With a Master's degree and at least one year of clinical youth experience, you will use motivational interviewing, maintain thorough documentation, and collaborate with treatment teams to

Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology, social work, or counseling from an accredited program.
• At least 1 year of clinical work with youth with mental health and/or substance use diagnoses.
• Ability to diagnose, assess, and develop client-centered goals.
• Experience delivering individual and group services in community settings.
• Proficiency with evidence-based practices and motivational interviewing.

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnoses within scope of practice, performs screenings and assessments, and develops person-centered goals with clients in treatment.
• Provides effective treatment of individual service needs, utilizing evidence-based practice skills and based on clients' assessed life skill needs.
• Offers group education in a community mental health setting, based on assessed client needs as identified by the community mental health programs.
• Demonstrates the use of motivational interviewing techniques and recovery-based engagement tools for improving client outcomes.
• Provides responsive crisis services for clients during regular daytime operations.
• Communicates client issues and needs to treatment teams to promote continuity of care between other programs and providers of the Center, and, as appropriate, outside providers.
• Completes all required documentation within established timeframes and according to quality standards set by State and Federal regulations, CARF certifications, and program expectations.
• Demonstrates good time management to manage multiple and simultaneous deadlines.
• Achieves or exceeds established contact expectations for billing.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Skills

Clinical assessment

Trauma-informed care

Motivational interviewing

Documentation

Time management

Group education

Billing follow-up

Education

Master's degree in psychology, social work, or professional counseling

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

The QMHP is a qualified mental health professional who is responsible for ensuring that clinical services are delivered in a trauma informed and person-centered manner. The QMHP is responsible for maintaining standards of professional and ethical practice in the provision of therapeutic services. This position is responsible for the diagnosis and assessment of client needs for community-based treatment and the delivery of individual and group services. The QMHP will demonstrate the ability to work with individuals with a range of behavioral health issues, including mental health, trauma, and substance use. The QMHP will demonstrate an empathic and warm attitude, conveying a message of recovery and hope to individuals served. The QMHP reports to the Engagement Team Supervisor.

Education

A Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or Professional Counseling from an accredited college or university.

Work Experiences

• At least one (1) year of clinical working with youth with mental health and/or substance use diagnoses

Responsibilities

• Provides diagnoses within scope of practice, performs screenings and assessments, and develops person-centered goals with clients in treatment.
• Provides effective treatment of individual service needs, utilizing evidence-based practice skills and based on clients' assessed life skill needs.
• Offers group education in a community mental health setting, based on assessed client needs as identified by the community mental health programs.
• Demonstrates the use of motivational interviewing techniques and recovery-based engagement tools for improving client outcomes.
• Provides responsive crisis services for clients during regular daytime operations.
• Communicates client issues and needs to treatment teams to promote continuity of care between other programs and providers of the Center, and, as appropriate, outside providers.
• Completes all required documentation within established timeframes and according to quality standards set by State and Federal regulations, CARF certifications, and program expectations.
• Demonstrates good time management to manage multiple and simultaneous deadlines.
• Achieves or exceeds established contact expectations for billing.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

Standard office environment. Requires prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, and reaching above shoulder level frequently, climbing and twisting occasionally. Requires a typical range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other office equipment as needed. Requires repetitive use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulation. Requires standing, sitting, or walking for up to 8 hours or longer per workday. Requires ability to work under stressful conditions, to adapt to changing schedules and to effectively resolve conflict. Requires regular use of a computer. TB test upon hire.

Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System is a not-for-profit health system serving communities across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas through a network of hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient locations, and specialty services. The system includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital, and the Freeman Health System facilities in Bentonville, Springdale, Willow Creek, and Siloam Springs. Freeman Health System also operates Ozark Center - the region's largest provider of behavioral health services, and offers comprehensive cancer, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and women's and children's services. The system is supported by more than 7,000 employees and is the only Children's Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit Freeman Health System.