Qualified Mental Health Professional II - ACT

Mount Rogers; Marion (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Rogers Community Services Board seeks a Qualified Mental Health Professional II - ACT to provide rehabilitative skills training and coordinate services across an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include crisis intervention, treatment planning, and advocacy for individuals with serious mental illness in the community.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in human services and QMHP Trainee registration; a valid driver’s license and background checks are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of substance use/mental health disorders and treatment modalities.
• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with SMI.
• Valid Driver's license and safe driving record.
• Background check and fingerprinting required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric rehabilitative skills building to individuals across personal care, safety, money management, clothing, household maintenance, social skills, transportation, and community resources.
• Coordinate services among the treatment team; help develop and revise treatment goals; provide supportive therapy and symptom management; educate families and advocate for individuals' rights.
• Participate in comprehensive assessments of psychiatric history, mental status, health, education, employment, social functioning, and daily living activities.
• Attend daily clinical treatment team meetings to support recovery and advocacy.
• Directly assist individuals in obtaining legal, housing, financial, medical, dental, transportation, and community supports; collaborate with resources and families.
• Provide crisis intervention during work hours and on-call; document progress to maintain records.
• Deliver evidence-based substance use and mental health interventions per treatment plans.
• Follow agency documentation procedures for progress notes, treatment plans, and quarterly reviews.

Skills

substance use/mental health disorders

supportive relationships with persons

valid driver's license

background check & fingerprinting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

Job description

Qualified Mental Health Professional II - ACT

1. Provide psychiatric rehabilitative skills building to individuals as assigned. Assist individuals in development of skills in areas of personal care, safety skills, money management, clothing maintenance, household maintenance, social skills, use of transportation, and accessing community resources.

2. Provide coordination of services among the treatment team; assume shared responsibility in development, implementation, and revision of treatment goals; provide individual supportive therapy and symptom management interventions; ensure immediate changes are made in treatment plans as needs change; educate and support individuals' families; and advocate for individuals' rights and preferences.

3. Participate in the ongoing, person-centered, comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g., onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living and family structure and relationships.

4. Participate in daily clinical treatment team meetings to facilitate individual's recovery and to provide advocacy.

5. Provides direct support to individuals to obtain legal and advocacy services, housing supports, financial support, money management services, medical and dental services, transportation, and natural supports in the community. Consult and collaborate with community resources, extended natural supports, and families to the benefit and well-being of the individuals served.

6. Provide crisis intervention services during regular scheduled work hours and after hours on-call (rotated among all team members) to support individuals in emergency situations by phone and/or face-to-face in order to reduce the acute symptoms related to the emergency and to prevent hospital admission. Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.

7. Participate in providing evidence-based substance use and mental health treatment interventions in accordance with individuals' treatment plans.

8. Follow established agency methods and procedures for documentation of progress notes, individualized treatment plans, and quarterly reviews in the electronic health care record.

• Knowledge of substance use/mental health disorders and treatment modalities
• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting realtionships with persons with SMI
• Valid Driver's license and safe driving record
• Background check and fingerprinting required

Experience/Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services Field and must meet Board of Health Professions registration requirements for QMHP Trainee

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