QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (QMHP)

Sharon Health Care Center; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Sharon Health Care Center in Peoria, IL seeks a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) to deliver recovery-oriented clinical services and coordinate individualized care within a trauma-informed, person-centered framework.

The QMHP will participate in assessments, treatment planning, and progress reviews while supervising assigned mental health staff and collaborating with families and community providers. Training and regular competency updates are required.

Qualifications

• Illinois LPHA license or equivalent.
• Registered Nurse with qualifying mental-health training and supervised experience.
• Licensed Occupational Therapist with at least 1 year of clinical experience in mental health.
• Master's or doctoral degree in counseling/guide rehabilitation/social work/psychology or related field with practicum hours or QMHP supervision.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical assessments, treatment planning, progress reviews, and discharge prep.
• Provide recovery-oriented individual and group interventions to build coping and community living skills.
• Monitor and document resident progress toward treatment goals.
• Provide clinical direction and supervision to mental health staff.
• Respond to behavioral-health crises and ensure safety.
• Coordinate services with interdisciplinary team, residents, families, and providers.
• Maintain rights protection and accurate, clinical documentation.

Education

LPHA (Illinois Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts)

RN with mental-health training/licensing

OT with mental-health experience

Master's or doctoral degree in counseling/psychology/social work or related field + supervision hours or QMHP experience

Job description

QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (QMHP)

• Peoria, IL

Help adults living with serious mental illness build stability, skills, independence, and successful community connections.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The QMHP provides recovery-oriented clinical services, coordinates individualized care, supports the treatment team, and promotes trauma-informed, person-centered rehabilitation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in clinical assessments, individualized treatment planning, progress reviews, and discharge preparation.
• Provide recovery-oriented individual and group interventions that build coping, symptom-management, interpersonal, and community-living skills.
• Monitor and document resident progress toward treatment and recovery goals.
• Provide clinical direction and supervision to assigned mental health and rehabilitation staff.
• Respond appropriately to behavioral-health concerns and psychiatric crises.
• Coordinate services with the interdisciplinary team, residents, families or representatives, and community providers.
• Protect resident rights and maintain timely, accurate, regulation-compliant clinical documentation.

QUALIFYING QMHP PATHWAYS

Applicants must qualify through at least one of the following:

• Meet the requirements of an Illinois Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA).
• Registered Nurse with a current license and qualifying mental-health training, supervised clinical experience, or specialized training.
• Licensed Occupational Therapist with at least one year of clinical experience in a mental-health setting.
• Master's or doctoral degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related field, plus:
• At least 1,000 hours of practicum or internship under clinical and educational supervision; or
• One year of documented clinical experience under the supervision of a QMHP.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with serious mental illness, psychiatric rehabilitation, recovery-oriented treatment planning, group facilitation, crisis intervention, clinical documentation, and Illinois SMHRF or DHS-DMH requirements.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT

The selected candidate must complete prescribed DHS-DMH training before assuming QMHP duties and complete additional prescribed training annually.

BENEFITS

• Medical and dental insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid vacation, and more!