Behavioral Health Specialist

2 weeks ago

Nashville, United States nLeague Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Id: 62930

Department: TN DOH

Position: Disease Intervention Specialist 2

Location: 710 James Robertson Parkway 6th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower Nashville, Tennessee 37243 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months

Shift: 8 am to 5 pm

Job Description:

  • The Community Health Lead Navigator responsibilities include:
  • Facilitating the screening process in participating health using validated screening tool.
  • Receiving referrals and conduct evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder assessments and providing crisis intervention and solution-focused brief counseling, in and outside of health department setting.
  • Providing education to prevent drug overdose deaths and adverse consequences of substance use.
  • Building community partnerships to identify clients in need of services. Conduct client outreach at non-traditional organizations and establishments associated with frequent overdoses 20% of the time.
  • Establishing partnerships with Syringe Service Providers (SSPs) and Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist (ROPS) for outreach coordination.
  • Dispersing relevant overdose education materials to clients and public.
  • Linking clients to care for community mental health services, substance use treatment, harm reduction services, primary health services, communicable disease treatment, and public health services.
  • Developing partnerships with mental health agencies, drug/alcohol treatment providers, harm reduction service providers, primary healthcare providers, specialty healthcare providers, hospital partners, and other community agencies in the assigned county.
  • Completing detailed progress notes and tracking referral attainment.
  • Attending team meetings and case conferences.
  • Recording client information in approved tracking system.
  • Attending trainings assigned to employees of the assigned county or provided by the State of Tennessee, annually or as needed.
  • Providing services and maintaining records to meet contract requirements, state requirements, grant requirements, and agency policies/ procedures.

Additional Job Functions:

  • Assist in development and implement trainings for Community Health Navigators.
  • May provide supervision and advise on best practices for Community Health Navigators.
  • Ensure regular, punctual attendance during scheduled work hours.
  • Responding to and reporting immediately if called upon by local, regional, or central office supervisors as part of a coordinated emergency response by the State of Tennessee.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

  • Education and Experience: Preference for graduation from and accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree AND one year of professional experience in healthcare for substance use, at-risk populations; social work; or social or psychological counseling, including mental health, correctional, or harm reduction.
  • Extensive experience can be substituted for degree on a case-by-case basis.

Substitution of Graduate Course Work for Experience:

  • Additional qualifying graduate coursework from an accredited college or university in a related field may be substituted for the experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.
  • Certification: Licensed Alcohol and/or Drug Abuse Counselor (LADAC) licensure or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CRPS) certification desired.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Experience and knowledge of working safely in a street environment.
  • Excellent communications and conflict management skills including verbal, written, presentation, and listening, including motivational interviewing.
  • Ability to engage in substantial communication with other County and State employees and the public.
  • High level accountability, professionalism, and good decision-making skills, including maintaining strict confidentiality and a positive, collaborative, supportive attitude.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this call may be required to:

  • Possess a valid driver's license if driving is an essential function of the position.
  • Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
  • Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.
  • Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI-based criminal history records check.
  • Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable persons registry.

Competencies:

  • Executive duties of moderate complexity.
  • Solve somewhat difficult problems.
  • Regularly use typical office equipment such as a multi-line phone, photocopier, and fax machine, as well as a desktop computer and printer.
  • Ability to use computer software including word processing software, spreadsheet software, and database software such as those programs included in the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team.

Occupational Hazards:

  • Possible exposure to communicable diseases and/or unpredictable behavior by clients.

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