Behavioral Health Specialist I

4 weeks ago

Austin, United States Health & Human Services Comm Full time

Behavioral Health Specialist ICome work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence.
- The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state. Learn About Our State Supported Living Centers
- The state of Texas offers many benefits to employees. HHSC is a qualifying organization for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments. We also offer excellent health benefits, a lifetime monthly retirement annuityas well as 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
- If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you
- Under the direction and supervision of the Chief Psychiatrist, the Psychiatry Assistant organizes and develops the infrastructure to support psychiatric services to the state supported living center (SSLC) residents. Assists in establishing and maintaining databases and tickler systems related to psychiatric care and psychoactive medications. Creates and updates spreadsheets, forms, and documents to support compliance with standards of care. Performs chart reviews of abstract resident data for psychiatrist and to track adherence to established treatment and drug protocols. Tracks and analyzes data. Prepares documents for monitoring and regulatory requests and prepares reports. Brings issues forward to the Psychiatrist for further review. Attends the SSLC Interdisciplinary Team Meetings and Committee Meetings to represent psychiatry at the request of the psychiatrist. Contributes information and insights to these teams based on chart reviews and data analysis. Works under a moderate level of supervision as a collaborative team member.**Essential Job Functions**:
Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned. May serve in an on-call status on a rotating schedule as required to meet operational needs of the facility.
- Participates in the planning and monitoring of SSLC individuals’ psychiatric care by extracting pertinent patient data from residents’ charts. Monitors resident charts for consistency in terminology related to psychiatric issues and institutes corrective actions as necessary to improve consistency. Tracks consistency of psychiatric indicators, target behaviors, goals/objectives, including timelines, medication indications, changes in Psychiatric Support Plan (PSP) or Positive Behavior Support Plan (PBSP) and/or addition of Crisis Intervention Plan (CIP) for review and Psychiatrist’s signature within required timeframe. Tracks and analyzes data related to targeted symptoms, side effects, and program compliance. Based on these reviews, brings forward to the psychiatrist for modification, treatment plans which are not meeting the individuals’ needs nor treatment plan goals.
- Contributes information and insights as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team at medical review conferences and periodic clinical updates focused on specific individuals. Recommends activities or changes in activities to provide more effective psychiatric care.
- Develops and maintains schedules to ensure quarterly and emergency clinics occur as scheduled and as needed. Works in cooperation with other departments such as Behavioral Health, Medical, Dental, Habilitation Therapies, Residential, etc., to ensure integration and compliance with provisions of the settlement agreement and Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) regulations.
- Monitors, trends, and analyzes compliance with established professional standards concerning the types and frequency of laboratory tests, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), and Monitoring of Side Effects (MOSES) screens to monitor for side effects of psychotropic medications. Brings non-compliance with professional standards to attention of appropriate staff including Medical Director and Psychiatrist accompanied by appropriate data to facilitate the development of an effective and rapid plan of correction.
- Creates and maintains system for tracking when residents should be seen in clinic including the appropriate recall and scheduling of residents based on professional standards and/or resulting from team discussions or information identified during monitoring activities. Coordinates appointments and services with Legislative Authorized Representative (LARs) as needed or assigned.
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