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QMHP Liaison Jail Diversion

2 weeks ago

Dallas, Texas, United States Metrocare Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

Are you looking for a purpose-driven career? At Metrocare, we serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying.

Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services. Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare's Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.

Job Description:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

The jail diversion qualified mental health professional provides psychosocial/rehabilitative service to persons with mental illness. Services may include, but are not limited to, assessment, development and measurable treatment goals and objectives, referral, linkage, advocacy, monitoring, crisis intervention and continuity of care. Provide individual, marriage, family and group counseling. The overall goal of this position is to maximize the consumers potential level of functioning, reduce hospitalization and aid in the successful reintegration of consumers into the community.

HOURS OF RESPONSIBILITY: (Monday Friday 8 am 5 pm, Responsible for 24/7 on call response up to 6 weeks per year)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • The essential functions listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job.
  • Provide overall service coordination, referral, linkage, and advocacy to individuals with varying needs. Perform duties in concert with other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
  • Ensure authorization for clinical services.
  • Complete a psychosocial assessment on each new admission.
  • Formulate individual recovery plan based on assessment findings on all new admission.
  • Develop measurable objectives and goals agreed upon by the individual.
  • Actively assist in obtaining and modifying goals as needed.
  • Document attempts to involve individual, service providers, and caregivers unless opposed by the individual) in service plan process.
  • Review recovery plans every three months for children and adults or as clinically indicated.
  • Execute recovery plan to assigned individuals in accordance with authorized services, meeting objective measures set forth by the client.
  • Actively engage and document on all individuals assigned to caseload.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary team staffing. Present psychosocial assessment findings. Encourage individual to attend staffing. Update team on progress or lack of progress in reaching agreed upon goals. Provide relevant information that might affect treatment.
  • Follow-up assigned individuals who miss a scheduled clinic appointment. Document attempts to contact individual. Report repeated unsuccessful efforts to contact the treatment team.
  • Follow-up within 24-48 hours on assigned individuals who access emergency services. Report status-disposition to treatment team.
  • Meet with the individual within 3 days of hospital discharge or assignment in the community.
  • Provide crisis intervention. Make home visits, initiate mental illness warrants, work with police and other public servants as a needed to address crisis.
  • Facilitate inpatient admission upon request of the treatment team.
  • Provide individual, family, and group rehabilitation sessions. Evaluate progress of clinical session, solicit feedback from individual(s), and consult with colleagues and team leaders when dealing with unfamiliar/uncomfortable issues.
  • Identify and assist individuals in obtaining entitlements by providing referrals, advocacy and negotiation, as needed.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
    Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

  • The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws
  • Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, and excellent communication skills..
    Adult Competencies as outlined by HHSC for TRR requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelors Degree or Masters degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention; or is a registered nurse.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Basic math skills required.

REASONING ABILITY:

  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
  • Ability to organize work flow and develop efficient clinic procedures
  • Ability to effectively manage a large caseload of individuals with varying needs.
  • Ability to problem solve, exercise good judgment, and make sound decisions.
  • Skilled in using tact and diplomacy in interacting with staff and individuals.
  • Ability to work as a team member.
  • Able to maintain work in 95% compliance of standards at all times.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Able to work flexible hours.
    Ability to successfully use an automated clinical record keeping system.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

  • Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
    Ability to utilize Internet for resources.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

  • Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. If licensed in another state, must obtain Texas Driver License within three (3) months of employment.
  • Liability insurance required if employee will operate personal vehicle on Center property or for Center business. Must be insurable by Centers liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business. Must have an acceptable driving record.

Benefits Information and Perks:

Metrocare couldn't have a great employee-first culture without great benefits. That's why we offer a competitive salary, exceptional training, and an outstanding benefits package:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement Plan, including employer matching
  • Health Savings Account, including employer matching
  • Professional Development allowance up to $2000 per year
  • Bilingual Stipend – 6% of the base salary
  • Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serve while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free.

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