Mental Health Professional

At Wellpoint Care Network, our mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing, and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.

Every person deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It's part of human nature, and the promise of our country, that everyone be given a fair chance to be and do their best. Yet, many in our community live with unresolved childhood and generational trauma.

That's where we come in. We believe we can create a world where children and families have a clearer path to their fullest potential. Wellpoint Care Network has championed the restoration of families for nearly 175 years.

Job Purpose:

Our next Mental Health Professional – CCS will be an integral part of the CCS team, providing consistent clinical consultation and supervision, staff support, and documentation review and approval for the CCS team, virtually and in person (in the office or the community). The MHP may, at times, carry a direct client caseload, depending on need, staffing, and capacity.

Qualifications:

• Master's or Doctorate degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related field AND corresponding independent licensure required.
• Three to five years post masters experience providing individual, child, group and/or family therapy preferred.
• 1-2 years Supervisory and/or Leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve positive outcomes and work successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the application and supervision of clinical theories, practices, and techniques of clinical care coordination.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the laws and regulations pertaining to behavioral health, children, youth, and families
• Knowledge of community resources
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; including strong public speaking and report writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to define problem areas, assemble facts, and recommend solutions.
• Training in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics preferred.
• Excellent public relations skills
• Proficient in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and computer software packages, e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams, ADP, etc.
• Must be honest, dependable, and able to meet deadlines; Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Physical exam, drug screen, motor vehicle report, and background checks are required for this position.
• A valid Wisconsin Driver's License or occupational driver's license, reliable transportation and insurance is required.

Duties:

Clinical Supervision and Practice

• Provides consistent support, clinical consultation, and clinical supervision for the assigned Comprehensive Community Services staff in order to help increase protective factors for the individuals and families we serve.
• Provide clinical supervision, including individual, group, and team meetings and side-by-side direct supervision of Care Coordinators per DHS 36
• Supports and assists assigned staff with crisis management.
• Convenes and facilitates case consultation for individuals and groups to provide advocacy and conflict resolution as needed. Assures documentation in accordance with DHS 36.
• Provides virtual and on-site consultation as indicated.
• Reviews and approves clinical documentation of assigned staff to ensure quality and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Integrates 7EI and reflective practice model into clinic supervision and staffing sessions.
• Supports expansion of clinical intervention services in support of CCS model. Develops training model for area students, providing supervision and quality training experience.
• The Mental Health Professional – CCS may, at times, carry a direct client caseload, depending on need, staffing, and capacity

Program Leadership

• Work with the CCS Administrator to maintain overall clinical oversight of the program.
• Monitor and ensure that CCS meets agency, state, and federal standards including DHS 36 supervision.
• Work with program staff to determine consumers' needs and eligibility for services through clinical feedback on Recovery Plans of Care (RPOC).
• Serve as the CCS team's primary Mental Health Professional, providing a clinical-level assessment of the services to assist in developing and implementing comprehensive services to meet the mental health needs of the CCS consumers through working with the Care Coordinators/Service Facilitators in the field.
• Participate and represent WCN in all meetings for the CCS Program within the agency and with Counties as needed
• Actively works toward improving the overall performance of the team by identifying staff needs and participates in the creation of innovative, responsive service alternatives.
• Effectively leads the program expansion plans, meeting strategic and financial goals.
• Monitors and promptly follow up on team productivity to ensure team meets their individual goals.

Paperwork and Documentation

• Oversees clinical documentation and assures completion in a timely manner and the development of effective treatment plans using a strength based, trauma and evidence informed perspective.
• Documents all activities in a timely, thorough, and concise manner.
• All documentation is completed within the regulatory standard guidelines.
• Reviews the regulatory standards of DHS 36 abides by all standards.
• Maintains licensure.

Professionalism

• Demonstrates commitment to continuous quality improvement of the program and Agency.
• Networks appropriately to create a visible presence to maintain reputation as a high-quality service.
• Identifies and provides information to potential referral sources in the community.
• Participates in the greater Agency in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Abides by the standards of one's professional licensing organization.
• Continually seeks to improve clinical skills through research, training, and consultation.

Agency Engagement

• All employees will be evaluated on their demonstration of a consistent commitment to the Agency's Seven Essential Ingredients, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and engagement in the strategic initiatives of the organization. This will be measured by their active participation in committees and workgroups, and by their communication and practice within their daily work and in the community.
• Participates in assigned meetings, events and learning as required.
• Other duties as assigned, including serving in a coverage role for other department members.

Position Details & Extras:

• Full time.
• Onsite / Hybrid work is available with reliable broadband connection.
• Moderate exposure to noise.
• Regular travel in personal vehicles is required with the ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.

Organizational Information:

At Wellpoint Care Network, we have seen exactly how trauma, poverty, systemic racism, social injustices, and other barriers create instability in all areas of life. The people in our care face education and health disparities, high unemployment rates, and unaffordable housing. What's worse, many have lost connections to resources, family, friends, and other support systems. We have seen the toll it has on a person's physical, emotional, and financial well-being to try and successfully navigate complex systems that may have failed them in the past.

We believe there is a better way. So, we have anchored ourselves in our 170 years of caring for our neighbors through modernized human services.

Wellpoint Care Network provides a rich continuum of services, including:

• Child Welfare and Foster Care
• Support for youth who have aged out of care
• Care Coordination and Wraparound services
• Mental health therapy and supports such as our Clinic, Family Preservation, Caregiver Support, and Integrated Community Treatment
• Professional education and clinical consultation (for organizations, schools, and individual/family)

Wellpoint Care also works to promote a diverse and caregiving environment to ensure that those we serve, and employ are valued, accepted, respected, and treated equitably.

• Equity means we work tirelessly toward fair and just treatment, systems, and policies. At Wellpoint Care Network, we believe that we are accountable – individually and collectively – when inequity or injustice replaces equity and inclusion.
• Inclusivity means that we consciously build groups that welcome and celebrate differences in age, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, gender expression, education, socio-economic background, personal history, geographical location, marital status, parental status, and work experiences.

Interested parties please apply online. We are committed to enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion and strongly encourage minority candidates to apply. For more information, visit our website

Equal Opportunity Employer