Mental Health Professional/Mobile Crisis (Barnwell)

Mental Health Professional I/ Mobile Crisis (Barnwell)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Mental Health Professional I/ Mobile Crisis (Barnwell), who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center, 916 Reynolds Road, Barnwell, SC, 29812. The Mental Health Professional I/ Mobile Crisis (Barnwell) will under general supervision, provides recovery-oriented counseling, crisis intervention, assessments, and related behavioral healthcare services, and/or case management functions to individuals in the community or open to BHDD. This includes but is not limited to the completion of judicial and emergency forms for probate court for individuals. This clinician will also serve as an afterhours/on call clinician for the mobile crisis team in the counties served by this mental health center.

Responsibilities for the Mental Health Professional I/Mobile Crisis (Barnwell) include:

• Provide an array of clinical services and meets patient care hour expectations as indicated on the EPMS. Services may include but are not limited to assessment; crisis management; safety planning, and case coordination.
• Provide advanced triage on the phone or in person for psychiatric emergencies and routine appointments; Conduct initial assessments and formulates appropriate dispositions for individual's admission into treatment. Services are delivered in a person-centered, recovery oriented manner.
• Require after-hour shifts (evenings/weekends/holidays). Optional: Requires on-call evening shifts per month and on-call weekend shifts per month. Weekday shifts are 15.5 hours. Weekend shifts are 24 hours.
• Service are provided with patient/individual input and documented in accordance with Quality Assurance (QA) and other required standards.
• Requirements may include but are not limited to; appropriate discharge planning, and timely, collaborative, and thorough completion of collaborative documentation, DLA-20s, plans of care, progress summaries and safety plans.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with patients, internal staff, and external community partners in order to facilitate linkages to services and provide quality treatment.
• Participate in meetings, supervision, and interagency staffing as needed.
• Participate in community meetings assigned.
• Comply with Corporate Compliance Policy; all State and Federal laws; all Agency and Center policies and procedures.
• Help ensure area is CARF accredited and assists with and complies with any other programmatic accreditation needs.
• Pursue professional development through collegial consultation, supervision, continuing education, training, and licensure/certification as applicable.
• Maintain all required certifications and licenses.
• Complete all required training as outlined in Mobile Crisis Standard Operating Procedures manual and as assigned by agency.
• Mentoring/supervising practicum students and interns

This position MAY be eligible for BHDD-OMH Student Loan Repayment to cover some of the cost of your outstanding loan(s) balance associated with the completion of a healthcare degree that is relevant to the appliable position.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field and is licensed or meets the requirements for licensure eligibility as a LPC, LISW-CP, or LMFT.
• Must be willing to pursue licensures in SC within six months of hire date.
• Must be able to become a SC Notary.
• Must qualify for credentialing and privileging as a mental health professional and in accordance with quality assurance standards and with concurrence by Office of Mental Health Quality Management.

Additional Requirements:

• In order to be credentialed for core services as a Mental Health Professional at the SC Office of Mental Health, applicants must provide evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care. This experience may be documented as a practicum or internship during graduate program, or post-graduate clinical experience. Please be sure to provide specific clinical activities on your application and/or resume.
• Ability to lift 10 pounds and operate a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Behavioral healthcare experience.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Post hire, employees must:

• Have knowledge of counseling practices, including knowledge of psychopathology, diagnosing, and treatment of behavioral health disorders including mental illness.
• Have the ability to listen and understand and effectively communicate information and ideas.
• Have some knowledge of psychopathology and patient management within the psychiatric setting.
• Have the ability to effectively communicate and establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, families, other professionals, and community partners.
• Have some knowledge of basic health and welfare services provided by other public and private agencies.
• Have the ability to utilize electronic health record.
• Have knowledge of commitment law in SC.
• Attend general supervision and guidance, dependent upon on-the-job experience and responsibilities.
• Be responsible for BHDD and Center policies and procedures and State policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Hold a valid Driver's License and have dependable and reliable transportation.
• Travel between clinics, homes, schools and community.
• Services are provided in the clinic, community, or the home.
• Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) Certification.

This position is essential and may be called back during crises/disasters/emergencies. Requires a flexible schedule to include on-call shifts after hours.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.