Mental Health Professional I / Mobile Crisis ( Beckman )

Mental Health Professional I / Mobile Crisis

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 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 with the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Beckman Center for Mental Health Services, 1547 Parkway Greenwood, SC 29646. Under general supervision, the mental health professional I will provide assessments, consultations, crisis intervention, and short-term case management services to patients upon their discharge from local hospitals to bridge the gap for timely access to outpatient mental health services. In addition, services will be provided to divert future hospitalization, provide mental health crisis response, and on-call back-up for Beckman's Mobile Crisis Team. This position will be based in Greenwood, with community-based service provision throughout Beckman's catchment area.

Responsibilities for the Mental Health Professional I:

• Provide emergency assessments to clients experiencing crisis. Conduct face to face consultations as needed, arriving on-site no later than 60 minutes after receipt of the call. Participate in the on-call rotation.
• Formulate level of care recommendation and disposition. Educate clients on community resources and make arrangements for immediate disposition regarding transfers and referrals. Serve as a provider of crisis intervention, by administering brief individual and/or family intervention to address crisis and identify triggers for crisis behavior to include development of crisis safety plan up to initiating the process of involuntary commitment.
• Participate in weekly assessment/community response staff meetings and treatment team meetings, individual supervision pm, and daily treatment staffing. Serve as a liaison to the local community mental health center to provide updates on OMH patients. Provide stakeholder education as requested.
• Comply with all applicable Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance & Cultural Competence policies, procedures and regulations, and all Federal and State laws. Attend all trainings classified mandatory by Federal & State regulations. Demonstrate a working knowledge of CARF standards. Engage in additional trainings to maintain professional development.

Minimum and Additional Requirements:

• A master's degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.
• Must qualify for credentialing and privileging as a mental health professional and in accordance with Quality Assurance standards and with concurrence by OMH Office of Quality Management
• 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.
• Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) Certification.
• Understand that this position may be deemed essential, with the potential requirement of working during center closures for crises/disasters/emergencies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.
• Master's degree from accredited program, university or college in psychology, social work, marriage & family counseling or other equivalent behavioral discipline and 2 years post-graduate experience

Additional Comments:

• Post hire, employees must: Possess knowledge of normal & abnormal behavior adjustment techniques, clinical practices & interviewing techniques, legal principles & practices, investigative techniques, principles and practices, methods, principles, & practices of clinical counseling.
• Have Knowledge of federal, state, and local social services programs.
• Ability to organize & maintain caseload, exercise discretion in interpreting & applying established objectives.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage complex treatment interventions.

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.

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:
• State Retirement Plan ( SCRS )
• State Optional Retirement Program ( State ORP )

*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.