Lead Mental Health Practitioner - Nova House

Job Description

Job Description

**$500 SIGN-ON BONUS**

***Full-Time 7am-3pm Shift Available. All Shifts Include Working Every Other Weekend***

Who we are: Thrive Behavioral Network! If you want to join an AMAZING Behavioral Healthcare Team, whether just starting out or have been a professional in the field for decades check us out and keep reading!

The People:
We have built amazing teams of healthcare workers who are compassionate, out-of-the-box thinkers, who come to work everyday to knowing that their job will throw them in a few different directions and they like that! We employ people who genuinely like other people, and who embrace differences. You will soon find yourself immersed in a strong team atmosphere where support is in abundance.

Responsibilities:

• In the absence of the Program Director the Lead Mental Health Practitioner is responsible for all aspects of the operation of the program and the program's compliance with all applicable requirements.
• Oversee flow of evening shift work (tasks, intakes, cleaning, etc.)
• Coordinate evening shift change meeting.
• Review documentation and address missing, incorrect and format issues prior to professionals approving.
• Organizing and participating in weekly staff meeting attendance and ancillary completion.
• Oversee documentation of direct observation forms for Rehab workers.
• Complete daily logs to track daily documents for individuals in our care.
• Oversee completion of daily task forms (may include: disinfecting checklist, safety checklist, key check out, visitor log, delivery log, etc.)
• May provide assistance with administrative duties such as insurance authorizations, census, budget and informed consent.
• Assist in training new staff through on the job coaching and mentoring.
• To provide an atmosphere that will stimulate clients’ development of self-confidence and self-worth.
• To supervise and be actively involved with clients at all appropriate times, stimulating positive social interaction.
• Under the supervision of a mental health professional, implement programming and clinical services to recipients of the program and complete all related documentation.
• To provide supervision, assistance, and training to clients in meeting their medical and healthcare needs.
• To provide education and assistance to clients in managing their personal funds.
• To maintain open and honest communication with the Program Director and other staff, promoting the concept of teamwork and support.
• To know, uphold and support the policies, procedures and philosophy of this facility and organization.

Qualifications:

Mental Health Practitioners must meet the qualifications in 245I.04 Subdv. 4 (a-d).