Qualified Mental Health Professional
Company: Westcare Foundation, Inc.
Location: Pahrump
Posted on: April 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DetailsJob Location Pahrump - 1161 S Loop B - Pahrump,
NVPosition Type Full TimeEducation Level Graduate DegreeSalary
Range $5,500.00 - $70,000.00 Salary/yearJob Shift AnyDescription
Position Summary:
Full-time QMHPs are primarily responsible for the delivery of
behavioral health client services to people struggling namely with
substance use or mental health disorders. This position also
requires completion of timely quality documentation including, but
not limited to; development of the Individual Service Plan (ISP),
psychosocial assessment, screening, daily notes, and weekly
reviews, etc., and a portion of said services will be delivered via
telehealth technology. QMHP will assist in delivering Outpatient
services (Level 1) and Intensive Outpatient services (Level 2).
QMHP's will attend interdisciplinary treatment team meetings,
monitor treatment throughout the client's care, and establish
parameters for discharge planning. QMHP's are responsible for
crisis intervention and de-escalation of situations to ensure
safety to all. This includes assessment of crisis situations to
determine severity and making recommendations to both inter-agency
and external direct care staff to insure consistency and
appropriateness of staff responses to issues.
Essential Job Functions:
Utilize counseling and psychotherapy to evaluate, diagnose and
treat substance use disorders, emotional & mental problems, and
conditions, whether cognitive, behavioral, or affective.
Assess need and make decisions regarding the delivery of the
appropriate individual, group and/or family counseling.
Conduct interviews and make assessments of potential clients to
determine need and appropriateness for program participation and
referrals.
Awareness of Medicaid and other insurance stipulations to gain
approvals to provide billable services.
Respond in a timely fashion to the sometime unpredictable and
urgent schedule of clients' or community partners presenting needs
for QMHP services.
Analyze situations and take necessary actions to provide crisis
intervention. Interpreting and implementing WestCare procedures
regarding crisis intervention as appropriate.
Provide direct counseling services to clients.
Monitor and assess client behavior.
Create Individual Treatment/Service Plans.
Responsibilities include building up programming and referral
sources with the Intensive Outpatient program,
Report to immediate supervisor any unusual incidents that should be
brought to the attention of the Program Director(s), Director of
Operations, or regulatory agencies.
Participate in decision to refer clients for ancillary services,
i.e., family support groups, continuing care groups, etc.
Complete documentation required in the WestCare Client Data System
Electronic Health Care Record for clinical records and other
reports as assigned.
Utilize and become proficient in telehealth equipment,
respectively, for telehealth service delivery.
Attend all interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and establish
parameters for discharge planning when requested.
Follow all WestCare policies and procedures.
This position will be stationed daily at the WestCare office in
Pahrump Nevada. A travel stipend is available for candidates who
are required commute over seventy miles roundtrip to Pahrump for
work.
Requires regular and consistent attendance to ensure continuity of
counseling services to clients.
Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles,
clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation.
All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Certifications/Licenses:
Current, active & in good standing clinical license in the State of
Nevada
Preference: Holds a current certification as a counselor for
alcohol, drug, family or related services from the State of Nevada
Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselors
During your tenure with WestCare there may be new requirements,
including, but not limited to vaccinations that are issued by
local, State, Federal, and/or Funders that WestCare may have to
comply with. Should this occur Human Resources or appropriate
personnel will inform you.
Education:
Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social
work, psychology, childhood education, education counseling and/or
similar course of study.
Experience and Competencies:
Maintain the highest ethical and professional standard as to
clients and employees.
Ability to avoid all dual relationships with clients (any personal,
financial, business, social, social media, sexual relationship, or
other activity outside the context of the traditional
therapist-patient relationship).
Meet all state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines in
provision of client services.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently.
High level of initiative.
Ability to lead and be part of the team.
Working Conditions:
Indoor and outdoor settings.
Group and/or individual counseling sessions.
Direct contact with clients of all ages and levels of
functioning.
Fast paced environment.
Potential for high noise level at times.
Completion of job duties may require working before and after
normal working hours.
Essential Physical and Mental Demands of the Job
The employee must be able to perform the following essential duties
and activities with or
without accommodation:
Physical Demands:
Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range
of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or
outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven
surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting,
reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to
thirty pounds. Use of computer and telephone systems is required
which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation
by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files).
Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically
abusive situations using approved physical de-escalation
techniques.
Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the
spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to
other employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those
activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or
important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or
quickly.
Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate
detailed information through oral communication.
Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at
distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of
the employee's essential job functions and to observe client
behavior and activities in and out of the facility.
The normal work routine involves no exposure to human blood, body
fluids or tissues. However, exposure or potential exposure may be
required as a condition of employment. Appropriate personal
protective equipment will be readily available to every
employee.
Mental Demands:
Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and
written data and verbal information to reach logical
conclusions.
Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients,
co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels to
exchange ideas, information, instructions, and opinions.
Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally
charged settings.
The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally
abusive situations using approved mental/verbal de-escalation
techniques.
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