MHC: Where We Face Challenges Together.
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Our Mission: Mental Health Cooperative exists to engage, enlighten, and empower individuals and families with behavioral health issues to live healthier lives. By providing integrated care for the whole person, everyone can experience hope and live a full life in the community.
Our Vision: We believe there is life after diagnosis, and that our challenges do not define who we are.
Employee benefits and perks include:
- Health & Dental Insurance
- 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Competitive Paid Time Off
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Student Loan Repayment Program participants at sites that qualify
- Casual Dress Code
- Free licensure supervision for LPC/MHSP and LCSW Candidate
This position is working within the Criminal Justice System for Cheatham, Robertson and Sumner Counties
SCHEDULE:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Position responsibilities:
1. Proactively identify and engage consumers who are seriously and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) in the Criminal Justice System.
2. Identify service providers in various organizations, institutions and agencies serving or having contract with SPMI consumers.
3. Develop community resources and coordinate existing resources for this population.
4. Meet with identified service providers to educate them about the Agency’s programs and to solicit their assistance in identifying consumers who would benefit from the program.
5. Assess referrals to determine their appropriateness for mental health and/or other services and to assess their immediate needs.
6. Develop and coordinate plans for release from jail.
7. Link current consumers of mental health services with their service providers.
8. Conduct follow-up activities with consumers when released from jail into the community programs and services to ensure successful integration into the community from incarceration.
9. Complete all paperwork necessary, including imputing information into the TNWITS system.
10. Present assessment and enrollment paperwork to appropriate staff members for assignment.
11. Provide consultation to Care Managers and other mental health providers regarding assessment evaluations, as needed.
12. Inform program personnel and/or community of trends, issues and concerns.
13. In conjunction with the TDMHSAS staff, develop a training format and curriculum for the purposes of providing mental health training activities to law enforcement officers, correctional personnel, transportation agents and other appropriate Criminal Justice personnel.
14. Ensure program protocols/policies and procedures are carried out.
15. Submit monthly and quarterly reports to TDMHSAS as indicated in grant requirements.
16. Promptly address team concerns and work to obtain resolution.
17. Provide support and consultation for Care Managers with consumers in crisis situations.
18. Review clinical documentation to ensure this documentation is individualized and meets consumer’s needs.
19. Ensure consumers are provided efficient transitions within the Agency and in the community.
20. Assist Care Managers and other staff with referral and linkage to community resources and advocate for consumers when necessary.
Essential skills and experience:
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S.) in a health-related field of counseling, psychology, social work or sociology is preferred.
Master’s degree in other related fields, such as Criminal Justice, will be considered.
Internal applicants must have minimum 2 years Care Management experience.
Essential requirements for the position:
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
“F” Endorsement
Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
Personal Automobile Insurance
Cell Phone
Mental Health Cooperative is an EOE Company
Source: Indeed.com
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