The primary purpose of the Mental Health Specialist III position is to serve as a team member in providing and maintaining a safe therapeutic milieu. This position provides support and assistance to an interdisciplinary team. Actively participates in group and treatment-related activities and crisis interventions.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Provides direct care responsibilities for consumers/patients as assigned.
- Engages consumer/patient in appropriate treatment intervention based on service plan and supervisory directions.
- Interacts and communicates with consumer/patient in therapeutic manner.
- Assists with consumer admission, transfer, and discharge procedures.
- Consistently demonstrates session/group facilitation management skills.
- Maintains appropriate consumer/patient records as mandated by University Behavioral Health Care policy and applicable accrediting organization standards.
- Responsible for transporting individuals served to treatment related activities.
Minimum Education and Experience
Three (3) years of relevant full-time paid experience in the mental health field or one (1) year of full-time paid experience (part time and/or per diem experience may be substituted for the full-time equivalent) along with at least two (2) years of college majoring in a relevant mental health, social, or human services field, including twenty-four (24) verified credits in a relevant mental health, social, or human services field, such as psychology, social work, or counseling or three (3) years of college majoring in a relevant mental health, social, or human services field, including thirty-six (36) verified credits in a relevant mental health, social or human services field, such as psychology, social work, or counseling.
City
Plainfield
State
NJ
Physical Demands and Work Environment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to lift up to seventy (70) pounds multiple times a day. Requires bending, lifting, and sitting. Some travel to client homes and community agencies. The employee is expected to drive throughout the week to locations in the community for treatment related activities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations, patient crisis, medical, substance use related and psychiatric. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that require use of personal protective equipment.
Special Conditions
- Must be able to pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol tests.
Posting Number: 26ST1012
