Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer
- Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM V diagnosis
- Formulates appropriate treatment plan along with consumer
- Provides individual, group, and family therapy, utilizing basic therapeutic models and theories according to consumer needs as stated in the treatment plan
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation
- Provides treatment and services both in the office and in the community
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services
- Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning; completes thorough discharge planning to ensure consumers have the needed resources to maintain in the community
- Works with the Court system, as needed, to include filling out forms, providing notification and testimony as required
- Provides clinical leadership to case managers on treatment team
- Leads bi-weekly treatment team staffing
- Effectively demonstrates the application of adult specific competencies
- Adheres to professional code of ethics
Supervision and Consultation
- Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance clinical skills
Clinical Record Keeping
- Documents in a timely fashion per AHS policy
- Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments
- Documents measurable and specific goals in the treatment plan
- Documents in a clear and concise manner, types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services, and techniques used
- Documents case disposition, case closings, follow-up and referrals
- Documents legibly
- Completes documentation with 24 hours of service provision
Case Load Management
- Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs
- Meets AHS productivity standards
Qualifications
Master’s degree in a mental health discipline.
Knowledge in adult specialty, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment.
- Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the adult population
- Basic knowledge of the nature of addiction for referral purposes
- Basic knowledge of Senior Adult issues for referral purposes
- Knowledge of community resources
- Knowledge of cultural diversity
- Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and interventions common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as, to non-violent crisis intervention practice
- Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to adults with psychiatric disorders
- Knowledge of the Involuntary Commitment process in Mobile County
