: Licensed Mental Health Professional

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Mental Health Professional

PROGRAM: Mental Health Rehabilitation

REPORTS TO: Program Director, Executive Director

SUPERVISED BY: Executive Director, Medical Director, Program Director

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assure that all treatment plans are developed and implemented.

• Provide oversight and assess and coordination of all services for the LBHP recipient. This includes but is not limited to the following:
• Assurance of active recipient involvement in all aspects of care;
• Coordination and management of all services provided through the LBHP agency.
• Access and coordination of services provided through non-LBHP agencies.
• Supervise all mental health staff that serves as a member of his/her recipient’s team.
• Complete written weekly evaluations on supervised new hires.
• Complete written monthly evaluations on supervised team members.
• Complete written annual competency evaluations on supervised team members.
• Complete Quality Service contact evaluation monthly on all team members on caseload; follow up on discrepancies with recipient and team member.
• Evaluate charts of 80 percent of caseloads quarterly.
• Consult with physician, nurses and other clinic personnel and community agency personnel to develop social diagnosis and plan of treatment or service and to interpret psycho-social factors related to illness, treatment and continuity of care needs.
• Provide assistance in an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary team approach to diagnosis, plan, and provide treatment.
• Assist in arranging for and coordination of delivery of services in the broader community to address continuity of care needs.
• Provide business office with all required documents of personnel records.
• Document services provided in accordance with clinical standards.
• Participate as a member of staff, work unit and/or department committee in programs and resource activities.
• Enter progress notes in Clinical Advisor within 24 hours of seeing recipient with proper documentation and appropriate signatures.
• Prints all completed progress notes weekly.
• Complete and submit all Concurrent Reports at least 10 days before the expiration of existing Prior Authorizations.
• Regulates proper usage of Prior Authorization units for all recipients.
• Provide leadership and /or assistance with all employees.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Attend meetings and/or trainings that will benefit our company as requested by supervisor. (i.e. Magellan, community involvement, etc.)
• Return phone call and/or emails promptly.
• Follow all safety rules.
• Obtain 20 training hours as required for a full time Licensed Mental Health Professional or 16 training hours as required for a part time Licensed Mental Health Professional yearly.
• Actively participate in all evaluations conducted by our company
• Actively participate in crisis interventions.
• Has a positive attitude that is conducive to a stress-free atmosphere.

Minimum Qualifications: A Licensed Mental Health Professional as defined by the LBHP Rule.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Shreveport, LA 71105: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person