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UnityPoint Health · 2 months ago

MHP-Employment Specialist-CCBHC IA

Muscatine, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$22.79/hr - $34.19/hr

UnityPoint Health is committed to providing exceptional care and support in the community. The Employment Specialist plays a crucial role in delivering case management and employment-based services to severely mentally ill adults, facilitating their connection to competitive employment and coordinating treatment planning.

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Responsibilities

Performs diagnostic assessments and collects diagnostic information to determine an individualized treatment plan for the client

Plans treatment modalities, coordinates treatment plans and follows clients through the treatment process

Provides counseling, problem-solving and community support (individual and group)

Requests consultation for clients that includes but is not limited to providers, social workers, and nursing staff when necessary

Evaluate the client’s treatment plan through follow-up assessment and makes adjustments based on clinical findings

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in human servicesSevere mental illnessBasic Life Support (BLS)Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training

Required

Requires bachelor's degree with at least 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in a human services field, including but not limited to sociology, social work, counseling, psychology, or human services

Valid driver's license

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 6 months of hire

Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 6 months of hire

Experience working with persons with severe and persistent mental illness