Region 10 is committed to being a premier employer by enhancing the lives of our team and supporting their growth as people and professionals. A $6,000 sign-on bonus is available to new employees, competitive wage scales that reward experience and performance, ongoing career development and training opportunities, excellent health coverage, generous paid time off with additional performance-based incentives, 13 paid holidays, flexible scheduling, and a comprehensive benefit program.
If you are looking for rewarding and meaningful work within a supportive, high-performing team in a positive, enthusiastic environment, we encourage you to apply at:
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Essential Functions
An employee at this level is required to perform some or all of the following duties, which do not include all tasks to be performed:
- Conduct initial screenings and appropriate referrals based on established clinical protocols and medical necessity criteria
- Conduct diagnostic evaluations
- Conduct triage calls with hospitals or Crisis on call worker when potential inpatient care or alternative care is needed
- Conduct and determine length of initial authorization for inpatient psychiatric stays based on clinical protocol and eligibility criteria
- Conduct screening/continued stay review of treatment at hospitals and crisis residential based on clinical eligibility criteria
- Conduct discharge screenings to assure continuity of care and if appropriate referral to an Outpatient Program
- Provide crisis intervention as needed
- Coordinate activities with other agencies and assist utilization of these resources by service recipients
- Maintain regular required documentation
- Maintain confidentiality
Minimum Qualifications (An employee must have the following credentials, training, and experience)
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or related Human Service Field
- Demonstrated ability to utilize ASAM and DSM 5
- Substance Use Training and Experience
- Knowledge of Mental Health treatment procedures applicable to public mental health populations
- Knowledge of current and best practices within behavioral health services
- Proficiency and experience working on an Electronic Health Record System.
- One to two years’ experience with behavioral health service recipients
- Must qualify as QMHP, QMRP, or QCMHP
- Ability to exercise some flexibility in problem solving, when expected results are clear and generally set by others, provided certain outcomes are avoided
- Ingenuity is required to adapt, alter, or improvise alternatives when unexpected situations occur
- Ability to exercise discretion and some flexibility in selecting an optimal solution from established alternatives to obtain the desired outcome
- Ability to use or exert influence in a work process
- Ability to be a “work leader” (of a person or function), or advise others
- Ability to provide, exchange, or explain information which conveys an opinion or evaluation of the facts or analyses
- Ability to deal with minor conflicts tactfully
- Must have access to transportation
- Valid State of Michigan Driver’s License
Preferred Qualifications
- Three to five years’ experience in public behavioral health
- CAADC
- Experience working at a call center