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RHA Health Services, LLC · 1 day ago

Behavioral Health Team Leader

Allentown, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

1+ years exp

RHA Health Services is dedicated to helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use needs. They are seeking a Behavioral Health Team Leader to coordinate services and support for individuals facing mental health or substance abuse issues, while supervising staff and ensuring quality care.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Oversight of two locations Allentown and Bethlehem

Works closely with paraprofessional and clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and provide feedback, standardize procedures and expedite PCP implementation

Participates in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response” resources according to consumer need and the PCP

Provides employees with individual-specific training and training in the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and applying corrective action to employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Completes Service Authorization Requests as needed and ensure that current service authorization is in place prior to the provision of any service

Provides clinical supervision to all employees

Minimizes the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the recipient’s daily living and personal development

Completes documentation of services including a daily full service note that includes the name of the person supported, Medicaid identification number, date of service, purpose of contact, describes the interventions, includes the time spent performing the interventions, effectiveness of the intervention, the signature and credentials of the staff providing the service

Qualification

Qualified Professional certificationClinical supervisionElectronic Medical Records (EMR)Human services knowledgeEmployee supervisory experienceTraining skillsCommunication skills

Required

May be required to be a Qualified Professional as defined by the service definition requirements

Qualified Professional is defined as an individual who is: (a) an individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MH/DD/SA with the population served; the QP function may be completed by a Certified Clinical Addiction Specialist (CCAS) or Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS); or (b) a graduate of a college or university with a Master's degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served; or (c) a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field with two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served; or (d) A graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services with four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served. Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided

General working knowledge of the human services delivery system in North Carolina

Valid driver's license, auto insurance

Complete criminal background

Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)

Drug testing

Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements

Proof of employment history or references (if required)

Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals