Transition Specialist / Mental Health Professional I (Transitions) Position Available In Lexington, South Carolina

Transition Specialist / Mental Health Professional I (Transitions) State of South Carolina – 2.9 Columbia, SC Job Details Full-time $51,039 – $72,134 a year 2 days ago Benefits Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Management Mid-level Master’s degree Social Sciences Counseling Discharge planning Clinical counseling Computer skills Full Job Description JOB With our Agency’s mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina. This position is located at the SC Department of Mental Health (DMH) and worked within the Division of Medical Affairs.

As the Transition Specialist, working under general supervision of the Mental Health Professional II for the Transition Specialist Program, you will identify and execute activities that result in patient discharge from SCDMH and other inpatient settings to integrated community residences and community-based behavioral health services, to include discharge plan development, accessing residential setting, patient assessment and linking to community-based providers.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Quality Management:

Responsible for conducting CMHC Initial Clinical Assessments and DLA20s with patients choosing CMHC for outpatient provider to support continuity of services from inpatient to outpatient settings; coordinates and locates community-based residential settings options, based on patients’ discharge plan; collects data for performance improvement; utilize the Avatar and EMR to document services provided; completes accurate and timely reports (such as Designed Examiner reports) to management as required.

Leadership:

Coordinates staffing with CMHC regarding program placement for patient when discharged; provides face-to-face and/or video introduction of patient to community providers to include care coordinator and peer support specialist; attends treatment team meetings, discharge committee meetings, patient staffings and discharge planning staffings to provide community-based resources and/or options for discharge planning.

Initiative:

identifies, collects and routinely updates an inventory of integrated community-based residences for Transition Team distribution/resource directory; brokers needed community resources/services and develops resources where gaps exist.

Skill Enhancement:

Completes core competency trainings (such as SCEIS Central, MAPS, etc.) and other job-related trainings as required or assigned; maintains professional licensure (as applicable) and maintains knowledge of and enforces policies and procedures.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES A

master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This position is located in the Office of Transition Programs but will work in an assigned mental health location and requires the ability to bend, stoop, climb, drive from location to location, lift and file; must perform duties in multiple settings. Must possess the ability to access and coordinate interaction between multi-disciplinary staff when needed. Thorough knowledge of methods, principles and practices of clinical counseling and education services. Extensive knowledge of psychopathology and patient management within a psychiatric setting. Ability to problem-solve and utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to patient transition. Must possess laptop computer skills, able to utilize a web-based database system of reporting, be highly organized and able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex – including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability. South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. Please account for any and all gaps of employment in your application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of application completion nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year15 days sick leave per year13 paid holidaysPaid Parental LeaveState Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs