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

Transition Specialist / Mental Health Professional I (Transitions)

Salary
$51,039.00

• $72,134.00 Annually
  Location Richland County, SC
  Job Type
  FTE
• Full-Time
  Job Number
  173974
  Agency
  Department of Mental Health-Central Office
  Opening Date
  02/28/2025
  Closing Date
  3/14/2025 5:00 PM Eastern

Class Code:

GA55

Position Number:

60024885

Normal Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday (8:30
• 5:00)
  Pay Band
  Band 5
  Hiring Range
• Min.

$51,039.00
Opening Date
02/25/2025
EEO Statement
Equal Opportunity Employer

Agency Specific Application Procedures:

You must apply on-line at www.careers.sc.gov. Follow the status of your application on-line.
Veteran Preference Statement
South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

DESCRIPTION

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Job Responsibilities
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.
Minimum and Additional Requirements
A master’s degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field. Preferred Qualifications
Six (6) months to one (1) year experience in a clinical program.
Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.
Additional Comments
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 Children
15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year
15 days sick leave per year
13 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
Employer
State of South Carolina
Agency
Department of Mental Health-Central Office
Address
2414 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina, 29202
Phone
803-898-8600
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