Position Details

Behavioral Health Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

This position, in the Level 1 Psychiatric Acute Care unit, assists the primary care provider and LMSW in recognizing, treating, and managing mental health and psychosocial issues and acts as a contributing member of the interdisciplinary team. Provide targeted intervention for social, emotional and environmental issues that impact consumer/family ability to optimally benefit from care.

POSITION DUTIES

  • Completes Intakes for PAC consumers.
  • Completes SMI determination for qualifying PAC consumers.
  • Uses recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-first language in all interactions, with a strong understanding and ability to demonstrate excellence in customer service.
  • Actively collaborates with team to meet consumer care, outcome management and system improvement goals.
  • Facilitate family meetings to help ensure safe discharge/coordination of care.
  • Complete and update treatment plans as needed for consumers.
  • Complete ASAMs and referrals to Substance Abuse Inpatient and Outpatient Programs as needed.
  • Participate in daily Rounds with PACU Treatment Team.
  • Participate in A.R.S. Title 36 evaluation process and testify at court proceedings as needed.
  • Coordinate services for consumers with appropriate community agencies as needed.
  • Facilitate discharge planning with consumers, their families, and treatment providers as needed.
  • Provide educational groups for consumers on the unit.
  • Conducts telephone consultation either planned, scheduled intervention contacts or follow-ups with consumer.
  • Work with internal and external customers working towards the continuum of care for consumer.
  • Completes Crisis Prevention Plans with consumers in PAC.
  • Use of recovery-oriented, person-first language in all interactions, with a strong understanding and ability to demonstrate excellence in customer service.
  • Other duties as assigned.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

  • Provide high quality customer service to internal and external customers.
  • Must work well under pressure, meeting multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
  • Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.
  • Participate in Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Processes of the agency.
  • Complete all TGC required trainings on time.
  • Maintains a high level of professionalism while performing job functions.
  • Demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to learn.
  • This position is 100% onsite, in the state of Arizona.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

  • Must be at least 21 years of age.
  • 1-year Behavioral Health Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a field related to behavioral health - or one of the following:
  • Bachelor's degree and at least one year of full-time behavioral health experience
  • Associate's degree and at least two years of behavioral health experience
  • High School Diploma and four years of experience in the behavioral health field
  • High School Diploma and two years of experience in the behavioral health field and 18 credit hours in Sociology, Social Work, Psychology or a closely related field completed in the previous four years.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card.
  • Current driver's license and able to pass MVR screening.

Preferred:

  • Inpatient Behavioral Health Experience
  • Previous Case Manager Experience

ACCOMMODATIONS

TGC will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities unless it would cause undue hardship. We define reasonable accommodation as any change in the work environment or in the way a job is performed that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. We will make a good faith effort to list any special requirements in our job descriptions.

The physical demands of this position warrant:

Medium Work: Occasionally exerting 20-50 pounds of force or frequently exerting 10-25 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body; walking or standing to a significant degree.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Under Federal confidentiality laws, personnel of the Clinic may not disclose information about clients or personnel to anyone outside the Clinic without the person's prior written consent and may not disclose this information to others within the Clinic except on a "need to know basis". This includes any identifying information concerning current, past or prospective clients or personnel.