Qualified Mental Health Professional - Intake and Engagement

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Qualified Mental Health Professional - Intake and Engagement101 Truman Medical Center

Job Location

UH Behavioral HealthKansas City, Missouri

Department

UHBH Grants and Special Contracts

Position Type

Full time

Work Schedule

8 : 00AM - 4 : 30PM

Hours Per Week

If you want to work where the action is, University Health (UH) is the place for you. Known as Kansas City’s Essential Hospital, UH is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County / Kansas City.

We are an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.

A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service.

During the 2020 pandemic, we also stepped forward as a regional leader in COVID care and testing. UH is comprised of three campuses :

UH Truman Medical Center is located in the Health Sciences District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Health Sciences District represents a robust academic community, leading the forefront of biomedical research and cutting edge technology.

Partnered with UMKC and Children’s Mercy Hospital. University Health serves as the cornerstone in educating the next generation of healthcare practitioners.

As a Level 1 Trauma Center, we’re a leader in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, with world-class expertise in chronic disease management and women’s services, including high-risk maternity care.

The Health Sciences District is also home to the University Health 1 and 2 buildings. UH 1 is UH’s beautiful specialty outpatient clinics and day-surgery center and UH 2 is the location for all of our primary care and women’s care clinics.

UH Lakewood Medical Center is located between Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, Missouri, offering residents of Eastern Jackson County access to a modern community hospital with a continuum of outpatient services designed to meet the needs of families.

UH Lakewood specializes in high-risk maternal and child care, and serves as one of the few Kansas City metro area institutions accredited by The Joint Commission in Orthopedics and Palliative Care.

It also is home to a 188-bed, fully accredited long-term care center.

UH Behavioral Health is the KC metro area’s largest, most comprehensive provider of mental health services. The Crossroads Building , located in Kansas City’s vibrant Crossroads Arts District, is its epicenter, providing a broad list of outpatient services.

We also offer psychiatric inpatient care, and we deliver therapeutic services through our community outreach clinics. We are a leader in the Trauma-Informed Care Movement, and provide training, coaching and consulting to outside organizations.

Job Description

Intake QMHP :

The QMHP conducts an initial interview with each individual presenting for services, which includes a determination of whether there is a routine, urgent or crisis need for services.

Clients determined to be in crisis will be provided with crisis intervention at that time. All individuals will be offered psychoeducation at the time of intake regarding topics such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal skills, diagnostic information and coping skills for specific symptoms, resource information.

Individuals determined to need follow up visits with the QMHP will be scheduled with him / her for continued psychoeducation and supportive therapy as needed.

The QMHP is responsible for providing a clear handoff to the next provider.

Frequent contacts : the inpatient unit, families of the clients, other agencies, psychiatrists and nurses

Insights into the role of the QMHP : the key is building relationships in the community with other agencies for housing, food pantries, medical needs, clothes whatever it is.

Clinically, the DSM is your guide for diagnosis and treatment planning. The role allows you to connect with clients and families to explain services, meet with them, and share ways how we can help to the client and / or family.

The autonomy at this job and flexibility is its strength and diversity, but can be trouble without diligent time management skills.

Provides an advanced level of mental health treatment in both individual and group settings. Primary duties include crisis intervention, risk assessment, diagnostic impression utilizing the DSM, short-term stabilization services, coordinates discharge planning activities, as well as individual and group therapy.

Treatment is provided based upon sound theoretical principles, with knowledge of the special issues and needs of the population served.

The QMHP role is not case management, but more clinical by offering therapy in the community to meet the needs of the clients served.

Minimum Requirements

1. Master’s degree or above in counseling, psychology, social work, family therapy or closely related field.

2. Preferred Missouri Licensed as Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

3. Knowledge of psychiatric terminology and the process of psychiatric diagnosis.

4. Must demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of mental health assessment and treatment and have basic research skills.

5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, as is the ability to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

6. Must have organizational and leadership skills.

7. Must be able to demonstrate good independent judgment, adapt to new duties and work in a changing environment.

8. Completion of training as directed through orientation and / or by Leadership, Management or Educators in the established timeline for continued employment.

9. If driving is a requirement for the employee, he / she must meet the requirements specified in the Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance Policy and must continue to meet these requirements as a condition of employment.