This is a 1099/Contract Position
Description: The Rehab Specialist has the responsibility of providing education and training to adults with serious mental illness aimed at developing problem-solving skills, enhancing self-esteem, developing pre-vocational skills, improving social/relationship skills, and facilitating enhanced community integration and recovery within a psychosocial rehabilitation setting. The Rehab Specialist is responsible for documentation according to agency policy and Medicaid and Licensure regulations including service documentation and development and review of psychosocial rehabilitation plans. Advocating for persons with mental illness within the service sector and the community at large is a major component of this position. In carrying out position responsibilities, the Rehab Specialist reports to and receives supervision from the Executive Director or Clinical Supervisor.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Complete biopsychosocial/functional assessments and develop individualized rehabilitation plans for adults and minors who suffer from a variety of mental health challenges.
- Provide psycho-educational activities and conduct groups to teach persons served about mental health, wellness, self-help, and appropriate medication to avoid complications and relapse.
- Provides supervision to direct care staff by conducting individual and /or groups supervision to Direct Service Workers.
- Communicates with Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers, therapists and other providers and agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.
- Monitor weekly/monthly notes, weekly/monthly collaboration notes, contact notes, client visit logs for any on-site programming.
- Identify and facilitate enrollment of all eligible clients into the program, via ongoing collaboration with the agency intake coordinator, clinical supervisor, and psychiatrist. Assist leadership in identifying and marketing to relevant referral sources that could benefit from PRP.
- Effectively respond to client emergencies and/or urgent needs.
- Monitor client satisfaction of services and ensure Direct Service Workers possess and utilize strong clinical/rehabilitative skills in delivery of services.
- Maintain consistent and open communication with the clinical staff on all relevant and pertinent clinical and administrative issues related to the program.
- Educate direct service staff (Direct Service Workers) on how to provide rehabilitation services that correlate to the goals identified in the individual’s IRP and meet COMAR requirements.
- Assist all new and existing DSW’s with learning proper documentation protocols.
- Train all direct service staff on the required documentation standards and associated timelines set forth by COMAR regulations and CARF conformance standards. Such documents include but are not limited to, Screenings, Rehabilitation Assessments, Individual Rehabilitation Plans (IRP’s) and Encounter Notes.
- Provide ongoing training and support to direct service staff related to the development and implementation of individual and group interventions that are tailored to the specific needs of the client(s).
- Ensure that rehabilitation services are sufficiently meeting the needs of individuals in the program on an ongoing basis.
- Maintain regularly scheduled group and individual supervision with all direct care staff that include relevant discussions and updates regarding both administrative and clinical issues.
- Enforce and comply with electronic documentation entry and approval timelines set forth by the agency.
- Ensure that documentation is timely and reflects progress toward treatment plan goals or barriers to their achievement, in specific, concrete language.
- Attending trainings on relevant topics such as recovery, medication management and psychiatric rehabilitation.
- Be aware of and follow program policies and procedures including those regarding confidentiality.
- Participate in quality improvement and data gathering as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social science or related field.
- Licensure in the Social Science and/or related discipline (LCPC or LCSW) in MD
- Two (2) years of experience in administrative management within a behavioral health setting.
- Two (2) years’ experiences working with minors and adults with behavioral health diagnosis and issues with functioning in major life domains.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Schedule:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oxon Hill, MD 20745