Qualified Mental Health Professional Team Lead (QMHP)

Job Number: 24-12327

Job Summary: The QMHP Team Lead will provide outreach and engagement and ongoing services to veterans and their families. The QMHP Team Lead will assist individuals with navigation and accessing resources that promote a healthy lifestyle per the Social Determinants of Health. The QMPH Team Lead will work with individuals in developing skills necessary to manage symptoms, obtain/maintain services such as medical care, nutritional assistance, financial assistance, transportation, legal assistance, housing, or other resources. Individuals served at this level are assessed for crisis services as needed. The QMHP Team Lead position will be located in the community and in settings where individuals receive services and live. Interventions and services may be in the community or the office and may require the use of a personal vehicle. The QMHP Team Lead will represent Integral Care in the community providing outreach and education about services being offered. The QMHP Lead will promote communication and understanding between community members and providers, increase the use of health services in a community, improve adherence to health recommendations, and even decrease emergency services. The QMHP lead will help families in the community understand and recognize early signs of mental illness and substance use disorder, encourage community members to get appropriate screenings for behavioral health conditions and hold group workshops on mental wellbeing.

The QMHP Team Lead is responsible for leading the team's service delivery and ensuring the provision of recovery-focused, person-centered care with a trauma-informed perspective. The QMHP Lead operates in a dynamic environment, develops extensive knowledge of community resources, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and cultivates a clinical skill-set by forging therapeutic relationships with diverse community members. The QMHP Lead participates in diagnostic evaluations and provides assessment of strengths, preferences, functional impairments and symptoms of psychiatric and/or co-occurring disorder(s) to ensure optimal and personalized services. The QMHP Lead identifies and implements strategies for ongoing program development and achievement of unit performance measures and engages staff to ensure the highest quality of care and effective use of provider staff time and resources. This position is responsible for oversight of assigned program and personnel and may carry an individual case load. This position is responsible for supervision of staff within the assigned unit including, but not limited to, areas of client care, self-care, professional development, time management, performance review and feedback. The QMPH Team Lead will be working under a LPHA that provides ongoing evaluation and oversight of all assessments, diagnoses, and treatment.

Regular, predictable attendance is considered to be an essential requirement for this position. Other duties may be assigned. May require a flexible work schedule.

Integral Care employees are to be committed to fostering an open, inclusive, and supportive environment that welcomes and embraces diversity in all forms. Integral Care defines diversity broadly to include race, ethnicity, abilities (mental/physical), gender, gender identity, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, age, and other groups.

Integral Care employees are to strive to maintain a trauma sensitive workplace, to embrace trauma sensitive and informed practices, and to foster a supportive and welcoming environment of care.

Education:

Required:

• Graduated from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree with a major specialization in Human/Behavioral/Social Services or related field. Master's degree preferred.

License:

Required:

• Current and valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum of three years working with SMI population.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

Preferred:

• Prior/active military.
• Bilingual preferred.
  

Hours: Full-Time.

Workdays: Monday - Friday.

Workhours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM.

Salary: $28.53 an hour.

Why join us: Integral Care has proudly served Travis County residents for the past 50 years. As the largest provider of behavioral health services in Travis County, we are dedicated to improving the lives of adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

By joining our team, you will find rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we can help improve the quality of life for the people we serve. Imagine your career at Integral Care!

Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

• Generous vacation/holiday/sick leave

• Life and Short-term/Long-term Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 403(b) retirement account

• Gold's gym membership discount

• Mileage reimbursement

Integral Care strives to maintain a diverse workforce. We encourage all to apply, including those who have knowledge and/or experience working with underserved populations, including Asian and Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and LGBTQA communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sex or age.

For specific positions, additional compensation may be available to those who are bilingual in both English and one of the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, or Burmese. (PM16)

LPHA Keywords: Mental Health Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Behavioral Health Therapist, Psychotherapist, Senior Clinician, Licensed Clinician, Clinical Mental Health Professional, Program Therapist, LPHA, Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts, Licensed Practitioner, Therapist, Counselor

QMHP Keywords: Qualified Mental Health Professional, QMHP, Case Manager, Rehabilitation Specialist, Service Coordinator, Mental Health Professional, Mental Health Specialist, Social Worker