Qualified Mental Health Professional

Overview

Shift: Monday–Friday; 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Join Our Team as a Qualified Mental Health Professional at Robert Young Center! You’ll provide mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, and professional consultation to clients. You’ll conduct intake assessments, develop and update treatment plans, identify effective treatment approaches, and assist with crisis evaluations as needed. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and join our team!

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Performs diagnostic assessments, collecting diagnostic information, determining immediate treatment plans for patients. Requests medical consultation, where indicated, in a diligent and timely manner.
• Provides direct, intensive psychiatric therapy to individuals, families and/or groups identified as having psychiatric disorders.
• Coordinates with Crisis Services for clients presenting that may be a danger to self or others.
• Maintains records according RYC and accreditation standards MRO, CARF, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurances.
• Acts as a liaison and resource between the community and patient needs; coordinates treatment goals with community agencies, primary care physicians, court system, and managed-care entities.

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or a related field.

License(s)/Certification(s)

• Current intermediate or temporary licensure in good standing to practice from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation in one of the following:
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Must apply within 90 days for licensure in secondary state, as required for position. Must obtain license in secondary state within 6 months as required for position.

Experience

• Completion of appropriate internship and/or practicum program for Master’s level degree

*Specific offers are determined by various factors , such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. T he salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.