Qualified Mental Health Professional
Description
Join MyCHN as a Dynamic Qualified Mental Health Professional!
Are you a compassionate provider who believes in treating the whole person, not just the symptoms? Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while making a meaningful impact in underserved communities? If so, we want you on our team!
At MyCHN, a nonprofit healthcare leader serving the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast region, we are committed to building healthier communities through accessible, comprehensive healthcare. As a Qualified Mental Health Professional, you'll provide primary care services to patients of all ages while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to deliver integrated, patient-centered care that improves health outcomes.
Your Responsibilities
- To provide real time mental health and substance use risk assessment screening with navigation to treatment services
- Develops and implements individualized person-centered crisis treatment plans using the most effective, and least restrictive, available crisis services to stabilize the crisis episode. The treatment plan must be based on the individual’s provisional psychiatric diagnosis and incorporate, to the maximum extent possible, individual preferences. (TAC Subchapter N, §354.3003)
- To perform evidence-based care coordination to support prevention of hospitalizations by promotion of treatment plan adherence and CHN whole person care services, such as facilitating patient scheduling, care gap closure, care team communications, patient care information sharing, technology access, wraparound services, transitions of care, at home care, and long-term care
- The QMHP will work with their clinical supervisor to provide the following services: Skill Training & Development, Medication Training & Support Services and Crisis Intervention Services. The QMHP will implement the Service/Treatment Plan that is focused on the adult or child and family needs and recognizing their strengths. The plan will address all the client’s needs that have been identified by the adult, family, child and any collateral information
- This role may perform duties in Behavioral Health Assessment Center
- Ensure accurate documentation in confidential patient records
What You'll Need
- QMHP-CS certification within 12 months of hire
- Must meet at least one of three minimum requirements to be credentialed as a QMHP-CS:
- At least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum number of hours that is equivalent to a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistant, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention
- Is a register nurse
- Is a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA)
- Ability to effectively communicate with individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
- Commitment to quality healthcare, patient advocacy, and whole-person care
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
Why You'll Love Working With Us
- 100% Paid Employee Health & Dental Insurance
- 401(k) with 4% Employer Match
- Generous Paid Time Off, Including Birthday Leave
- Continuing Education Support
- Professional Growth and Leadership Opportunities
- Collaborative, Mission-Driven Culture
- Opportunities to Deliver Integrated and Whole-Person Care
- The Chance to Make a Lasting Impact in Underserved Communities
Make a Difference Through Whole-Person Care
As a Whole Person Care Nurse Practitioner, you'll play a vital role in improving the health and well-being of individuals and families throughout our communities. Your clinical expertise, compassion, and commitment to patient-centered care will help ensure every patient receives the quality healthcare they deserve.
Ready to advance your career while making a meaningful impact? Apply today and join the MyCHN mission!