Child and Adolescent Rehabilitation Specialist
Full-time. This is position reports to the Program Director.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm, with at least two evenings a week until 7pm as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Complete service authorizations and ensure follow-up for approval.
• Plan and facilitate educational activity-based groups.
• Complete initial intakes and screenings in office and within the community.
• Development of the individual's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment plan.
• Provide care coordination that includes developing age-appropriate daily living skills, increasing community integration, and helping clients meet rehabilitation goals.
• Track and organize documentation and authorization due dates.
• Adequately communicate with internal and external program staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with other providers in the community
• Conduct internal and external chart reviews. Develop and complete improvement plans as needed.
• Supervise the completion of clinical documentation. This includes ensuring documentation is completed in a timely manner and its content is of sufficient quality. In addition, ensure that the clinical treatment flow is clear, comprehensive, and observable in the client file.
• Attend and lead meetings to collaborate with treatment teams.
• Assist in training and supervision of direct service staff.
• Complete documentation in Electronic Health Record to include daily contact notes, assessments, and monthly summaries as required.
• Perform case manager duties to designated clients or in interim as needed.
• Other duties as requested by supervisor.
Qualifications:
• Must be a Maryland licensed mental health professional or have CPRP.
• At least I year of experience working with clients with severe emotional and/or psychiatric problems. Preferably Minors.
• Ability to use a computer, phone, and electronic health record.
• Have a Maryland State driver's license, a reliable vehicle and proof of insurance.
• Be comfortable meeting clients in their home and community.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
About Us
Our Treatment Focus
Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan.
Our Medical Practice
Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples.
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"Equanimity (e-qua-nim-i-ty) is a state of mental calmness... it is a mind in balance... it teaches us to be in balance with things as they are, to be clear minded and accepting of life vagaries."
- Rasmus Hougaard