Team Leader- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

** Team Leader- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)**
**Job Category****:** Care Management

**Requisition Number****:** TEAML002451

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**Job Details**
**Description**
**MHC: Where We Face Challenges

Together.** Join us now and share your compassion in a setting that's as unique as you are!
**Our Mission:** Mental Health Cooperative exists to engage, enlighten, and empower individuals and families with behavioral health issues to live healthier lives. By providing integrated care for the whole person, everyone can experience hope and live a full life in the community.
**Our Vision:** We believe there is life after diagnosis, and that our challenges do not define who we are.
**Employee benefits and perks include:**
* Health & Dental Insurance
* 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match
* Paid Holidays, Including Annual Floating Holiday
* Competitive Paid Time Off
* Casual Dress Code
* On-site Pharmacy (at Nashville office)
**Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm**
**Position Responsibilities:**
- Work within team environment agency-wide and in partnership with MAT provider, nurse and therapist.
- Assist teams in identifying appropriate referrals to MAT team.
- Identify and share with staff community resources that foster improved health overall.
- Educate consumers, family, and natural supports of MAT, addiction and necessary or recommended interventions.
- Schedule transportation for consumer to attend appointments, as necessary.
- Support Consumers by initiating collateral contact with appropriate releases of information.
- Develop logs or tracking mechanisms needed to assist with medication management.
- Ensure appropriate assessments and Care Plans are completed to measure readiness for change.
- Coordinate care with both mental health and physical health care providers.
- Ensure appropriate documentation is available regarding conservatorship, power of attorney and/or advance directives.
- Assist in helping CM teams with understanding appropriate use of the MAT program.
- Provide Consumers with appropriate referrals for needed services.
- Provide leadership during team meetings, Consumer staffing and crisis scenarios.
- Initiate creative ways to increase engagement.
- Maintain daily MAT reports
**Other Responsibilities:**
* Responsible for attending all mandatory in-services, continuing education and annual health requirements
* Comply with all Corporate Compliance policies, practices and procedures
Report all unethical activities to supervisor, Corporate Compliance Office, Values Hotline number or Human Resource Director
* Comply with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe practices or accidents to supervisor, Safety Supervisor and/or OSHA Coordinator
* Will be compliant with the relevant regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumers protected health information (PHI) as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
* Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
* Perform other duties as assigned
* Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
* Follow all policies and procedures set by the Agency
**Essential Skills and Experience:**
* Bachelors Degree in health-related field of counseling, psychology, social work or other behavioral health field.
* Candidates with a Bachelors degree in criminal justice must have fifteen college level semester hours of coursework in behavioral health.
**Essential Requirements for the Position:**
* Valid Tennessee Drivers License
* Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
* Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
* Personal Automobile Insurance
* Cell Phone
**Core Competencies:**
* Team Oriented
* Attend team meetings
* Participate in team meetings
* Assist other care managers as needed
* Aware of the role they play on the team
* Can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably
* Recovery focused
* Individualize service plans
* Progress notes reflect quality service
* All domains are addressed with each consumer as needed
**Reporting to this Position:**
* None
**Physical Demands and Work Environment:**
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
* Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
**Qualifications**
**Skills**
**Behaviors**
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**Motivations**
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**Education**
**Required**
Bachelors or better in Behavioral Health Related Field.
**Experience**
**Licenses & Certifications**
**Required**
Auto Insurance
Drivers License

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