Mental Health Professional - Employment Specialist

Mental Health Professional - Employment Specialist for the Iowa Program

Hybrid/Remote work available with travel and community-based work in Muscatine, Cedar, Jackson, and Clinton Counties.

Full-Time; FTE 1.0

Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

The Employment Specialist is indirectly supervised by the department Manager and provides care to clients utilizing the Robert Young Center principles of Trauma Informed Care. The Employment Specialist provides case management and employment-based services to severely mentally ill adults in the community.

Why UnityPoint Health?

• Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
• Benefits - Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gend Save er, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Development - We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work. https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org

• Performs diagnostic assessments and collects diagnostic information to determine an individualized treatment plan for the client.
• Plans treatment modalities, coordinates treatment plans and follows clients through the treatment process.
• Provides counseling, problem-solving and community support (individual and group).
• Requests consultation for clients that includes but is not limited to providers, social workers, and nursing staff when necessary.
• Evaluate the client's treatment plan through follow-up assessment and makes adjustments based on clinical findings.

Education:

• Requires bachelor's degree with at least 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in a human services field, including but not limited to sociology, social work, counseling, psychology, or human services.

Experience:

• Experience working with persons with severe and persistent mental illness.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Valid driver's license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certiciation within 6 months of hire.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 6 months of hire.

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