Mental Health Professional II / IDD Services / Santee-Wateree NHC- (Sumter)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a **Mental Health Professional II** who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply. This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Santee-Wateree MHC, 801 N. Pike West, Sumter, SC 29153. Under general supervision, you will provide assessment/counseling interventions/treatment to patients with serious mental illnesses, developmental disorders, and/or autism spectrum disorders and will ensure linkages for therapeutic needs to promote wellbeing for patients. **Responsibilities for the Mental Health Professional II:** | Provide evidenced based services to children, adolescents, & adults; provide individual psychotherapy using developmentally adapted evidence-based practices. Provide family therapy and caregiver coaching to support skill development at home and in the community. Conduct intake assessments and treatment planning using IDD/MI/SED appropriate tools and strategies. Use trauma-informed, non-coercive crisis de-escalation strategies. Conduct modified suicide risk and crisis assessments that consider communication limitations. Develop Personal Safety Plan. Modify therapeutic materials to meet the cognitive, sensory, and communication needs of each client. Incorporate visual support, social stories, modeling, video modeling, and structured teaching strategies into therapy. Ensure patients are seen as per Level of Care (LOC) guidelines; address patient barriers to services; ensure crises are staffed; ensure internal & external customer satisfaction. Meet patient care hour standards. | Work closely with families, caregivers, case managers, school personnel, residential staff, Applied behavior Analysis (ABA) providers, and other treatment team members. Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and provides input. Coordinate care to ensure consistency across settings. | Complete documentation is according to QI policies. Document services and contracts to patients. Keep billing disallowances to a minimum. Produce outcomes and/or progress summaries that reflect patient improvement; Write objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-limited. Write objectives and interventions that address patients’ SNAPs. Meet collaborative documentation standards. | Adhere to Center, OMH, & State Corporate Compliance policies, procedures, and responsibilities. Make good faith effort to report violations; Does not intentionally violate laws regulating the provision of health care. Adhere to Code of Conduct. | Participate in ongoing professional development and maintain license/certifications. Comply with training requirements. Attend supervision and participate in other meetings as required. | | --- | | | --- | | | --- | | | --- | | | --- | | **SCOMH**: A master's degree and professional experience in guidance, counseling or social sciences and two (2) years of experience in clinical setting. | | --- | **Additional Center Requirement:** - Must be licensed or eligible for licensure. If unlicensed, must be willing to work towards licensure in SC within six (6) months. This position requires the ability to bend, stoop, climb, drive from location to location, lift and file. - Health care or related experience - Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus. **Post hire, employees must:** Diagnose and provide treatment of behavioral, developmental, autistic, and mental disorders. Demonstrate the ability to listen and understand, effectively communicate information and ideas so that others will understand. Demonstrate the ability to…