Qualified Behavioral Health Provider (QBHP)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains client case file documentation and records all case management activity daily
- Work closely with DCFS case workers
- Serves as part of the client’s treatment team
- Provides professionally appropriate transportation as necessary to accomplish treatment goals.
- Makes necessary referrals and serves as liaison with other agencies
- Provides timely documentation to support services rendered and provides written reports as required by other agencies (i.e. DCFS, legal systems, etc.)
- Supports medical records’ staff in securing PCP referrals in a timely manner
- Physically capable and willing to teach and assist youth in independent living activities
- Establishes positive relationship with client, family and their support network
- Physically capable of restraining youth if necessary (must be trained in handle with care and follow policy guidelines concerning seclusion/restraint)
- Models stability for client and family with regular sessions
- Empowers client to improve day to day functionality, reducing stressors and increasing ability to focus on treatment goals
- Encourages client compliance with the established treatment plan
- Provide behavioral interventions and crisis stabilization
- Monitors/reports clients behavior in all environments
- Meets weekly billing quotas as established by the Clinical Director and submits Medicaid billing daily
- Participates in weekly staff meetings
- Attends all mandatory trainings.
- Provide 3 hour services per client per week
- Participates in agency performance quality improvement.
- Participates in OCC on-call weekly rotation.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or another related field preferred and a demonstrated ability to work with the target population; This can be offset by work experience at discretion of OCYFS.
- Previous experience billing Medicaid
- 2 years of experience working with “at-risk” youth or other populations with special needs preferred
- Pass a drug screen and maintain a current TB card.
- Must have a current Arkansas Driver’s license and insurable under OCC’s commercial vehicle insurance policy.
- Must receive child maltreatment, adult maltreatment, FBI and Arkansas state police criminal background clearance.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Works effectively with all agency staff members, clients and families, human services providers, law enforcement, juvenile court(s) and the community-at-large to ensure positive outcomes for clients receiving services.
- Critical thinking skills-uses a logical systematic method for organizing and analyzing information.
- Communication skills-verbal and non-verbal communication in both telephone and face-to-face contacts.
- Ability to collaborate with others to bring about the best client outcomes.
- Demonstrates knowledge of community resources.
- Ability to assess client and family needs and develop case plans that mobilizes community resources and promotes best practice.
- Ability to complete paperwork in a timely manner.
- Practices excellent organizational skills.
- Practices and models conflict resolution skills.
- Follows OCC code of ethics.
- Ability to collect and analyze outcome data.
- Demonstrates cultural sensitivity to OCC’s clients and families.
To apply, please submit a résumé to:
ATTN: Human Resources
Ouachita Children, Youth, & Family Services
P.O. Box 1180
Hot Springs, AR 71902
or by email to dstewart@occnet.org