Job Information
Confidential Employer Mobile Therapist in Phila, Pennsylvania
GENERAL OVERVIEW
The Mobile Therapist is responsible for case management and residential rehabilitation coverage which requires direct services to tenants who have long term mental illness to maintain residency in supportive housing. The heart of residential rehabilitative services lies in the ability to provide clinical individualized supports in a community setting that is based on each resident's strengths, interests and needs.
ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS
Assess tenants' abilities and mental health status, individualized needs and preferences and appropriateness of services from point of supportive housing occupancy from a clinical standpoint.
Assist tenants in developing and implementing a comprehensive individual service plan (Recovery Goal Plan) which will focus on Adult Daily Living Skills, money and medication management, meal planning, cooking, cleaning, tenant responsibilities and needed services.
Coordinate service planning to include members of tenants' treatment team and tenants' natural supports.
Conduct monthly reviews of service plans and modify as needed.
To perform home visits to tenants on assigned caseload at frequency clinical documented in-service plan.
Assist tenants with meeting the obligations of tenancy. (Must visit daily for first thirty (30 days) after occupancy in supported housing).
Supervise the administration of tenants' self medication protocols.
Develop an individual Crisis Intervention Plan for all tenants and provide crisis intervention services. Utilize clinical and emergency backup as needed.
Documentation of all tenant/ counselor activity in agency's online client registry (Credible) at time of contact.
Maintain entire chart of tenants' records, review and update tenant assessments, complete reports of services provided, services needed, and all other clinical and administrative records deemed necessary.
Maintain and update case records documenting progress towards recovery goals and objectives.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Willingness to travel to all areas of city to provide services to tenants in various supportive housing units.
Flexibility to adjust hours to provide services at times of tenants' expressed preference. Weekends, nights and holiday hours included.
Responsible for mobile phone coverage as assigned.
Attend training sessions, workshops and seminars as requested by supervisors or as needed for professional development.
Attend departmental and agency meetings.
Attend and participate in shift change meetings, clinical reviews, staff meetings and other team meetings in accordance with program needs.
Requirements
PREREQUISITES & QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:
· Master's Degree in social work, psychology, sociology, gerontology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, theology, counseling, or education; with 2 years mental health direct care experience working with adults.
· Excellent verbal and communication skills
· Ability to manage time effectively with minimal supervision
· Ability to work individually and function as a team
· Good verbal communication and the ability to provide quality written documentation regarding service to tenants.
· Effective Crisis intervention skills
· Ability to use computer programs including but not limited to; MS Word. MS Excel. Internet, Email
Must have valid driver's license and mustalso show proof of current insurance with minimum limits of $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate