Careers

MAIN FUNCTION: The School Based/Outpatient Mental Health Practitioner provides mental health and/or substance abuse services, education, consultation, and prevention to clients/students at schools, including crisis intervention.

PRIMARY SCHOOL LOCATION OPTIONS: Chambers, Stuart, Atkinson, and Creighton

SCHEDULE: follows the school calendar which includes summers, school vacations, and school holidays off (all while still receiving benefits!)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides direct mental health and/or substance abuse services that include, but not limited to, intake assessment, individual, family, group counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention
• Completes treatment plans, treatment plan updates, psychotherapy notes, and all other documentation as needed
• Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings, clinical meetings, IEP meetings, and other as needed
• Participates in collection of mental health/substance abuse information and student outcomes data to be used for monitoring the overall performance and effectiveness of services provided
• Determines the family and community resources available for treatment and/or placement and makes appropriate arrangements
• Provides crisis intervention and assessment/evaluation, including after hours and on weekends
• Provide follow up and implementation of re-integration plans for students who are returning to school from hospitalizations and or facility stays
• Be familiar with disciplinary guidelines and at-risk student characteristics/needs, collaborating agency referral guidelines, as well as be familiar with special education regulatory requirements and assistance with process as appropriate
• Foster effective communication with students, parents, and other staff members
• Provide home interventions/visits on a regular basis or as clinically necessary and solicits parents/guardian involvement in program planning and treatment services
• Assists family to locate and appropriately use community resources, agencies, organizations and team members to coordinate services and monitor progress toward treatment goals
• May be required to work an altered schedule and provide clinical services in evenings and weekends
• Other duties as assigned

This position has no supervisory duties.

REQUIREMENTS:
Travel is required, maintain car insurance, and driver’s license
Maintain confidentiality and maintain ethics as dictated by profession
Skill in oral and written communication
Willing to be a team member with all staff

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services related field. Must have at least two year’s experience. Must possess or be eligible to obtain a Nebraska license of PLMHP, LMHP, LCSW, LIMHP, LICSW

SALARY RANGE: $45,000-$55,000 DOE; (opportunities to work in summer for additional income) PLUS Benefits:
8 paid PTO days per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.
Student loan reimbursement for licensed therapists.

HOURS: follows the school schedule; 40 hours a week during school year; school breaks, holidays and summers off!

Apply at: https://heartlandcounseling.bamboohr.com/careers

LOCATION: O'Neill
Full-time, 40 hours per week, flexible schedule, serving our rural counties of Holt, Antelope, Cedar, Knox! $41k-$43k annual DOE!

MAIN POSITION FUNCTION:
The Crisis Responder is responsible for providing 24-hour crisis coverage as part of the on-call rotation. This is a short-term service which aims to assist individuals who are in a crisis (i.e. suicidal, homicidal, psychotic). The Crisis Responder will complete a screening during crisis calls to assess for safety of the individual and others. If the Crisis Responder identifies risk requiring further consultation and/or assessment, the Crisis Responder will contact the Community-based Services Director, any other director or supervisor or the Licensed Mental Health Therapist on-call to consult further, which may result in the Licensed Therapist completing a crisis assessment. The Crisis Responder can respond via phone, telehealth and/or in person.

The program is designed to prevent hospitalizations and Emergency Protective Custody by wrapping appropriate services around the consumer to allow them the opportunity to remain in the community. Therefore, it is the Crisis Responder’s responsibility to help access appropriate services to assist the consumer which may include, but not be limited to, local Law Enforcement, therapists, medical facilities, domestic violence shelters, housing, substance abuse treatment, food banks, etc. The Crisis Responder will be visible in the community and promote the Crisis Response Program as well as other programs of Heartland Counseling Services, Inc. throughout the counties served by Heartland Counseling Services, Inc.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide crisis support and intervention services in a preventative manner, during a crisis and/or after a crisis has stabilized. This includes screening and safety planning. If hospitalization becomes necessary, facilitates in cooperation with the inpatient provider, the client’s transition back into the community, including after hours and on weekends, when necessary.
• Provides services at other HCS locations as assigned, which may include travel.
• Complete appropriate documentation in accordance with agency policy and procedures; this includes entering data in Heartland’s EMR system as well as the CDS. Maintains up to date client charts to include crisis encounters and screenings.
• Assist in providing referrals to other mental health services.
• Connect individual to necessary supports (both formal and informal) and community resources.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with necessary outside individuals and agencies.
• Partner and participate in community meetings (i.e. collaboration with the district health department and emergency management agencies to better prepare for and identify special needs and supports in all phases of an emergency) as assigned.
• Provides community education services (i.e. schools, law enforcement, media, community meetings) as assigned.
• Demonstrates willingness to maintain flexibility and openness to new information through trainings and case consultation, including peer support certification.
• Be on the on-call rotation to maintain coverage of the crisis line 24/7/365.
• Attends scheduled supervisory, all-staff and community-based staff meetings.
• Completes all paperwork in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Implements screening tools as directed.
• Participates in community events as assigned.
• Participates in a planning committee as assigned.
• Always follows professional ethics.
• Adheres to all agency policy and procedures.
• Adheres to agency policy on confidentiality.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
• Maintains ethics as dictated by profession.
• Maintains certifications as needed.
• Ability to form positive relationships with clients.
• Skills in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to form cooperative and supportive relationships with staff/agency.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s Degree in the Human Service Field or equivalent experience.

BENEFITS:
2-3 weeks paid vacation per year.
12 paid sick days per year.
2 paid personal days per year.
1 paid mental health day per year.
9 paid holidays per year.
3 paid training days per year.
Bereavement Leave.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid life insurance policy.
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Aflac.
Employee Assistance Program.
3% matching retirement plan after 2 years of employment.
Flexible schedule.

TITLE: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

REPORTS TO: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

MAIN FUNCTION: The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing routine, detailed assistance to the Executive Director and other members of the administration team and assures the agency’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBLITIES:
• Participates in research, development, implementation, and maintenance of all data collection, data review, and quarterly QA/QI projects/meetings along with the Administrative Team.
• Acts as a liaison between the EMR system as well as providing necessary documents required for each employee to be compliant with EMR.
• Prepares reports and/or recommendations required by the QA/QI committee and the Executive Director.
• Responsible for distributing, compiling, data entry, and reporting for client quarterly and yearly surveys.
• Daily mail pick-up and distribution.
• Responsible for daily deposit.
• Responsible for a yearly Region 4 company compliance audit.
• Responsible to ensure state licensure is renewed yearly and posted in the building.
• Responsible for Occupancy Certificates according to Nebraska State Fire Marshall requirements.
• Acts as a liaison between our contracted technology companies and employees to ensure technology is compliant with software updates and includes distributing laptops, signature pads, and any other technology needed by the employee.
• Coordinates and manages Health & Safety including compiling meeting notes, monthly drills, recording quarterly building inspections, collecting, and organizing all Incident Reports, compiling all transportation mileage documents, and ensuring each employee is in compliance with the necessary items at his/her workstations.
• Responsible for creating any forms needed for clients and/or employees.
• Responsible for reaching out for maintenance with contracted companies on all distributed hardware throughout the office such as laptops, copiers, printers, fax machines, cell phones, and postage meter.
• Collaborate with the Administrative team to be compliant with CARF standard practices, Managed Care Company standards, and HRSA standards (Health Resources Services Administration).
• Responsible for emailing a quarterly outcome measure report to the Region.
• Works with the Executive Director as a signatory for all outgoing checks.
• Maintain a Notary Public.
• Maintains all records/minutes for the BOD (Board of Directors).
• Ensure all fire extinguishers are up to date and working by documenting them on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for ordering and distributing all new cell phones for employees.
• Responsible for keeping an ongoing spreadsheet for all technology hardware.
• Attends required meetings as directed by the Executive Director.
• Assists Executive Director with tasks as assigned.
• Assists Human Resources Director with tasks as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
• Demonstrate initiative, ability to work with others, and good professional judgement.
• Ability to work independently and organize time effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Google Docs.
• Maintains ethics and confidentiality as dictated by profession.
• Strong interpersonal skills in working with diverse populations.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and an insurable driving record.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university or three years of experience working with compliance and quality assurance.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.