Updated 3/5/2010
Easter Seals UCP
North Carolina, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply for a position, please email or fax your
résumé and application to the indicated contact for each position.
A response will only be given if the requirements
for the position are met.
Position
Title:
Paraprofessional
Location: Statesville
Position
Classification:
Part time
Posting
Dates:
3/5/2010
Qualifications: High School Diploma
or GED
Responsibilities: Caring for children
and adults with developmental disabilities in their homes and communities
Contact: Rebecca West; Fax: 704-871-9419
Position
Title:
Employment Specialist
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posting
Dates:
3/3/10
Qualifications: A high school
diploma or equivalent is required. A
minimum of 2 years experience working with adults with disabilities is
preferred but not required. Required to have a valid North Carolina driver’s
license, good driving record and be insurable with reliable transportation.
Previous experience working with MH and DD populations preferred.
Responsibilities: Immediate position for an Employment
Specialist to work in New Hanover County, Pender County, Brunswick County,
Columbus County, Bladen County and surrounding areas. Seeking energetic,
self-motivated, hard working person to join our team to provide supports to
individuals with disabilities in community based employment. A high school
diploma or equivalent is required. A
minimum of 2 years experience working with adults with disabilities is
preferred but not required. Required to have a valid North Carolina driver’s
license, good driving record and be insurable with reliable transportation. The
primary function is to secure community based employment for individuals with
disabilities. As a part of finding suitable employment there will be assessments,
job development and intensive training on the job site. Excellent
communication, organizational and computer skills are required. Maintain case
records as required by licensing and funding bodies’ standards and regulations. Will
be required to work in multiple work environments as dictated by the employment
sites where individuals supported are employed. Previous experience
working with MH and DD populations preferred. Must be willing to work a
flexible schedule/hours and travel will be required.
Contacts:
Kathy
Bink; Fax: (910) 763-1723 or kathy.bink@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Community Resource Trainer
Location: Raleigh
Position
Classification:
Part-time/hourly
Posting
Dates:
3/3/10
Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED minimum
requirements. NCDL.
Responsibilities: This position meets with employers and individuals at their
job sites to solve work related problems, improve communication, and support
individuals in maintaining satisfactory job skills. Excellent
communication, organizational, leadership, and computer skills. A valid
NC driver’s license & reliable car required. Nights and weekend work on
occasion. Bachelor’s degree in Human
Services related field preferred. Experience
providing supported employment services also preferred. Experience working with the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation, LME’s, and knowledge of businesses in these areas a
plus!
Contacts. Aimee
Izawa; Fax: 919-856-0704 or aimee.izawa@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
ICS Supervisor
Location: Winston-Salem
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
3/3/10
Qualifications: Must be QP with
minimum of 2 years experience in MR/DD related services. Must be very organized, have excellent people
skills, excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities: day to day
supervision of staff in field, hire and train new staff, manage services for
people receiving services from opening the case, participate in PCP process
with TCM, advocate for individuals and their families, to working out
scheduling of services. Must track
service authorizations and ensure all services are billable.
Contact: Marcy Koroll; Fax: 336-757-1382 or marcy.koroll@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
ACTT Qualified Professional
Location: Raleigh
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Compensation: Salary
Posting
Dates:
3/3/10
Qualifications: Masters in Counseling,
Psychology, or Social Work; Must have licensure or be working toward licensure
(LCAS, LPC); Experience and knowledge of substance abusing individuals
especially those who are dually diagnosed is preferred.
Responsibilities: Provide
direct clinical services to adult individuals' on an individual, group and
family basis in the community to teach behavioral symptom-management techniques
to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced by medication and to promote
personal growth and development by assisting individuals to adapt to and cope
with internal and external stressors. Provide individual supportive therapy
(e.g., problem solving, role-playing, modeling and support) under the
guidelines of primary therapist. Identify need for SA treatment. Participate in
providing substance abuse treatment under the guidelines of the primary SA
Therapist. Participate in various client therapeutic groups as needed. Provide
skill building and daily living skills to adult clients. Provide ongoing
assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skills training,
supervision (e.g., prompts, assignments, monitoring, and encouragement) and
environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living. Plan, structure and prompt social and leisure-time activities.
Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to increase/identify individuals’
capacity/level for change. Organize and lead individual and group social
activities to structure clients’ time, increase social experiences and provide
opportunities to practice social skills and receive feedback and support. Provide
psycho-education to caregivers of ACTT individuals. Inform caregivers of individuals’ progress. Consult
with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment
process. Provide on-call crisis intervention as per designated schedule
(rotational) for after hour’s response. Participate
in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings. Handle
paperwork duties for an assigned sub-group of ACTT clients (e.g. developing the
Person Centered Plan, submitting authorizations to funding sources). Prepare
and submit documentation accurately and timely. Successfully participate in approved
ACTT training and other required trainings.
Contacts:
Tom Buffkin; Fax: (919) 861-1637 or thomas.buffkin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Respite Counselor
Location: Franklinton, NC
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
2/23/10
Qualifications: Bachelor’s level and one year
service or High school diploma and 5 years experience. Direct support
experience with both developmental disabilities and mental health populations
preferred. Experience with crisis
prevention and intervention services preferred. Maintain valid license
and insurance for personal vehicles utilized for work. Complete within
specified time period the trainings as required by agency and service model.
Responsibilities: START Respite
Counselor provides support to persons with co-occurring developmental
disabilities and mental or behavioral health needs who are temporarily
accessing crisis or planned respite within the START respite home. This staff participates in the daily routine
of the home and provides support for habilitative activities,
personal care, health care and other activities. START Respite Counselor participates as part
of comprehensive START services that collaborate with individual’s primary
provider and clinical home, community crisis services, family and other supports.
Contact:
Thomas
Stallings, MSW, QP Fax: (919) 528-9458 or Thomas.stallings@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Respite Counselor - Part-Time/PRN
Location: Franklinton, NC
Position
Classification:
Part-Time/PRN
Posting
Dates:
2/23/10
Qualifications: Bachelor’s level and one year
service or High school diploma and 5 years experience. Direct support
experience with both developmental disabilities and mental health populations
preferred. Experience with crisis
prevention and intervention services preferred. Maintain valid license
and insurance for personal vehicles utilized for work. Complete within
specified time period the trainings as required by agency and service model.
Responsibilities: START Respite
Counselor provides support to persons with co-occurring developmental
disabilities and mental or behavioral health needs who are temporarily
accessing crisis or planned respite within the START respite home. This staff participates in the daily routine
of the home and provides support for habilitative
activities, personal care, health care and other activities. START Respite Counselor participates as part
of comprehensive START services that collaborate with individual’s primary
provider and clinical home, community crisis services, family and other
supports.
Contact:
Thomas
Stallings, MSW, QP Fax: (919) 528-9458 or Thomas.stallings@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Outpatient
Therapist
Location: Wake
Position
Classification:
Part-time
Compensation: Hourly
Posting
Dates:
2/19/10
Qualifications: Licensed masters level
professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC). Must be familiar with
Person Centered and Recovery concepts in the practice of psychotherapy. Experience working
with children, families and adults. History of working with
adults who have serious and persistent mental illness. Need to be
comfortable working with individuals in their homes or elsewhere in the
community.
Responsibilities: On a periodic,
contract basis provide individual psychotherapy in the home, office, or
community. Conduct comprehensive psychosocial mental health assessments as
needed. Complete required paperwork in a timely manner and participate in required
trainings.
Contacts: Lori Meador; Fax: (919)784-9184 or lori.meador@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Intensive In-Home Team Supervisor
Location: Rocky Mount, N.C.
Position Classification: Full-time Exempt
Posting Dates: 2/17/10
Qualifications: Licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC). Minimum of 2 years direct practice
experience with children and families and one year supervisory experience in a
mental health setting serving children and families. Must
have solid grasp of and experience with family/parent therapy techniques and
crisis intervention.
Responsibilities: This position is the
clinical and administrative leader for at least 4 IIH teams. Provide direct,
ongoing weekly supervision of IIH team leaders. Hire, train, and retain team
leaders and other required staff. Market the program to all internal and
external stakeholders and insure a consistent referral stream. Assess for and start-up new IIH teams as the need arises. Approve team
leader timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Coordinate and
conduct peer review. Ensure incident reports are
prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review making sure team is
achieving productivity requirements and submitting authorization requests in a
timely manner. Analyze and manage team dynamics/processes to insure a
cohesive team consistently delivers clinically appropriate services.
Monitor and assure teams compliance with IIH service
definition requirements in order to successfully minimize payback risk in any
state, federal, or LME audit. Monitor and assure that team leaders and the team
as a whole are delivering best practice and evidenced based services. Conduct
in-service trainings and coordinate outside trainings when needed. Participate
in IIH team meetings when needed to problem solve difficult cases. Serve as a
backup team leader when needed. This would include providing direct IIH
interventions and supports to families and providing on-call crisis coverage.
Prepare employee evaluations.
Contact:Serafina Dowdy;Fax:
252-467-2865 or serafina.dowdy@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Child Placement
Coordinator
Location: Craven, Carteret/Onslow
Position Classification: Full Time Exempt
Posting Dates: 2/16/10
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree
required, Qualified Professional (QP). Two (2) years experience working
directly with children. Flexibility to work irregular and
on-call hours. Valid
driver’s license and proof of insurance. Clear background
check. Organized, detail-oriented, proficient and
timely in all documentations. Ability to
multi-task.
Responsibilities: Coordinate, monitor
and supervise therapeutic foster care placement services for children.
Coordinate placements and maintain files. Coordinate admission and discharge
planning. Provide weekly home visits. Supervise and monitor
service delivery. Assure foster homes are in compliance with State, Federal and
agency policies, procedures and guidelines. Support children, families, foster
parents and contract agencies. Provide timely and accurate billing services.
Ensure confidentiality. Become MAPP certified. Other
duties as assigned.
Contacts: Anthony Gibson; Fax: 252-636-2732
or Anthony.gibson@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
ACTT Substance Abuse Specialist
Location: Raleigh
Compensation: Salary
Posting
Dates:
2/12/10
Qualifications: Must hold a Bachelor’s
or Master’s Degree and QP status and must be certified as a LCAS, CCS or CCAS
or CSAC.
Responsibilities: Provide
individual substance abuse therapy with severe and persistent dually diagnosed
individuals. Develop individual
substance abuse goals and interventions on PCP.
Provide dual diagnosis group therapy.
Educate team members on how to assess for substance use in
consumers. Complete substance abuse ACTT
assessments. Perform case management
duties as needed. Be an active part of
ACTT treatment team process.
Contacts:
Eric
Harbour; Fax: (919) 865-8713 or eric.harbour@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: MST Therapist
Location:
Wake
County (Raleigh, NC)
Position
Classification: Full-time
Posting
Dates: 2/12/10
Qualifications: Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work,
Counseling or related subject area.
Persons with a related bachelor’s degree and significant clinical
experience in treating serious antisocial behavior in youth may also qualify at
the discretion of the agency.
Responsibilities: Conduct MST
assessment including review of referral information, identifying and engaging
key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing
an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.
Engage primary caregivers and other key participants in active change-oriented
treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement. Implement a
problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, and
outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process.
Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system
to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout MST treatment. Provide direct clinical treatment using
methods compatible with MST principles and practices. Participate in all MST
training, supervision and consultation activities. Provide services in-home, at school, and in
other community settings. Conduct a minimum
of fifty percent (50%) of contacts face-to-face with the youth and/or family.
(The remaining units may either be phone or collateral contacts). Work a minimum of sixty percent (60%) or more
of time outside of ASAP facilities, with or on behalf of the youth. Must agree to participate in MST introductory
training and quarterly training on topics directly related to the needs of MST
youth and their family on an ongoing basis.
Must agree to receive a minimum of one (1) hour of
group supervision and one (1) hour of telephone consultation per week.
Contact: Petra Bowery; Petra.bowery@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Intensive
In-Home Team Supervisor
Location: Raleigh
Position Classification: Full-time Exempt
Posting Dates: 2/12/10
Qualifications: Licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC). Minimum of 2 years direct practice
experience with children and families and one year supervisory experience in a
mental health setting serving children and families. Must
have solid grasp of and experience with family/parent therapy techniques and
crisis intervention.
Responsibilities: This position is the
clinical and administrative leader for at least 4 IIH teams. Provide direct,
ongoing weekly supervision of IIH team leaders. Hire, train, and retain team
leaders and other required staff. Market the program to all internal and
external stakeholders and insure a consistent referral stream. Assess for and start-up new IIH teams as the need arises. Approve team
leader timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Coordinate and
conduct peer review. Ensure incident reports are
prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review making sure team is
achieving productivity requirements and submitting authorization requests in a
timely manner. Analyze and manage team dynamics/processes to insure a
cohesive team consistently delivers clinically appropriate services.
Monitor and assure teams compliance with IIH service
definition requirements in order to successfully minimize payback risk in any
state, federal, or LME audit. Monitor and assure that team leaders and the team
as a whole are delivering best practice and evidenced based services. Conduct
in-service trainings and coordinate outside trainings when needed. Participate
in IIH team meetings when needed to problem solve difficult cases. Serve as a
backup team leader when needed. This would include providing direct IIH
interventions and supports to families and providing on-call crisis coverage.
Prepare employee evaluations.
Contact: Scott Myrto; Fax: 919 256-0736 or scott.myrto@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Clinical Team Leader
Location: New Bern
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
02/10/10
Qualifications: Intensive In-Home
(requires LPC, LCSW, LPA, or LMFT for Team Leader). Have verified status as a Qualified
Professional according to 10A NCAC 27G.0104; Meet degree requirements according
to Service Capacity Requirements.
Meet licensure requirements according to
Service Capacity Requirements. Have one year documented experience with the
population to be served by disability group and age. Demonstrate high moral and
ethical character, and be free of any substantiated charges of abuse or neglect
on the NC Healthcare Registry. Maintain valid insurance for personal vehicles
utilized for work. Complete within 90 days trainings as required by agency and
service model. Coordination and
oversight of initial and ongoing assessment activities;
Responsibilities: Coordination and oversight of initial and
ongoing assessment activities. Initial development and
ongoing revision of person-centered plan. Monitoring
and implementation of person-centered plan. Linkage to
additional services and arranging for referrals. Direct
therapeutic interventions including individual, group and family therapy.
Direct therapeutic interventions to promote adaptive skill learning and
development of leisure time interests/activities. Psychoeducational support regarding
wellness, recovery, and substance abuse. To document services and
service provision according to ESUCP, state and federal guidelines. Provide
clinical and administrative oversight to persons providing service per service
description. Provide evaluative and coaching feedback to providers under
supervision according to policy.
Contact: Shanda Collins-Godette; Fax: 252-636-3732 or shanda.collins-godette@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Administrative Assistant
Location: Durham
Position
Classification:
Full-Time
Posting
Dates:
2/10/10
Qualifications: Previous experience as an administrative
assistant (preferably in a health care related field). Proficiency with Microsoft
Office Suite (specifically, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher and
Access). Knowledge of/experience
with the North Carolina publically funded behavioral health authorization
process (specifically Medicaid/Value Options).
Excellent organizational skills. Experience with developing
and maintaining medical records.
Experience uploading and downloading information to and from company
intranet locations. Experience
with data entry. Ability to perform limited travel. Experience and
understanding of basic office printer/fax/copier/scanner machines.
Experience scheduling events and meetings.
Excellent and professional written and verbal
communication skills. Ability to
be flexible, perform well under pressure and interest in learning new
processes. Knowledge of the North
Carolina systems of care for mental health and/or developmental disabilities is
preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities: Provide
administrative support to the NC START Central program including medical records
development and maintenance, data entry, processing purchase orders,
reconciliations, tracking and monitoring authorizations for third party
reimbursement, taking meeting minutes, etc.
Maintaining communication with program staff regarding
medical records, new referrals, etc.
Assisting with scheduling/organizing meetings for larger groups as well
as meetings with individuals, families and providers we support. This position will be based in Durham, NC,
but will provide support to the entire NC START program including staff in the
Durham, Greensboro and Franklinton sites.
Contact: Jarret Stone; Fax: 919.226.0026 or jarret.stone@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Intensive In Home Team Member
Location: Wilmington
Position
Classification:
Part-Time Initially
Posting
Dates:
2/10/10
Qualifications: Bachelors degree
required. Must have a minimum of two years documented
experience providing clinical services to children and families. Experience
in family therapy techniques preferred.
Responsibilities: Deliver
services in various environments, such as homes, schools, detention centers,
homeless shelters, street locations, etc.; Diffuse crises, evaluate nature of
crises and intervene to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence; Assist in
linkage to needed community services and resources; Arrange, coordinate, and
monitor other services on behalf of the individual; Monitor and manage the
presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms; Provide self help and living
skills training for youth; Provide parenting skills training to help the family
build skills for coping with the youth’s disorder; Work with caregivers in the
implementation of home-based behavioral supports; Assist in crisis management,
intensive case management, individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse
intervention, skills training, and other rehabilitative supports to prevent the
need for an out-of-home, more restrictive services; Provide, when assigned,
“first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients; Write
service notes with proficiency and submit as required, submit various billing,
clinical and administrative documentation as required; Participate in peer
review; Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time; Participate
in peer training when appropriate.
Contacts: Elliot Clark; Fax:
910-794-1036 or elliot.clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Assertive Community
Treatment Team Staff
Program: Assertive Community Treatment Team
Location: Seven Locations: Raleigh(27604),
Statesville(28625), Mount Airy(27030), Yanceyville(27379), Burlington(27215),
Rocky Mount (27801) and Durham(27701)
Position Classification: Full-time
Posting Dates: 1/26/10
Qualifications: Master’s Degrees in
Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Counseling
preferred; BSN with 1 year Mental Health Experience or RN with 4 years
experience.
Responsibilities: Provide community
based mental health and substance abuse interventions to individuals challenged
with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse
issues. Support ACTT participants in reaching their goals related to recovery;
develop or assist in the development of person-centered plans. Provide
individualized community based interventions. Facilitate therapeutic groups;
support individuals in meeting their goals through community based
intervention; daily documentation of interventions that meet Medicaid billable
standards. Provide on-call for the team on a rotating basis.
Contacts: Kathy McGuire; Fax:
336-789-9587 or Kathleen.mcguire@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Certified or Licensed Substance Abuse
Counselor
Location: Yanceyville (working in Rockingham county and
Caswell county)
Position
Classification: Full-time
Posting
Dates:
1/19/10
Qualifications: Certified or Licensed Substance Abuse
Counselor with 4 years experience
Responsibilities: Provide Substance Abuse
interventions to individuals supported by the ACTT team. Function as a member
of an interdisciplinary team in providing community based services to
individuals with mental illness and substance abuse issues. One
on One and group counseling. Facilitate groups. Develop person-centered
plans and document according to Medicaid standards
Contact: Caroline Clark; Fax:
336-694-1681 or Caroline.Clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Intensive In-Home Team Member
Location:
Raleigh
Position
Classification: Full-time exempt
Compensation:
Salaried
Posting
Dates: 1/19/10
Qualifications: Bachelors degree required. Must
have a minimum of two years documented experience providing clinical services
to children and families. Experience in family therapy techniques
preferred.
Responsibilities: Deliver services in various environments,
such as homes, schools, detention centers, homeless shelters, street locations,
etc.; Diffuse crises, evaluate nature of crises and intervene to reduce the
likelihood of a recurrence; Assist in linkage to needed community services and
resources; Arrange, coordinate, and monitor other services on behalf of the
individual; Monitor and manage the presenting psychiatric and/or addiction
symptoms; Provide self help and living skills training for youth; Provide
parenting skills training to help the family build skills for coping with the
youth’s disorder; Work with caregivers in the implementation of home-based
behavioral supports; Assist in crisis management, intensive case management,
individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, skills
training, and other rehabilitative supports to prevent the need for an
out-of-home, more restrictive services; Provide, when assigned, “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients; Write service
notes with proficiency and submit as required, submit various billing, clinical
and administrative documentation as required; Participate in peer review; Ensure
incident reports are prepared and submitted on time; Participate in peer
training when appropriate.
Contact: James Beauchemin; Fax: 919-865-8819 or james.beauchemin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Intensive
In-Home Team Supervisor
Position
Classification:
Full-time Exempt
Posting Dates: 1/8/10
Qualifications: Licensed masters level professional (LCSW,
LMFT, LPA, LPC). Minimum of 2 years direct practice experience with children
and families and one year supervisory experience in a mental health setting
serving children and families. Must have solid grasp of and experience with family/parent therapy
techniques and crisis intervention.
Responsibilities: This position is the
clinical and administrative leader for 3-5 IIH teams. Provide direct, ongoing
weekly supervision of IIH team leaders. Hire, train, and retain team leaders
and other required staff. Market the program to all internal and external
stakeholders and insure a consistent referral stream. Assess for and start-up new IIH teams as the need arises. Approve team
leader timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Coordinate and
conduct peer review. Ensure incident reports are
prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review making sure team is
achieving productivity requirements and submitting authorization requests in a
timely manner. Analyze and manage team
dynamics/processes to insure a cohesive team consistently delivers clinically
appropriate services. Monitor and assure
teams compliance with IIH service definition
requirements in order to successfully minimize payback risk in any state,
federal, or LME audit. Monitor and assure that team leaders and the team as a
whole are delivering best practice and evidenced based services. Conduct
in-service trainings and coordinate outside trainings when needed. Participate
in IIH team meetings when needed to problem solve difficult cases. Serve as a back up team leader when needed. This would include providing direct IIH
interventions and supports to families and providing on-call crisis coverage.
Prepare employee evaluations.
Contact: Sabrina Howell; Fax (919) 587-0007 or sabrina.howell@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title:
Intensive In-Home Team Member
Location: Eastpointe
Position Classification: Full
Time
Posting Dates: 1/08/10
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree required. Must have a minimum of two years
documented experience providing clinical services to children and families.
Experience in family therapy techniques preferred.
Responsibilities: Must deliver services in various
environments, such as homes, schools, detention centers and jails (state funds
only), homeless shelters, street locations, etc.; Diffuse crises, evaluate
nature of crises, and intervene to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence;
Assist in linkage to needed community services and resources; Arrange,
coordinate, and monitor other services on behalf of the individual; Monitor and
manage the presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms; Provide self help
and living skills training for youth; Provide parenting skills training to help
the family build skills for coping with the youth’s disorder; Work with
caregivers in the implementation of home-based behavioral supports; Assist in
crisis management, intensive case management, individual and/or family therapy,
substance abuse intervention, skills training, and other rehabilitative
supports to prevent the need for an out-of-home, more restrictive services;
Provide, when assigned, “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis
to recipients; Write service notes with proficiency and submit as required with
minimal reworking; Submit various billing, clinical and administrative documentation
as required with minimal reworking; Participate in peer review; Ensure incident
reports are prepared and submitted on time; Participate in peer training when
appropriate.
Contact: Sabrina Howell; Fax (919) 587-0007 or sabrina.howell@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Registered Nurse
Location: Yanceyville
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10
Qualifications: Registered Nurse with 2 – 4 years experience
with mental health and substance abuse.
Responsibilities: Provide nursing
interventions to individuals support by the ACTT team. Function as a member of
an interdisciplinary team in providing community based services to individuals
with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Administer medications
including injectables. Facilitate groups. Develop
person-centered plans and document according to Medicaid standards.
Contact: Caroline Clark; Fax 336-694-1681 or caroline.clark@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title: Intensive In-Home Team Leader
Location:
Position
Classification: Full-time exempt
Posting
Dates: 1/6/10
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters
level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you
must be board eligible). Prefer candidates with at least a year experience with
the population and experience in family therapy techniques.
Responsibilities: Serve as the team leader in determining
overall direction of treatment and providing clinical supervision and guidance
to other team members in implementing the plan for treatment. This will entail multiple weekly team
meetings and phone contact with team members. Provide or arrange for other team
members to provide crisis management, intensive case management, individual
and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, parent and/or child skills
training, and other rehabilitative supports. Provide the bulk of the family
therapy and when needed, create behavioral supports for the parents. Monitor and manage the child’s presenting
psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms. Responsible for coordinating the initial
assessment and developing the youth’s Person Centered Plan (PCP). Provide, when
assigned, “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to
recipients. This is a shared rotational
on-call among the team members. Deliver services in various environments, such
as homes, schools, community locations, detention centers, etc. Provide QA of
the other team member’s service notes and ensure timeliness. Approve timesheets
and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Ensure incident reports are
prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review.
Contact: James Beauchemin; Fax 919-865-8819 or james.beauchemin@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position Title: Intensive-in-Home Team Leader
Location:
Position Classification: Full Time
Posting Dates: 1/6/10
Qualifications: Licensed or provisionally licensed masters level professional (LCSW, LMFT, LPA, LPC (for candidates for LPC licensure you must be board eligible). Prefer candidates with at least a year experience with the population and experience in family therapy techniques.
Responsibilities: Serve as the team leader in determining overall direction of treatment and providing clinical supervision and guidance to other team members in implementing the plan for treatment. This will entail multiple weekly team meetings and phone contact with team members. Provide or arrange for other team members to provide crisis management, intensive case management, individual and/or family therapy, substance abuse intervention, parent and/or child skills training, and other rehabilitative supports. Provide the bulk of the family therapy and when needed, create behavioral supports for the parents. Monitor and manage the child’s presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms. Responsible for coordinating the initial assessment and developing the youth’s Person Centered Plan (PCP). Provide, when assigned, “first responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to recipients. This is a shared rotational on-call among the team members. Deliver services in various environments, such as homes, schools, community locations, detention centers, etc. Provide QA of the other team member’s service notes and ensure timeliness. Approve timesheets and billing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Ensure incident reports are prepared and submitted on time. Manage utilization review
Contact: Serafina Dowdy; Fax # 252-467-2865 or serafina.dowdy@nc.eastersealsucp.com
Position
Title:
Community Support Team - Team Member – CST1
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10
Qualifications: Qualified Professional: must have a Bachelor’s degree, human services
preferred, and requisite experience with the population and age served (adult),
minimum 1 year post bachelors experience with adults. Prefer substance abuse
certification and experience.
Responsibilities: Receive supervision according to supervision
requirements specified in 10A NCAC 27G.0204, and Easter Seals UCP policy and
the Community Support Team service definition.
Comply with all Easter Seals UCP policies and procedures, as well as
state, and federal regulations. Follow
and adhere to the individual’s PCP.
Provide basic skills and activities as required in the PCP. Maintain
professional boundaries with individuals.
Complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training specific to the
required components of the community support team service definition including
crisis response within the first 90 days of employment. Meet billing requirements. Write daily service notes with proficiency
and submit as required and on time, with minimal reworking. Participate in peer review. Participate, when assigned, in “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to individuals experiencing a
crisis and be available to make face-to-face contact with individuals served
within 2 hours of receiving a crisis call.
Contribute to effective teamwork by establishing and maintaining
effective communication and internal relations with supervisor, team members
and other staff.
Contacts:
Position
Title:
Community Support Team - Team Member – CST1
Location:
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/6/10
Qualifications: Qualified Professional: must have a Bachelor’s degree, human services
preferred, and requisite experience with the population and age served (adult),
minimum 1 year post bachelors experience with adults. Prefer substance abuse
certification and experience.
Responsibilities: Receive supervision according to supervision
requirements specified in 10A NCAC 27G.0204, and Easter Seals UCP policy and
the Community Support Team service definition.
Comply with all Easter Seals UCP policies and procedures, as well as
state, and federal regulations. Follow
and adhere to the individual’s PCP.
Provide basic skills and activities as required in the PCP. Maintain
professional boundaries with individuals.
Complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training specific to the
required components of the community support team service definition including
crisis response within the first 90 days of employment. Meet billing requirements. Write daily service notes with proficiency
and submit as required and on time, with minimal reworking. Participate in peer review. Participate, when assigned, in “first
responder” crisis response on a 24/7/365 basis to individuals experiencing a
crisis and be available to make face-to-face contact with individuals served
within 2 hours of receiving a crisis call.
Contribute to effective teamwork by establishing and maintaining
effective communication and internal relations with supervisor, team members
and other staff.
Contacts:
Position
Title:
Occupational Therapist
Location: Charlotte
Position
Classification:
Full Time
Posting
Dates:
1/1/10
Qualifications: Graduation from an
accredited school of occupational therapy and at least one year of experience
with developmentally disabled children. Must have a
Responsibilities: Selects appropriate
evaluation devices and evaluates each child in the area related to occupational
therapy. Prepares written report of evaluation results and interprets these
results to the staff and caretakers. Participates in meetings as necessary and
submits occupational therapy evaluations for program planning. Develops occupational therapy plan for each child to be included in
the treatment plan. Maintains records and therapy
notes on each child. Develops an outline of activities
to reinforce the occupational therapy program in coordination with the
education activities. Demonstrates activities to
staff.
Meets with each child’s caretaker(s)
periodically to review and update the child’s therapy program. Attends
appropriate, work related in service workshops/conferences. Assists
the program director in preparing and coordinating appropriate billing and
authorizations for funding sources related to payment for therapies. Performs related duties as requested by program director.
Contact: Nannette Bassette; Fax:
704-522-9914 or nannette.bassette@nc.eastersealsucp.com
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