**DISCLAIMER: THIS POSITION WILL BE WITH A PRIVATE AGENCY, CONTRACTED WITH CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORK AT BRIDGES SCHOOL.  THIS POSITION WILL NOT BE EMPLOYED BY CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS."   

Minimum Qualifications:

Getting Ready, Inc. Day Treatment

Qualified Professional Job Description

Meets one of the following for a Qualified Professional according to staff definitions 10A NCAC 27G:

• an individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience with the population served; or
• a graduate of a college or university with a Masters degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated with the population served; or
• a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree accumulated experience with the population served; or
• a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree accumulated experience with the population served

AND is required to have the skill, knowledge, and experience with child/adolescent MH

Within 30 days of employment to provide this service, or timeframes required by NCDHHS, each staff member must complete a minimum of 20 hours of training specific to components of the Day Treatment service definition, the clinical model(s) or evidence-based treatment(s) consistent with best practice implemented, crisis response, Person Centered Thinking, Systems of Care (SOC) Child and Family Team training.

*Personnel File will contain documentation of all required components as indicated in P&P. QP will follow the training for new employees as indicated through the training plan implemented by the Training Director.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate initial and ongoing assessments and discharge transition
• Develop the Person-Centered Plan,
• Ongoing monitoring of the implementation of the Person-Centered
• Revise and update the PCP as
• Provide additional case management functions of linking, arranging for services and
• Participate and/or coordinate in treatment planning
• Keep in close contact with families and people involved in the clients care to encourage and promote family
• Providing first responder crisis (proactive/reactive) plans, which may require face-to-face and/or telephonically services at all times (24/7/365) within 2
• Assure proper administration of all medication and proper documentation. (if applicable)
• Develop the monthly activities schedule with the
• Documenting the child’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions outlined in the PCP.
• Collaborating with other medical and treatment

1)  Within 30 days of hire:

• 3 hours Day Treatment service definition required components
• 3 hours crisis response
• 3 hours PCP Instructional Elements (for QPS responsible for PCPs)

2)  Within 90 days of hire (by 6/30/2011 for existing providers):

• 12 hours Person Centered Thinking
• 11 hours Introduction to SOC

• Minimum 24 hours specific to modality selected for service delivery
• Annually - Follow up or ongoing training required by modality selected for service delivery (minimum of 10 hours)

***This position is classified as "exempt" under the FSLA 29 CFR part 541 and paid at a rate inclusive of all billable and non-billable duties.***