Mental Health Counselor (PRSC) Days
- Full-time
- Name of Location/Facility: Southview Manor
- Status of Employment: Full Time
- Job Title: Psych / Rehab Services Coordinator (PRSC)
- Shift Type: Day Shift (7am-3pm)
- Represented position?: This is a Represented Position. Union membership requirements will be applied as per the current Union Contract with this center.
- Department: Behavioral Health
Company Description
- Salary: $20.00/hr + benefits
- Shift: Full-time 8 hour shifts
- Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 7am-3pm
You’re not just your job title. Your role here extends far beyond your job description. You are a friend and family member to each resident. You know their name and their story. You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care. This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care centers.
When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.
Join us and make a connection of your own. Join us and make a difference in someone’s life.
A little more about our center:
Southview Manor (formerly Southview Care) is an inner-city skilled nursing facility (SNF) with 5 floors and an average census of 160+. We have and multiple levels of care, including long term care and a large behavioral health (formerly indigent) population.
- Highly ranked Quality Measures – this means we provide excellent clinical care!
- The average age of our patients is 35-55 and the most common diagnoses are schizophrenia, bi-polar and major depressive disorders.
- Many are able to age in place, and about 25% return to the community.
- We have several programs encouraging engagement, but the most popular spot in our center is the game room.
- We love new grads and work with students from multiple schools/universities in the area.
- The Metra and the Green Line are just a few blocks away
The National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies (NARA) awarded Transitional Care Management their “Impact Award” for 2023 for our Life Skills Programming. This center is using that very same “Life Skills Program” and changing lives every day. Ask us about it during your interview – we’d be delighted to share our success stories. It’s so much more than what your current Psych/Social team is doing now!
Job Description
What you will do in this role: The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator (PRSC) provides group and individual therapy. This includes psychiatric rehab and case management services to adults with a history of psychiatric (Behavioral Health) hospitalizations. You will help them with long-term care and/or stabilization. You will be a part of our interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing therapeutic services and interventions to best serve their needs. Our patients are interactive, motivated and eager to go on this journey with you.
- Please ask us about our unique Life Skills Training Program – we go well beyond symptom management. Our success rate is joy-filled and impressive.
- NOTE: Our most successful PRSCs have prior experience in this setting.
What’s in it for you:
- Our patients are loud, happy and eager to say hello to you as you pass by.
- You will immediately feel like a part of a team.
- Flexible scheduling for most of our job titles
- Employee recognition program
- Annual merit increase opportunities
- Robust benefits package, including a retirement savings plan
- Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
- Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.
Qualifications
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator (PRSC): officially we title this job a PRSC, but in other centers it may be called a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Coordinator, Psychiatric Rehab Coordinator, Psychiatric Rehab Counselor, or Mental or Behavioral Health Counselor
What we need from you:
- Prior experience as a PRSC or mental health professional in a licensed nursing home, intermediate care facility, or specialized mental health rehab facility (SMHRF) is preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field (including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology) and have a minimum of 1 year of supervised experience in mental health or human services setting
- Experience with Point Click Care (PCC) is ideal, but not required
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be the reason someone succeeds today.
Additional Information
Note: This overview/ad is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. More information will be disclosed during your interview and on the formal Job Description.
This center is managed by TRANSITIONAL CARE MANAGEMENT. We currently provide comprehensive management services to several inpatient healthcare centers throughout Northern IL & the Chicagoland area. These settings include Long-term Care Skilled Nursing (SNFs), Short-term Care Rehabilitation, Intermediate Care (ICFs), and Behavioral Health Service (SMHRFs) centers.
Each center is unique; offering you a variety of long-term career opportunities.