Mental Health Coach

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Mental Health Coach providing one-on-one telephonic coaching for DHA’s inTransition psychological healthcare program. Supporting service members and veterans through provider transitions, crisis counseling, and care engagement.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide specialized, telephonic, one-on-one coaching to facilitate callers’ transitions between psychological health care providers or initiation of psychological health care treatment
  • Encourage continued engagement with psychological health care and participation in care seeking and maintenance
  • Use motivational interviewing, barrier identification, task planning, information sharing, and caller education during regular telephonic contacts
  • Use de-escalation techniques when necessary to ensure a positive provider experience
  • Maintain accurate documentation of interactions to inform future support strategies
  • Stay updated on platform features and product changes to provide accurate support
  • Identify, track, report, and resolve calls and issues in a timely manner
  • Maintain comprehensive tracking and documentation of identified issues through completion
  • Perform other duties commensurate with education and experience
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance
  • Work within a standard remote environment using a computer and potentially a headset

Requirements:

  • Actively Licensed Mental Health Professional in social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or behavioral health counseling
  • Master’s Degree
  • At least 3 years’ experience delivering face-to-face health care
  • Demonstrated clinical experience in triage, care management, motivational interviewing, and crisis counseling
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Able to receive a favorable interim and adjudicated final Department of Defense (DoD) background investigation
  • Technologically literate and experienced navigating multiple screens or web browsers simultaneously
  • Proven ability to work independently in a remote work environment
  • Fluent in English, oral and written
  • Proficient data entry skills
  • Ability to resolve complex problems involving concepts, policies, and procedures
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex issues clearly
  • Ability to de-escalate situations and deliver customer service under pressure
  • Ability to use motivational interviewing techniques
  • Ability to solve problems through systematic analysis and sound judgment
  • Ability to understand and resolve crisis and potentially abusive calls effectively
  • Ability to organize people or tasks, adjust to priorities, and learn systems within time constraints
  • Detail-oriented
  • Ability to prioritize and manage actions amid changing deadlines and requirements in a high-volume, high-stress environment
  • Ability to manage complex information, communicate it clearly, and draw sound conclusions
  • Critical thinking and self-initiative
  • Ability to function in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous activities
  • Customer-focused behavior, listening skills, professionalism, patience, respect, and empathy
  • Resiliency and flexibility when adapting to varied situations and individuals
  • Ability to control call pace and flow and manage call time effectively
  • Ability to function in a multi-system Microsoft environment using Word, Outlook, TriWest Intranet, internet, and other departmental software
  • Ability to follow established policies and procedures
  • Ability to cover any work shift as required