Homeless Outreach Mental Health Practitioner

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide PATH services (outreach, screening, case-management, re-engagement) to PATH eligible/enrolled clients; develop, write, implement, evaluate, and revise recovery/housing goals and plans in collaboration with the PATH client.
• Maintain an active caseload of 15-20 clients.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team consisting of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Professional/Practitioners, Certified Peer Specialist.
• Identify candidates for the Section 811 and PHOP subsidy programs, complete the application process and start referral process to HSS.
• Target outreach efforts to individuals experiencing homelessness with high acuity and complex needs.
• Ensure voices of individuals with lived experience of homelessness is integrated into PATH program planning and outreach efforts by conducting Satisfaction Surveys to PATH enrolled clients.
• Provide daily community outreach and engage with people living in places not meant for human habitation as well as in shelter settings and community drop-in locations.
• Engage in coordinated outreach efforts with RADIAS Health outreach staff and other community outreach providers; these may occur during early morning hours or in the evening.
• Coordinate cases with other county or community agencies including Intake, Mental Health Case Management, Adult Protection, Income Maintenance, Crisis Center, and community hospitals.
• Develop appropriate care plans with enrolled clients.
• Initial assessment to determine presence of mental illness, chemical dependency, or behavioral problems.
• Monitor clients who may decline active services who represent a potential danger to self or others to ensure referral for emergency psychiatric or other crisis intervention services as needed.
• Coordinate service provisions with other service providers to ensure smooth, prompt, consistent and quality delivery of services to clients.
• Refer urgent cases where there is risk of harm to self or others to the appropriate hospital emergency room and community crisis teams.
• Provide information and referral, intervention strategies and assistance in deescalating the crisis, if there is no imminent risk of harm to self or others.
• Assess the need for hospitalization, crisis residence, or Detox services.
• Provide Client Advocacy and Information and Referral to clients and agencies to ensure protection of civil rights and welfare of clients.
• Refer cases to Adult Protection and Child Protection where there is evidence of neglect and/or abuse of Vulnerable Adults and/or children.
• Assist clients in obtaining needed legal and/or advocacy services.
• File all legally required reports with Vulnerable Adults, the Ombudsman and Child Protection.
• Provide education to clients regarding the symptoms, course, and treatment of their illness.
• Must be able to transport clients in the community.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
• Allow for flexibility in hours worked.

Physical Functions

• Type frequently.
• Drive frequently.
• Walk and hike frequently.
• Exposure to extreme weather conditions.
• Lift 40 pounds or more.