Consumer Recovery Specialist - Urgent Recovery Center - Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Join a team that CARES! Here at ODMHSAS, we believe in I.C.A.R.E. - Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our mission is to promote healthy communities and provide the highest quality care to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans. We take that very seriously - because we care!

Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center (COCMHC) is recruiting for compassionate, dedicated direct care professionals to provide direct or indirect care for consumers of behavioral health treatment at our brand new Urgent Recovery Center (URC). This includes participation in de-escalation activities and assuring that patients are kept safe. This position acts as a role model, demonstrating effective problem solving and decision-making skills and will assist in providing therapeutic activities for the consumer, assuring scheduled programming is carried out. Our URC is a place of stabilization providing an emergency assessment and intensive support for children and adolescents experiencing a mental health or substance abuse crisis. The URC setting allows children from age 5-17 and their families to de-escalate from a crisis state in a safe therapeutic environment. With a goal of resolving the immediate crisis and stabilizing at the lowest level possible ,the URC is staffed 24/7/365 with a multidisciplinary team of a prescriber, nurse, licensed behavioral health practitioner, and family support providers with lived experience. 

Job Type/Salary:

• Full-time position
• Currently recruiting for evening/overnight shifts
• Salary: $35,547.20+
• Full Compensation range of $45,919 to $58,629, depending on the number of covered dependents and qualifications. Compensation range to include base salary and benefits allowance to help you pay for your benefits. Compensation range does not include shift differentials.
• FLSA Status: Exempt

Additional Compensation: Along with our great benefits we also offer addition compensation for working outside of normal business hours! Below is the list of shift differential pay that you can use to boost your hourly pay rate. You can also stack your shift differential pay. For example, working nights on the weekends earns you an extra $1.75 an hour!

• Direct Care – extra $1.00/hr.
• Evening/Nights - extra $0.50 hr.
• Weekends – extra $0.75 hr.
• Holidays – extra $0.75 hr.
• On-call - extra $0.60/hr.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience: 

• Associates Degree OR an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting two years of relevant experience for the required education

Benefit Highlights: ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents.   Our benefits include:

• Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums
• A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations
• Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care
• Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs
• 11 paid holidays
• 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year
• Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match
• Longevity Bonus for years of service
• Student Loan repayment options
• Training opportunities for CEU requirements

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing:  Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.