Job Description:

Post Date: October 8, 2009

Rehabilitation Coordinator

All names will be removed from eligible lists one (1) year after eligibility is established.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy, Music Therapy, Social Services, Psychology, Vocational Counseling, Community Mental Health or Nursing. Five (5) years of work experience in treatment services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness including experience providing community based mental health services such as: rehabilitative services, inpatient, outpatient and/or day treatment. Four (4) years of supervisory and management experience required. Licensed by the State of Wisconsin as an Occupational Therapist or Board Certified as a Music Therapist at time of application and maintained during incumbency. Possession of a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License is preferred. Master’s degree in one of the fields listed above will substitute for two years of work experience in treatment services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness including experience providing community based mental health services such as: rehabilitative services, inpatient, outpatient and/or day treatment.

Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of Federal, State and County standards, policies and procedures in rehabilitative, inpatient or day treatment services; Knowledge of HSS61.75/HFS 33; knowledge of title 18 and title 19 billing; knowledge of basic accounting principles; knowledge of community resources such as the Master Plan for the Public Sector Mental Health System for Adults in Milwaukee; knowledge of Community Mental Health and Day treatment practices and methods; knowledge of Occupational and Music Therapists practices, principles and methods; skill in community mental health and day treatment methods; supervisory skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to work in a harmonious and professional manner with clients, families, individuals of varied professional backgrounds and individuals in the private and public sector.

Duties: Under general direction, to be responsible for the organization, management and administration of rehabilitative services for the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division’s Acute Inpatient and Day Treatment and Intensive Medical Day Treatment Programs; to develop and maintain the highest clinical standards and “Best Practice” care within Rehabilitative Services Programming and Intensive Medical Day Treatment Program; to achieve and maintain the Federal, State and County regulatory mandates; to schedule, assign, supervise, train, evaluate, and monitor the productivity of professional and clerical staff; to assist in training, directing, guiding and evaluating treatment providers in the varied therapeutic interventions and community living skills designed towards meeting the needs of persons with severe and persistent mental illness; to screen and assign new referrals; to coordinate, assist in, or directly handle difficult cases requiring individual, group, family spousal, co-therapy and/or crisis intervention methods; to adjust program capacity and/or develop services to meet Acute Inpatient/Day Treatment Program/Client needs; to confer with the department administrator, directors, staff and/or lead members from public and private organizations with respect to client needs and staff development; to maintain records, conduct chart audits to meet requirements of State certification; to order equipment; assist with budget preparation, audit billing practices, quarterly performance improvement and annual performance review reports; to prepare bi-annual state certification audit/review; to serve on hospital committees, organizations, and participate in State meetings and/or activities and in-service training; to provide staff or clinic consultation, in-service education and orientation programs; to monitor internship programs in collaboration with hospital and college programming; to promote collaborative and harmonious relationships between the Behavioral Health Division, community organizations and agencies.

THE ORIGINAL EXAMINATION is open to qualified residents of the State of Wisconsin. Appointee must establish residency in Milwaukee County within six months of appointment and maintain residency during incumbency.

ON-LINE APPLICATION and COMPLETED ASSESSMENT, must be filed, by 11:59p.m., Friday, October 30, 2009. If you are interested in applying for any position with Milwaukee County, please submit your application and complete the assessment on-line at www.jobs.milwaukeecounty.org.

APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF APPLICATION.

Candidates will be asked to submit a full account of their training and experience and to report for a written test, performance test and an oral interview, if deemed necessary, at a time and place to be set by the Division of Human Resources.

In accordance with Rule III, Section 12 of the Civil Service Rules, a noncompetitive examination will be held for this position. The noncompetitive examination will consist of criteria deemed appropriate by the Director of Human Resources to rank applicants on the eligible list for this position.

Milwaukee County provides a competitive benefit package.

Effective October 1, 1988, background checks must be conducted on all individuals appointed to positions covered by Wisconsin Act 27 of the laws of 1997 and Wisconsin State statute 50.065. This requirement impacts all positions authorized in Milwaukee County Department of Human Services, Mental Health Division as well as other positions in County Service.

In accordance with the provisions of a Federal Court Order #74-C-374 issued by U.S. District Judge Myron L. Gordon, ratio hiring based on race may be used in selecting qualified employees for this classification