Behavioral Health Care Planner

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has a career opportunity within Montana State Hospital. Behavioral Healthcare Planners provide assessment, treatment planning, and supportive individual follow up to persons who are seriously mentally ill and are hospitalized.

Requirements

• Knowledge of principles of social work, human behavior, contemporary social, and economic conditions, needs, and problems relating to the patient family background, and principles of federal and state legislation pertaining to social welfare community resources.
• Knowledge of treatment for patients with serious mental illness, as well as chemical dependency, developmental disabilities, personality disorders, etc.
• Effectively utilize knowledge and skills and apply them to practical assessment and treatment modalities for patients.
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to analyze, assemble, and organize information.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays
• Work/life balance
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program