The COPSD/Care Coordination Specialist provides services under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. This model of treatment offers a more comprehensive, holistic, and integrated model of care. Care Coordination provides care across a spectrum of health services, including access to high-quality physical health and behavioral health care, as well as social services, housing, education systems, and employment opportunities as necessary to facilitate wellness and recovery of the whole person. Care coordination closes gaps in treatment by helping individuals access multiple types of services within the community, transportation, and provides follow-up to ensure the individual starts treatment with those services to achieve their recovery goals. In addition to care coordination, this position also provides rapid and timely access to comprehensive mental health and substance use treatment services. Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (COPSD) is an evidence-based practice used to help treat individuals who are suffering from a mental illness and substance use disorder obtain sobriety and achieve recovery goals. This position will provide counseling using the Seeking Safety curriculum or other evidenced-based curriculum to meet the needs of the individuals being served. The COPSD/Care Coordination Specialist will provide the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of addiction counseling that is defined by the CSTAT Technical Assistance Publication (TAP21) Addictions Counseling Competencies: the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude of Professional Practice. This position will provide Care Coordination and COSPD services to youth and adults who are receiving services through the outpatient Mental Health Clinic but also struggling with substance use/abuse.

The Educational Resource Clinician is responsible for increasing awareness and understanding of mental health and substance use disorders within the school districts covered by Region 18 Education Service Center. This position will assist school personnel with implementing initiatives related to mental health and substance use disorders. The Clinician will ensure local school personnel are aware of best practices and evidence-based curriculum for mental health promotion and intervention, substance abuse prevention and intervention, and suicide prevention as well as resources and services available for prevention, treatment and recovery for mental health or substance use.

The Recruitment Specialist assists the Chief Human Resources Officer in day-to-day operations of the department and is responsible for various human resources functions relating to the recruitment and retention of staff. This position will process employment applications, coordinate job postings, attend job fairs, and coordinate the new hire process. The Recruitment Specialist will answer employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees and supervisors, maintain accurate employee records and ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.

The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for daytime response to mental health crisis calls from Law Enforcement, Emergency Room, and the PermiaCare Crisis Hotline. This position provides emergency services to individuals in the community by defining presenting complaints, obtaining relevant medical history, assessing needed interventions, and initiating appropriate crisis intervention services, resolving crisis situations, filing emergency detention orders, and facilitating entrance into Crisis respite facilities when appropriate. The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for ensuring persons in crisis are treated in the least restrictive and most appropriate environment. This position develops and maintains positive working relationships with law enforcement, hospital personnel and the judiciary. The Crisis Response Specialist facilitates entry of crisis clients into need brief services and/or referral to ongoing services as well as handles crises that walk into the Mental Health Clinics.

Peer Specialists provide services under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model which offers a more comprehensive, holistic, and integrated model of treatment. Mental Health Peer support services are services designed and delivered by individuals who have experienced a mental challenge and are in recovery or family members of those who have experienced a mental health challenge and are in recovery. Peer support services foster hope and promote a belief in the possibility of recovery. The Mental Health Peer Specialist assists individuals with mental illness throughout the recovery process, helps individuals gain skills to promote recovery, helps individuals access resources, and helps individuals regain confidence to succeed in society. Mental Health Peer Specialists will work closely with other staff to help individuals navigate services entry, close gaps in services, provide transportation, and to access resources in the community. By providing assistance in a non-judgmental and compassionate manner, this position helps individuals to better understand their own situations and develop coping mechanisms to make positive change.

The Director of Information Technology empowers PermiaCare staff to do their work well by providing technology, reports, training and support. In addition to being the Center's primary source of knowledge for the EHR, the Director of Information Technology supervises the IT team and provides project management for major IT initiatives. Contribution to IT policy creation and prioritization are also required of this position.

The Crisis Co-Responder Specialist will be the behavioral health expert on the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) that includes local law enforcement. The CCRS provides prevention and intervention services for individuals who chronically use emergency services to ensure their access to behavioral health care and to reduce the risk of law enforcement and justice system involvement. The CCSR is responsible for continuity of care following stabilization in the community, hospital transport, or emergency detention.

The Staff Accountant prepares and reviews financial statements for accuracy and legal compliance. This position calculates and prepares monthly invoices, fiscal year summary reports, quarterly reports, budget and match reports, monthly revenue accruals, and other assigned financials. The Staff Accountant enters and maintains updated accounts receivables, calculates monthly salary accrual and posts to general ledger with recurring journal entries, and performs monthly reconciliation of benefits invoices.

The Care Coordinator/COPSD Specialist provides a mix of services to individuals with mental illness who live in Alpine, Van Horn, Presidio, and Fort Stockton. This employee has a primary office in Odessa but travels 50% of the time to the rural clinics to provide services. The employee must provide face-to-face services to the individuals who live in the rural regions.

The Care Coordinator/COPSD Specialist provides Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (COPSD) services. COPSD is an evidence-based practice used to help treat individuals who are suffering from a mental illness and substance use disorder obtain sobriety and achieve recovery goals. This position will provide substance use counseling by following the COPSD curriculum or other evidenced-based curriculum to meet the needs of the individuals being served. This position connects individuals to care across a spectrum of health services, including access to high-quality physical and behavioral health care, as well as social services, housing, education systems, and employment opportunities in order to help reach wellness and recovery of the whole person. The Care Coordinator/COPSD Specialist closes gaps between different organizations that addresses the needs of the individual being served by linking that individual directly to the program and continuing to meet with the individual until they have fully accessed the services.The Care Coordinator/COPSD Specialist will provide the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of addiction counseling that is defined by the CSTAT Technical Assistance Publication (TAP21) ?Addictions Counseling Competencies: the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude of Professional Practice.

The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for response to mental health crisis calls from Law Enforcement, Emergency Room, and the PermiaCare Crisis Hotline. This position provides emergency services to individuals in the community by defining presenting concerns, assessing needed interventions, initiating appropriate crisis intervention services, resolving crisis situations, and facilitating entrance into Crisis respite facilities when appropriate. The Crisis Response Specialist is responsible for ensuring persons in crisis are treated in the least restrictive and most appropriate environment. This position develops and maintains positive working relationships with law enforcement, hospital personnel and the judiciary.

The Substance Abuse Counselor provides counseling services to adults who are seeking outpatient treatment for substance use disorder. This position provides screenings to determine eligibility or referral and comprehensive assessments based on the DSM-5 criteria and State standards. The Counselor provides individualized trauma-informed treatment services that facilitate recovery from substance use disorders to adults, including group counseling, individual counseling, and education.

The Medical Assistant Specialist is responsible for facilitating basic medical and non-medical aspects of a patient's treatment at the Mental Health Clinic. This is achieved through collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members and providing physical and psychological support to patients. The Medical Assistant Specialist collects and maintains record of a patient's vitals, height, weight, and BMI. This position provides the physician with data to appropriately treat patients on anti-psychotic medications to reduce symptoms, achieve a higher level of functioning and/or discharge from active treatment.

The Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) provides comprehensive assessments, interventions and support for children birth to 3 years old with developmental delays or disabilities. This position provides in-home/community-based specialized skills training services as prescribed on the child/family's Individualized Family Service Plan (ISFP) and accurately documents the services concurrently. This position educates the families and trains them on techniques on how to have their child reach a certain developmental goal while incorporating other areas of development. The EIS works closely with families, caregivers, and other professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families served.

The Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) provides comprehensive assessments, interventions and support for children birth to 3 years old with developmental delays or disabilities. This position provides in-home/community-based specialized skills training services as prescribed on the child/family's Individualized Family Service Plan (ISFP) and accurately documents the services concurrently. This position educates the families and trains them on techniques on how to have their child reach a certain developmental goal while incorporating other areas of development. The EIS works closely with families, caregivers, and other professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families served.

The Systems Administrator manages the substantial infrastructure of on-site and off-site system assets. This position ensures operating functionality (upkeep, configuration and optimum uptime) for workstations and servers. The Systems Administrator explores new and changing technology to ensure the agency realizes best practices, cybersecurity and automation solutions.

Case Managers at PermiaCare could work with children, adolescents, or adults in our mental health, substance use disorder, intellectual and developmental disability or Early Childhood Intervention services programs.  Click here and apply for all case manager positions available at PermiaCare.  You must have a Bachelor's degree to be considered.

The Residential Monitor observes and interacts with clients in an inpatient substance use disorder treatment facility. This position is required to be awake and alert at all times during the hours of scheduled duties, is responsible for the clients' safety and well-being and ensures clients adhere to the weekly group schedule. This is a 24/7 facility with day, evening and night shifts available.

Direct Support Professionals (DSP) help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) live their best lives by promoting self-determination. These positions assist with monitoring, daily living activities (such as bathing, eating and toileting), behavior supports, personal care, and ensuring the physical and emotional needs of the individuals are met. DSPs provide residential, Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS), day activity, crisis and community supports in compliance with Contract standards. This position provides transportation for individuals to a variety of locations and may be required to work rotating schedules and flexible hours.

Help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) live their best lives. These positions assist with monitoring, daily living activities (such as bathing, eating and toileting), personal care, and ensuring the physical and emotional needs of the individuals are met.

Direct Support Professionals (DSP) help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) live their best lives by promoting self-determination. These positions assist with monitoring, daily living activities (such as bathing, eating and toileting), behavior supports, personal care, and ensuring the physical and emotional needs of the individuals are met. DSPs provide residential, Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS), day activity, crisis and community supports in compliance with Contract standards. This position provides transportation for individuals to a variety of locations and may be required to work rotating schedules and flexible hours.