This is advanced professional clinical work conducting emergency assessments for clients who present at Crisis Stabilization in crisis seeking mental health stabilization. Emergency Screeners provide 24/7 Emergency Intake and Evaluation services for both voluntary and Baker Act adults and children.

This is a professional clinical position that will report to the Forensic Director to provide as core of duties, intensive clinical services(crisis, group and individual therapy). Other functions may include case management, jail screening, follow-up and service delivery to individuals with mental health being diverted from the jail and forensic state hospitals.

This is a highly advanced professional counseling position providing assessment, evaluation intake, treatment planning and documentation addressing the specific treatment needs of patients. This position requires the ability to build professional, empathic and caring and supportive relationships with patients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services.

A Therapist for the Community Action Team (CAT) provides clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. It is a self-contained team that provides comprehensive, intensive, community-based treatment to families with children and youth at risk of out of home placement due to mental health disorders. This advanced professional position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services as part of a modified Assertive Community Treatment team that serves clients who are experiencing homelessness in conjunction with their own or a family member’s mental, substance use, or co-occurring disorder.

The Care Manager position is responsible for provision of family outreach, intervention, and case management. This position functions as a consultant and coordinator with protective service providers and the primary therapist. The services include advocacy, identifying resources and linkage. This is an essential component to ensure rapid access to, and integration of, service components within Meridian and the community. The Care Manager works as part of an interdisciplinary team offering his/her expertise in identifying community resources for the family served to aid in the accomplishment of established recovery-oriented treatment and case plan objectives.

Positions allocated to this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its limited technical knowledge and from lower classes by its emphasis on professional bookkeeping skills.

Serves as liaison between client relations units and functions as a team leader for a particular unit. The work required the use of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities of maintaining a professional office setting, and the ability to provide clerical support on all levels within the Center. This position requires heavy public contact.

Serves as liaison between client relations units and functions as a team leader for a particular unit. The work required the use of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities of maintaining a professional office setting, and the ability to provide clerical support on all levels within the Center. This position requires heavy public contact.

The State Reporting Data Analyst oversees the state reporting process from data collection to data reporting and invoicing. The State Reporting Data Analyst will use available systems to collect, transmit, monitor, correct, and report state required data through Meridian’s ME. The Data Analyst will work with teams to correct data or data collection points as needed to ensure the accurate reporting of all state funded services and outcomes. Responsibilities require an understanding of the overall workings of the EMR and software requirements as it relates to State Reporting. Position requires an understanding of HIPAA/HITECH security procedures. This position description will change from time to time as tasks, organization and technology changes. Accordingly, Meridian reserves the unlimited right to revise all or any part of this position description and the functions of the job and to add or eliminate functions of any position. Position is required to adhere to Meridian’s policies and procedures. Position is supervised by the Information Services EMR Director.

Manages, designs, and implements all aspects of Meridian’s EMR solution and other integrated software that supports Meridian services. This position will have a broad sphere of control across all programs and divisions as it relates to the implementation, continuity and efficiency of our EMR. Manages and maintains the software upgrades and enhancements related to the EMR. Responsibilities require an understanding of the overall workings of Meridian programs and divisions, with emphasis on best practices, compliance and efficiency. This position will Interface with staff, clients and external stakeholders with regards to the EMR and data reporting. Position works to identify new areas for implementation to meet meaningful use and other efficiencies. Develops and monitors HIPAA/HITECH security procedures to safeguard PHI data from breach or inadvertent disclosers. Analyzes workflow of healthcare requirements for optimum performance to ensure organization's objectives are met. Develops and writes procedures for training, deployment and ongoing use of Meridian’s EMR systems. Manages the IS EMR Specialists and other positions that support information services as required. Will support the IT Helpdesk by organizing training programs procedures are in place for the IT Helpdesk as it relates to support of the EMR. Accordingly, Meridian reserves the unlimited right to revise all or any part of this position description and the functions of the job and to add or eliminate functions of any position. Position is required to adhere to Meridian’s policies and procedures.

This is advanced professional clinical work conducting emergency assessments for clients who present at Crisis Stabilization in crisis seeking mental health stabilization. Emergency Screeners provide 24/7 Emergency Intake and Evaluation services for both voluntary and Baker Act adults and children.

This position is responsible for the provision of direct client care and interaction under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Manager or physician. The LPN provides medication administration, wound care, patient and family education and historical data collection. Documents care provided in the clinical record. The population served includes children and adults. OSHA Statement: This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.

The IT Technician is responsible for installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair work on all computer related equipment, to include laptops, desktops, printers, communications equipment (digital and IP phones), tablets, smart phones, and LAN wiring. The IT Technician is also responsible for the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of approved software applications and systems. This position requires a dedicated focus to providing excellence in customer service. The position reports directly to the Information Technology Lead Technician. The IT Technician works effectively in conjunction with IT/IS staff, vendors, suppliers, and Meridian Staff to resolve issues. The IT Technician provides Tier1 support to our customer (the end user) remotely or in person as appropriate. The IT Technician is expected to provide outstanding customer service.

Position Summary: This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for children and adolescents presenting mild to severe emotional and behavioral symptomology. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients and families, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns. Services provided in office, school, and home settings. Services may be provided in office and or via telehealth from home or office, contingent on needs of the agency.

Position Summary: This is a highly advanced professional counseling position providing assessment, evaluation intake, treatment planning and documentation addressing the specific treatment needs of patients. This position requires the ability to build professional, empathic and caring and supportive relationships with patients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. The clinician will take immediately action for any care provided to patients that is not safe, not provided timely or not professional. This position may also require providing consultation services to Center and other agency staff. This position requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team under the supervision of the Program Director and/or Program Manager.

This is a position providing the first contact for persons seeking services or needing information about available mental health or addictions treatment. Counselor IIIs provide immediate crisis intervention and mental health first aid to callers. This position requires the ability to conduct telephonic initial assessments and make appointments for appropriate services or provide information and/or a referral to assure consumers are satisfied with the outcome of this initial contact. Customer service, computer, and crisis intervention skills are essential requirements of this position.

This is a highly professional position responsible for coordinating mentoring services for an assigned group of clients. This person will be an advocate for clients and interact with clients in a manner that reflects cultural sensitivity. This position provides highly individualized services to clients that provides expertise and consults with other Team members to promote person-first culture, recovery, empowerment, self-determination and decision-making skills while utilizing the wraparound process. They will assure clients rights are protected and report any abuse and neglect.

This professional position ensures that each client has the opportunity to identify and work through personal treatment goals for recovery from a variety of mental illnesses, behavioral problems, and/or substance abuse disorders by providing evidenced based therapeutic interventions. This position acts as a liaison for clients and families with inpatient/outpatient Meridian staff and community agencies and performs other duties as required to meet program and departmental goals and objectives.

Medical practice managers work closely with the medical practitioners of the medical department(s) to develop business strategies, formulate budgets and address daily operations. These medical professionals are in charge of making sure the practice(s) is running smoothly and successfully. This position is also responsible for the management of all Physicians' schedules using the Electronic Health Record.

This position is responsible for the provision of direct client care in a residential substance abuse treatment program. The LPN provides medication administration, wound care, patient and family education and historical data collection. The population served includes adults residing in the Bridge House (Vets, SAPP, BH consumers), PHP and MIST programs and infants and toddlers residing with their mothers in the MIST program. The LPN reports to the Nurse Manager but duties are performed largely independently. Medical duties are performed under the supervision of a physician.

This position is responsible for providing great client care as the first contact for persons seeking inpatient Crisis Stabilization and Detox Services and assists throughout the admission process. Provision of direct client care and interaction under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Screening with significant training oversight by the Director of Access Center. Position requires heavy customer contact, teamwork skills, diligence in documentation, as well as independent critical thinking to manage sometimes multiple customer needs at the same time. This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.

This position will be dedicated full-time to Early Learning Centers and housed on-site. This role provides liaison services to clients and their families, outpatient Meridian staff, community agencies, and insurance carriers. Responsibilities include providing classroom observation at designated early learning centers, providing individualized counseling services to children in classroom setting, providing family therapy in Early Learning Center or home setting, coordinate services with partner agencies, providing outreach and training to families and center staff, and referring and facilitating linkage with continuing psychiatric services.

This is a highly professional position responsible for coordinating mentoring services for an assigned group of clients. This person will be an advocate for clients and interact with clients in a manner that reflects cultural sensitivity. This position provides highly individualized services to clients that provides expertise and consults with other Team members to promote person-first culture, recovery, empowerment, self-determination and decision-making skills while utilizing the wraparound process. They will assure clients rights are protected and report any abuse and neglect.

This is a highly professional position responsible for identifying client alterations in health, assessing the client's responses to actual and potential health problems and prescribed treatments, and providing appropriate nursing interventions to return the client to baseline health with appropriate physician orders. This position requires the ability to build professional, empathic, caring and supportive relationships with youths, and to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, while ensuring efficient and quality services. Services may sometimes be provided in home or community settings.

This is an independent professional position performing comprehensive assessments, service brokerage, and advocacy services for severely emotionally disturbed adults and/or children and their families. The Case Manager works with other professionals from numerous community organizations as well as with Center staff. The work is performed with a high degree of independence; however, work is reviewed through conferences, supervision and required reports. This position involves managing a caseload of severely emotionally disturbed children and/or adults.

This is routine manual work consisting of extensive preventative maintenance and repair procedures on all Meridian facilities, grounds, mechanical equipment, and utility systems. Under general supervision, this position will perform a wide variety of maintenance duties in order to provide a clean, orderly, and safe environment; and perform related work as required. This position is reviewed through reports and observations and has potential exposure to blood and body fluids. Personal protective equipment may be needed while performing some maintenance duties.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for children and adolescents presenting mild to severe emotional and behavioral symptomology. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients and families, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns. Services provided in office, school, and home settings. Services may be provided in office and or via telehealth from home or office, contingent on needs of the agency.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for children and adolescents presenting mild to severe emotional and behavioral symptomology. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients and families, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns. Services provided in office, school, and home settings. Services may be provided in office and or via telehealth from home or office, contingent on needs of the agency.

This is an independent professional position performing comprehensive assessments, service brokerage, and advocacy services for severely emotionally disturbed adults. The Case Manager works with other professionals from numerous community organizations as well as with Center staff. The work is performed with a high degree of independence; however, work is reviewed through conferences, supervision and required reports. This position involves managing a caseload of severely emotionally disturbed Adults.

This is an independent professional position performing assessments, service brokerage, and advocacy services for persons up to the age of 25 that experiences a behavioral health crisis that meets criteria for care coordination as a response through the Mobile Response Team. Care Coordinators works closely as a part of the Mobile Response Team staff assisting when there is a crisis call, responding when needed as an on-call advocate. The Care Coordinator identify and engage eligible individuals in services, with the goal of reducing admissions to the CSU and assuring follow-up appointment within 72-hours. The Care Coordinator links clients with community, natural, and professional support systems to meet socioeconomic and physical and behavioral health care needs, and provides psychoeducational interventions to assist in recovery and wellness. Care coordination is intended to be short term and intensive. The work is performed with a high degree of independence; however, work is reviewed through conferences, supervision and required reports. Work is performed in the community, schools, hospitals, client homes, CSU and Detox, and Meridian offices and clinics. Care Coordinators also work in conjunction with the Emergency Screening Department and provides cross-department coverage when needed.

This professional position ensures that each client has the opportunity to identify and work through personal treatment goals for recovery from a variety of mental illnesses, behavioral problems, and/or substance abuse disorders by providing evidenced based therapeutic interventions. This position acts as a liaison for clients and families with inpatient/outpatient Meridian staff and community agencies and performs other duties as required to meet program and departmental goals and objectives.

This position is responsible for recruiting Master’s level and licensed clinician and therapist candidates in many of Meridian’s programs, collaborates with department managers on a regular basis, and proactively identifies future hiring needs. The Recruiter will attract candidates using various sources including job boards, social media networks and employee referrals. Ultimately, the responsibilities of the Recruiter are to ensure our company attracts hires and retains the best employees, while growing a strong talent pipeline. This role will also be expected to cross train in the staffing department and will be responsible for taking the on-call staffing phone after hours nights and weekends on a rotating basis.

This is a professional clinical position that will report to the Forensic Manager to provide, as core of duties, in-jail and community-based case management, jail screening, court reporting, follow-up and service delivery to individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues being diverted from the jail and forensic state hospitals. This person must be able to work independently and have the ability to work well with other agencies such as the Courts, jail, probation and community partners.

This is a highly advanced independent professional position that is a member of the Mobile Response Team providing crisis services, screenings, mental health and substance abuse assessments, evaluation intake, treatment planning and documentation addressing the specific treatment needs of clients, as well as consultation services to Center and other agency staff. This position works closely with schools, law enforcement and families in the community.

The Senior Accountant, reporting to the VP of Finance, will be responsible for a significant portion of the month-end close and reporting processes including preparing and posting journal entries, account reconciliations, and various analysis activities. This role will also prepare year-end audit schedules and assist management with various workflow, controls, and accounting process improvement projects. A strong knowledge of US GAAP and accounting practices and procedures is required.

This is a very important position, in that a Peer Specialist has a perspective of individuals coming to receive treatment services that few professionals have, experiencing and receiving treatment services in treatment settings. It is not uncommon for people with similar lived experiences to offer each other practical advice and suggestions for strategies that professionals may not offer, or even know about. Those personal experiences are what makes the Peer Specialist and empowering helper, through the sharing of their stories of recovery and their willingness to share tools they have used to succeed. Peer Specialists provide hope, support, education, and assist persons served in seeing that they are more than their disorder. Substance use and Mental Health Peer Positions are available in many of our programs including Mobile Response, OTP, Homeless Recovery, Case Management, Family Services, Forensic, Crisis programs and Substance Recovery. We generally have part time and full time positions available in Gainesville, Lake City, Lake Butler, Chiefland, Live Oak and surrounding areas.

This is an entry-level position providing supportive services to clients in a various 24/7 treatment programs. The position requires the ability to model behaviors and work as a member of the treatment team in reaching the goals of the individualized treatment plan, as well as the goals of the program.

A Therapist for the Community Action Team (CAT) provides clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. It is a self-contained team that provides comprehensive, intensive, community-based treatment to families with children and youth at risk of out of home placement due to mental health disorders. This advanced professional position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. A CAT Therapist is expected to be an advocate for clients and interact with clients in a manner that reflects cultural sensitivity. Their purpose is to not only provide clinical treatment, but also help assure the clients rights are protected, report any abuse and/or neglect as mandated by law.

This is advanced professional clinical work conducting emergency assessments for clients who present at Crisis Stabilization in crisis seeking mental health stabilization. Emergency Screeners provide 24/7 Emergency Intake and Evaluation services for both voluntary and Baker Act adults and children.

This is advanced professional clinical work conducting emergency assessments for clients who present at Crisis Stabilization in crisis seeking mental health stabilization. Emergency Screeners provide 24/7 Emergency Intake and Evaluation services for both voluntary and Baker Act adults and children.

This position is responsible for providing great client care as the first contact for persons seeking inpatient Crisis Stabilization and Detox Services and assists throughout the admission process. Provision of direct client care and interaction under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Screening with significant training oversight by the Director of Access Center. Position requires heavy customer contact, teamwork skills, diligence in documentation, as well as independent critical thinking to manage sometimes multiple customer needs at the same time. This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.

Shift assessment, intake RN assessment/admission full and screening, and d/c assessment, obtain, assess and disseminate necessary information, incident reports based upon interviews as needed, nursing assignments, peer evaluations to assist RN Shift Supervisor. The Registered Nurse is responsible for identifying client alterations in health, assessing the client's responses to actual and potential health problems and prescribed treatments, and providing appropriate nursing interventions to return the client to baseline health with appropriate physician orders. Whenever possible, the client, family/significant others is integrated in the care provided. The RN functions within the interdisciplinary team model to provide a safe, therapeutic environment and support the client in reintegration to the community. OSHA Statement: This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.

This is advanced professional clinical work conducting emergency assessments for clients who present at Crisis Stabilization in crisis seeking mental health stabilization. Emergency Screeners provide 24/7 Emergency Intake and Evaluation services for both voluntary and Baker Act adults and children.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for clients with mild to severe disability. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns.

This position will cook, prepare and serve meals to the residential/inpatient programs which include minimal record keeping, following menu guide, preparation of special diets and housekeeping of the kitchen area while following infection control standards.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for children and adolescents presenting mild to severe emotional and behavioral symptomology. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients and families, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns. Services provided in office, school, and home settings. Services may be provided in office and or via telehealth from home or office, contingent on needs of the agency.

This is an advanced professional counseling position providing clinical evaluation, treatment, and consultation services. Services are provided for clients with mild to severe disability. This position requires the ability to build professional empathetic relationships with clients, while providing efficient and appropriate direct clinical services. Senior clinical staff may provide supervision to non-licensed clinical staff, students, and interns.

This position is responsible for the provision of direct client care and interaction under the supervision of a Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or physician. The LPN provides medication administration, wound care, patient and family education and historical data collection. Documents care provided in the clinical record. The population served includes children and adults. OSHA Statement: This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.

The Certified Medical Assistant provides patient care in community mental health clinic setting under the direct responsibility of a licensed physician. Clinical skills performed are within the scope of a Medical Assistant as defined by Florida Statutes 458.3485, and Meridian Policy and Procedure. The CMA may also perform clerical, insurance and medical record functions. *Occasionally expected to float/travel to other clinics as needed for staffing.

This position is responsible for the provision of direct client care and interaction under the supervision of an RN, RN Shift Manager, physician or designated delegate. In addition, documents or assists with completion of documentation. This position has potential for exposure to blood and body fluids. 15-minute client checks, therapeutic activities, vital signs, 1:1's if required, care and custody, snacks and food ordering, hygiene supplies, other assignments as directed by RN; ARF Unit ? calls for appointments, maintains wait list. Willing to be an active participant in client restraints, as needed.

This is a highly advanced independent professional position that is a member of the Mobile Response Team providing crisis services, screenings, mental health and substance abuse assessments, evaluation intake, treatment planning and documentation addressing the specific treatment needs of clients, as well as consultation services to Center and other agency staff. This position works closely with schools, law enforcement and families in the community.

This is a highly responsible position in the Center’s Senior Management Team. The Vice-President is responsible for managing all Residential Services in the Meridian service area. This will involve the coordination and overall supervision of these programs. The role of the Vice-President is to ensure that care is safe, effective, person centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. He/she is expected to interact with stakeholders, internal and external, and to represent Meridian’s management team to these stakeholders. This highly professional position is responsible for administering, planning, organizing and directing multi-components for multiple programs within the outpatient programs. Duties include clinical supervision, budgeting, management of Staff and Service Delivery within the Program, liaison to agencies in the Community served by the program, compliance with contracts and regulatory authorities and participation in center-wide initiatives. The Vice President participates in program development, market analysis, grant writing efforts, verbal presentations and quality projects. The Vice President works with the Senior Vice-President, the COO, and the CFO as well as others to ensure that the goals and objectives of the strategic plan are monitored and obtained, quality of services are maintained, service projections are attained and that new services are developed and implemented. The work requires specialized management, financial, and/or business expertise. The work requires the use of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities.

This is a highly responsible position that ensures safe, effective, person centered, timely, efficient, and equitable services for residents in our HUD and related housing properties, to participants in the Progressive Alternative to Homelessness (PATH), Supportive Services for Veterans and Families (SSVF) and Meridian’s Lodge programs. The Vice President is expected to interact with stakeholders, internal and external, and is frequently required to represent Meridian’s executive management team to these stakeholders. He/she is responsible for compliance with all PATH/SSVF/Lodge standards and must ensure that these standards are followed. He/she must also ensure that all housing units are properly maintained and that the housing units remain occupied. This position is responsible for maintaining relationships with HUD. Section 202/8 and 811/PRAC program regulations as well as the Authority’s policies and procedures. The Vice President will conduct, develop and implement MBHC's procedures and manuals for inspecting files in accordance with requirements for current residents, and will train others in such procedures. Required reports are to be submitting accurately and timely. The work requires considerable management, financial, and business expertise. The work requires the use of independent judgment and initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities. Supervision is under the supervision of the Senior Vice President/CCO.

This is an advanced professional clinical position providing psychiatric services to Meridian’s target populations. This position requires that the psychiatrist work with patients and within a multi-disciplinary staff to provide patient care and oversee services provided by lesser credentialed clinical providers. Work is performed with a high degree of independence and reviewed through observation, peer review, conferences and reports.

This is an advanced professional clinical position conducting biopsychosocial assessments for clients who either present at the Crisis Stabilization Unit and/or Emergency Room for substance related crisis. This position will also conduct Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) assessments in addition to SBIRT trainings to community stakeholders as well as individual and group therapy.

This is routine manual work performing custodial assignments in Center facilities and grounds. Under general supervision, perform a wide variety of custodial and maintenance duties in order to provide a clean, orderly and safe environment; and perform related work as required. This position is reviewed through reports and observations and has potential exposure to blood and body fluids. Personal protective equipment may be needed while performing some of these custodial duties.