{"id":5000,"date":"2024-03-20T13:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5000"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:50:35","slug":"mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Specialist Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

18701 (NE S WFSE HMC)
\n23244 (NE H NI WFSE HMC)<\/p>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead Mental Health Specialists and assigned staff and provide prescribed advanced inpatient or outpatient mental health treatment.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assign, instruct, and check the work of Mental Health Specialists and other staff. Assist in the hiring, training, and orientation of staff, provide feedback on employee performance, and assist in the coordination of daily operations of the clinic.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regularly assign, instruct, and check the work of Mental Health Specialists and other staff;<\/p>\n

Serve as a clinical expert acting as a resource to staff in initiating care plans, discharge planning with interdisciplinary staff, and interpreting the Involuntary Treatment Act;<\/p>\n

Act as the liaison for the department with physicians, interdisciplinary staff, and external authorities;<\/p>\n

Provide feedback to coordinate appropriate staffing levels for the department;<\/p>\n

Provide feedback on Mental Health Specialist I and 2 performances;<\/p>\n

Resolve clinic issues such as treatment plans, staff assignments, and safety hazards;<\/p>\n

Assist in evaluating and identifying policies and procedures to suggest operational changes;<\/p>\n

Perform the duties of Mental Health Specialist 1 and 2;<\/p>\n

Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bachelor’s Degree; AND two years as a Mental Health Specialist 2, or equivalent; experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

10\/16\/2016: New Class<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18701 (NE S WFSE HMC) 23244 (NE H NI WFSE HMC) BASIC FUNCTION Lead Mental Health Specialists and assigned staff and provide prescribed advanced inpatient […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5000","page","type-page","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18701 (NE S WFSE HMC) 23244 (NE H NI WFSE HMC) BASIC FUNCTION Lead Mental Health Specialists and assigned staff and provide prescribed advanced inpatient […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Compensation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-22T20:50:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/\",\"name\":\"Mental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-20T20:09:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-22T20:50:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Classified staff compensation\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mental Health Specialist Lead\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/\",\"name\":\"Compensation\",\"description\":\"Compensation develops and administers the compensation and classification programs that help the UW attract, retain, and motivate UW staff.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation","og_description":"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18701 (NE S WFSE HMC) 23244 (NE H NI WFSE HMC) BASIC FUNCTION Lead Mental Health Specialists and assigned staff and provide prescribed advanced inpatient […]","og_url":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/","og_site_name":"Compensation","article_modified_time":"2025-05-22T20:50:35+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/","url":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/","name":"Mental Health Specialist Lead - Compensation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-03-20T20:09:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-22T20:50:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/mental-health-specialist-lead-edward-thomas-house-medical-respite-program\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Classified staff compensation","item":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mental Health Specialist Lead"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/#website","url":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/","name":"Compensation","description":"Compensation develops and administers the compensation and classification programs that help the UW attract, retain, and motivate UW staff.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5000"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9398,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5000\/revisions\/9398"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}