Behavioral Health Practitioner
About The Position
Northern Pines Mental Health Center is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join their Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) team. The purpose of this role is to teach and support symptom management skills to assigned adults with functional impairments due to a mental health condition, consistent with Minnesota's ARMHS guidelines and the center's philosophy. This involves providing rehabilitative services to help clients develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living skills. Services are delivered through basic social and living skills training (individual or group), community intervention, and medication education (referred to a designated provider). The position requires collaboration with other staff and providers, client chart documentation, attendance at meetings, and potentially transporting clients for necessities as outlined in their treatment plan. A key aspect of the role is to assist clients in developing and using coping skills for daily activities, following the "do with, not for clients" approach to foster independence.
Requirements
- Must qualify as a behavioral health practitioner as defined by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
- Has at least 2,000 hours (approximately one year working full-time) of supervised work experience in the delivery of mental health services.
- OR Holds a master's or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related fields.
- OR Has completed at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of coursework in Behavioral Sciences or related fields AND has completed a practicum or internship that required direct interaction with adults or children served, and was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.
- Strong writing skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- Travel is a requirement of the position.
Responsibilities
- Teach and support symptom management skills to assigned adults with functional impairment due to a mental health condition.
- Enable clients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent community living.
- Provide services through basic social and living skills training (individually or in small groups).
- Conduct community intervention.
- Provide medication education (referred to designated provider).
- Collaborate with other staff to initiate contact with providers mutual to specific clients.
- Complete documentation and obtain information consistent with Adult Community Based Services policy.
- Develop and maintain individual client charts.
- Attend all scheduled consultation, case management, staff, and supervision meetings.
- Transport and assist clients to acquire and maintain necessities of life if reflected in the treatment plan.
- Assist a client in the development and use of coping skills for daily activities (e.g., banking, laundry).
- Follow the ARMHS method of “do with, not for clients”.
- Complete all documentation in a timely manner.
- Monitor and document job-related transportation expenses and submit required receipts.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Voluntary options for spousal life, short term disability, accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness plans
- Health Savings account with employer contribution
- 401K with employer match
- Generous paid time off (1st - 3rd year, full-time employees earn 19 days/152 hours per year. Increases with longevity!)
- Nine holidays observed per year
- Supportive of time off for a healthy work/life balance
- Bereavement Pay
- Travel reimbursement
- Paid Supervision if working toward independent licensure
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
