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, consistent with the goals and philosophy of Northern Pines Mental Health Center, to assigned adults who have functional impairment due to a mental health condition. Essential functions include providing direct and collaborative rehabilitative services that enable clients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent and community living skills. These services are delivered through basic social and living skills training (individually or in small groups), community intervention, and medication education (referred to a designated provider). The position involves collaboration with other staff, initiating contact with mutual providers for clients, documentation, and maintaining individual client charts. The role also requires attending meetings, transporting and assisting clients with necessities of life as reflected in the treatment plan, and following the ARMHS method of “do with, not for clients.” The practitioner is responsible for timely documentation, monitoring job-related transportation expenses, and submitting required receipts.
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 and computer skills.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
Responsibilities
- Teach and support symptom management skills as defined by the Minnesota comprehensive Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS).
- Provide direct and collaborative services that are rehabilitative and enable clients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent and community living skills.
- Provide services through basic social and living skills training (individually or in small groups).
- Provide community intervention.
- Provide medication education (referred to designated provider).
- Collaborate with other staff to initiate contact with providers mutual to specific clients as appropriate and necessary.
- Complete all documentation in a timely manner.
- 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 as needed.
- Transport and assist clients to acquire and maintain necessities of life if this is reflected in the treatment plan.
- Assist a client in the development and use of coping skills, which allow him/her to complete activities of daily living, i.e. banking, laundry.
- Follow the ARMHS method of “do with, not for clients” as a way to develop successful and independent living.
- Monitor and document job related transportation expenses and submit required receipts as specified.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Disability and Life insurance
- Additional 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
