Behavioral Health Practitioner 3rd Shift

Nexus Family Healing • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a full-time, third-shift Behavioral Health Practitioner for its youth crisis and stabilization center in Hennepin County, located at 1800 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. The center is a 13-bed, short-term residential service for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health issues. It provides appropriate care, treatment, and therapeutic support while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families.

The practitioner supports and reinforces clients’ therapeutic plans, guides residents in daily living activities, and mentors and supervises resident activities and behavior according to established procedures. The role works with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services, adapts interactions to clients’ phases and privileges, and helps maintain a safe, positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment. The practitioner also works with families and support networks and assists with transportation and off-campus activities.

The schedule is 10:00 p.m.–8:30 a.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Pay is $22–$24 per hour.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license; must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Family Healing driving requirements.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Openness to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, including factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Successfully participate in and complete a three-part Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam and training.
• Successfully pass a DHS background check.
• Meet one of the following qualification pathways: 30 or more college credits in behavioral sciences plus 2,000 hours of supervised related experience or practicum/internship; 4,000 hours of supervised related experience with mental health populations; current enrollment in a behavioral sciences graduate program with assigned clinical training; or a bachelor’s or master’s degree in behavioral sciences plus practicum/internship.
• Able to assist staff with physical interventions and restraints of clients.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Able to stand and walk for extended periods of 2–4 hours.
• Able to twist, bend, and stretch as required for daily activities in a residential treatment facility.

Responsibilities

• Support and reinforce clients’ therapeutic plans by guiding residents in daily living activities.
• Mentor and supervise resident activities and behavior according to established guidelines and procedures.
• Work with coworkers to implement treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Remain aware of each client’s phase, privileges, and restrictions, and adapt interactions accordingly.
• Help ensure resident safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain a positive, respectful, clean, and therapeutic environment.
• Work effectively with clients’ families and support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships, following protocols for family engagement and involvement.
• Plan and participate in off-campus resident activities.
• Assist with transporting clients to home visits, doctor appointments, and planned recreational activities.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment.
• Multiple health insurance coverage options.
• No-cost life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Talkspace therapy benefit for the whole family.
• Hinge Health benefit for the whole family.
• Carrot Fertility benefit.
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities.
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed