Clinical Trainee (QTT) - MN

FAMILY & CHILDRENS CENTER•Winona, MN

11d•$24 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Trainee provides mental health assessments and psychotherapy services to help clients address social, emotional, and mental health challenges and improve their well-being. The role provides services within the trainee’s scope of expertise and qualifications, with a caseload in which at least 70% of allocated time is spent on psychotherapy and/or other billable direct services. The position reports to the Clinical Director and is based at FSB Winona in Winona, Minnesota, with some services delivered in community settings or clients’ homes. A clinical trainee must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program preparing them for independent licensure and participating in a practicum or internship with the license holder through their graduate program, or have completed such a program and be complying with applicable licensing-board supervised-practice requirements. Under the treatment supervision of a mental health professional, a trainee may provide psychotherapy, client education, rehabilitative mental health services, diagnostic and functional assessments, level-of-care assessments, and treatment plans. Trainees may not provide treatment supervision to other staff or provide services that violate a health-related licensing board’s practice act. A psychological clinical trainee supervised by a psychologist may perform psychological testing. The schedule is generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

Master’s or doctorate degree in one of the listed areas: LPCC, MFT, LICSW, LPP, PNP, or Psychiatrist, and be on a licensure track to become a mental health professional in Minnesota.
Meet the clinical-trainee qualification: either be enrolled in an accredited graduate program preparing for independent licensure and participating in a practicum or internship with the license holder through the graduate program, or have completed such a program and comply with applicable health-related licensing board requirements, including supervised-practice requirements.
Provide only services permitted by the trainee’s scope of practice and applicable health-related licensing-board practice acts.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to market services and demonstrate the agency’s mission, vision, and values.
Ability to independently use desktop PC applications, including Gmail and Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

Provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups, including individual, couples or family, group, and in-home therapy, as well as diagnostic and other assessments or direct services for which the trainee is trained or qualified.
Maintain a caseload with at least 70% of allocated time devoted to psychotherapy and/or other billable direct services.
Maintain complete and timely client-file documentation in accordance with agency policies and governing standards.
Complete required forms and billing entries in the electronic health records system within service and billing timeframes.
Participate in scheduled individual and/or group supervision, staff meetings, and other agency meetings as requested.
Seek consultation from a supervisor or other clinicians when needed for challenging cases.
Maintain certification or licensure in good standing and complete required staff-development hours.
Participate in agency committees or groups as requested.
Provide community presentations and other outreach services as required.
Maintain positive relationships with referral sources and assure purchasers and clients of the quality and evidence-based nature of services.
Promote a positive public image of the organization and its services to build and maintain caseload requirements.
May provide direction to mental health behavioral aides and mental health rehabilitation workers, within the trainee’s permitted scope.