Mental Health Practitioner

Sevita • West Saint Paul, MN

2d

About The Position

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner assists individuals with mental health conditions in their recovery and pursuit of independence. The practitioner works closely with clients to develop personalized rehabilitation plans addressing daily living skills, employment, education, and socialization. They use therapeutic techniques and interventions to help clients manage symptoms, build coping strategies, and improve overall well-being.

The role includes assessing client needs, developing and implementing crisis, treatment, and behavioral plans, and providing individual and group counseling, skills teaching, case management, and household management. The practitioner supports consumer choice, independence, and community integration, while following established health, safety, security, regulatory, and company policies. Travel is required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university.
• At least 2,000 hours of verifiable post-bachelor’s work experience providing services and support to individuals with mental illness.
• Valid driver’s license and car insurance.
• Ability to perform duties independently and as part of a team.
• Verbal and written communication ability.
• Ability to operate general office equipment.
• Ability to meet the stated sedentary physical requirements, including occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university.
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience managing systems, processes, and people.

Responsibilities

• Conduct crisis, medical and behavioral emergency, veteran affairs, immediate-needs, functional, living-skills, and resource-acquisition assessments.
• Complete interpretative summaries and develop crisis, treatment, and behavioral plans and goals for clients.
• Write progress notes, summaries, and discharge documentation.
• Lead group and individual counseling services using skills teaching, case management, and household management.
• Implement treatment and rehabilitative activities and strategies, including crisis prevention and medication administration.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings.
• Report significant or major incidents and accidents.
• Establish mutual trust and support with others.
• Provide a coaching and learning environment.
• Provide and promote consumer choice and facilitate independence.
• Promote the organization positively to the community and outside agencies.
• Promote and encourage community integration and choice-making.
• Notify proper authorities about circumstances or situations presenting possible health hazards.
• Observe and implement established health, safety, security, code-of-conduct, regulatory, and company policies.
• Travel as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time