Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis

Radias Health • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

RADIAS Health is hiring two full-time Mental Health Practitioners to provide recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment and rehabilitative services in its Crisis Stabilization program. The program serves 12–16 adults experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders. The practitioner provides professional, quality services at the RADIAS Health Crisis facility and works with the team to help clients attain and maintain an optimum quality of life consistent with their needs and preferences. Evidence-based practices are adapted to the agency and each client's needs.

As an integral member of the treatment team, the practitioner provides direct client services and assists Therapists with treatment-plan development. The role includes teaching independent living skills, providing crisis intervention and de-escalation, and carrying out treatment-plan interventions. The position is fully onsite and is scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to midnight, for 40 hours per week. Pay is $27.48 per hour.

Requirements

• Either a Bachelor's degree in Psychology or Social Work plus 2,000 hours of work experience providing services to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness, or no college degree and 4,000 hours of supervised work experience delivering services to adults or children with mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop independent living skills, including relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, and budgeting.
• Provide staff coverage and ensure facility security and general supervision of residents.
• Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational groups and other facility programming.
• After successfully completing the required medication test, administer medications under the supervision of the facility's nurse.
• Conduct monthly resident house meetings in collaboration with a Certified Peer Specialist.
• Assist Mental Health Therapists in developing treatment plans.
• Assist with orienting new admissions to residential care.
• Identify individuals prone to behavior emergencies and assist the Therapist in developing appropriate additional programming.
• Help defuse and de-escalate potential behavior emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate to clients' needs.

Benefits

• Four weeks of accrued PTO in the first year of employment
• 12 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
• Dependent Care Account (DCA) with employer contribution
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program
• Discounts through ADP LifeSmart
• Pet insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Casual dress code

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time