Mental Health Practitioner - Residential & Crisis Programs
About The Position
RADIAS Health is hiring a Mental Health Practitioner to provide professional, quality services to adults receiving care across Community Foundations IRTS, Carlson Drake House IRTS, Re-Entry House IRTS, and Re-Entry House Crisis. The role supports clients in pursuing and maintaining an optimum quality of life consistent with their needs and preferences, using evidence-based practices adapted to the agency and each client's circumstances. Services are delivered directly in community-based intensive treatment settings. The position offers experience in both Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) and crisis stabilization programs and involves working with diverse clients and teams. The role is fully onsite at facilities in Maplewood, Bloomington, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The schedule is 32 hours per week on evening shifts (4 p.m.–12 a.m.) or overnight shifts (12 a.m.–8 a.m.), with most scheduled hours Friday through Monday. Monthly schedules are provided in advance. Pay is $27.48 for evening shifts and $28.99 for overnight shifts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in behavioral science or a related field.
- 2,000 hours of supervised experience delivering services to people with mental illness.
- Ability to transport clients in the community.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct services to residents.
- Provide staff coverage, ensure facility security, and generally supervise residents.
- Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
- Co-facilitate or facilitate psychoeducational groups.
- Administer medications after successfully completing the required medication test, under the supervision of the facility's nurse.
- Conduct resident house meetings in collaboration with the Peer Recovery Specialist.
- Assist therapists in developing treatment plans.
- Work effectively and professionally with other treatment team members and attend scheduled team meetings.
- Assist with orienting new admissions to residential care.
- Teach and develop independent living skills, including relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, and budgeting.
- Identify individuals prone to behavior emergencies and assist therapists in developing additional programming appropriate to their needs.
- Help defuse and de-escalate potential behavior emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate to clients' needs.
- Assist with discharge planning.
- Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
- Maintain familiarity with and comply with applicable Minnesota statutes and rules, including those regulating IRTS and Residential Crisis facilities, MDH SLF (Class A), MS 253B, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Duty to Warn, and the Minnesota Data Practices Act.
- Participate actively in ongoing professional growth and development, maintain appropriate professional behavior, and participate in appropriate supervision.
- Transport clients in the community.
- Administer BACs and UDs as scheduled or according to the client's treatment plan.
- Use crisis assessment tools for suicidal or aggressive behaviors and consult with the on-call supervisor or therapist and other emergency resources as needed.
Benefits
- Four weeks of accrued PTO in the first year of employment.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (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 to support employee health and well-being.
- Discounts through ADP LifeSmart.
- Pet insurance.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Casual dress code.
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Job Type
Part-time
