Mental Health Practitioner - Adult In-home

NORTHERN PINES MENTAL HEALTH CENTER • Walker, MN

23d • $25 - $25

About The Position

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is proud to offer competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package!
We are seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join our ARMHS team. The purpose of the Mental Health Practitioner is to teach and support symptom management skills as defined by the Minnesota comprehensive Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) consistent with the goals and philosophy of Northern Pines Mental Health Center to assigned adults who have functional impairment due to a mental health condition.
Essential Functions include:
The usual duties performed include both direct and collaborative services which are rehabilitative and enable clients to develop and enhance:
Psychiatric stability,
Social competencies
Personal and emotional adjustment
Independent and community living
These services are provided through:
Basic social and living skills (individually or in small groups)
Community intervention
Medication education (referred to designated provider)
This position will work collaboratively with other staff to initiate contact with providers mutual to specific clients as appropriate and necessary.
The duties of this position include documentation and obtaining information consistent with ACBS policy. This position requires the development and maintenance of individual client charts.
Attend all scheduled consultation, case management, staff and supervision meetings as needed.
Transport and assist clients to acquire and maintain necessities of life if this is reflected in the treatment plan.
Examples of characteristics issues related to this position may include, but are not limited to: Assist a client in the development and use of coping skills, which allow him/her to complete activates of daily living, i.e. banking, laundry.
Follow the ARMHS method of “do with, not for clients” as a way to develop successful and independent living.
This position is responsible to complete all documentation in a timely manner, to monitor and document job related transportation expenses and to submit required receipts as specified.

Requirements

• Must qualify as a mental health practitioner as defined by the Minnesota Department of Human Services in one of the following ways: Has at least 2,000 hours (approximately one year working full-time) of supervised work experience in the delivery of mental health services. OR Holds a master's or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related fields. OR Has completed at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of coursework in Behavioral Sciences or related fields AND has completed a practicum or internship that required direct interaction with adults or children served, and was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.
• Strong writing and computer skills
• Travel is a requirement of the position; valid driver’s license and ability to operate a motor vehicle are required

Responsibilities

• Teach and support symptom management skills
• Provide direct and collaborative services which are rehabilitative
• Enable clients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent and community living
• Provide basic social and living skills (individually or in small groups)
• Provide community intervention
• Provide medication education (referred to designated provider)
• Work collaboratively with other staff to initiate contact with providers mutual to specific clients as appropriate and necessary
• Documentation and obtaining information consistent with ACBS policy
• Development and maintenance of individual client charts
• Attend all scheduled consultation, case management, staff and supervision meetings as needed
• Transport and assist clients to acquire and maintain necessities of life if this is reflected in the treatment plan
• Assist a client in the development and use of coping skills, which allow him/her to complete activates of daily living, i.e. banking, laundry
• Follow the ARMHS method of “do with, not for clients” as a way to develop successful and independent living
• Complete all documentation in a timely manner
• Monitor and document job related transportation expenses and to submit required receipts as specified

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Disability and Life insurance with other additional voluntary options for spousal life, short term disability, accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness plans
• Health Savings account with employer contribution
• 401K with employer match
• Generous paid time off (1st - 3rd year, full-time employees earn 19 days/152 hours per year. Increases with longevity!)
• Nine holidays observed per year as follows: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and a Weather Float Day.
• Supportive of time off for a healthy work/life balance
• Bereavement Pay
• Travel reimbursement
• Paid Supervision if working toward independent licensure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level