Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker

Northstar Behavioral Health Network•Fergus Falls, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northstar Behavioral Health Network is a team of professionals specializing in serving individuals battling substance use disorders, specifically Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder, as well as those needing Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS). The mission is to provide compassionate, expert care through a multi-faceted treatment approach. The company fosters a work environment where growth, community, and passion thrive, offering exciting team events, commitment to community involvement, opportunities for career growth with an expanding network of over 200 clients, and a culture built on integrity, compassion, and collaboration.

Requirements

Must pass required Applicant Background check
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Be 21 years of age or older
Meets the standards for Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker per DHS guidelines as listed below.
Meets one of the qualifications in A. or B.
A. Have an associate of arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences or is a registered nurse without a bachelor’s degree, or within the previous 10 years has: Three years personal life experience with serious mental illness.
A. Three years of personal life experience as primary caregiver to an adult with a serious mental illness or brain injury.
A. 2000 hours supervised paid work experience in the delivery of mental health services to adults with a serious mental illness or brain injury.
B. Is fluent in the non-English language or competent in a culture of an ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of rehab worker’s recipients belong and receives monthly documented individual clinical supervision during the first 2000 hours of employment.
has 18 hours of documented field supervision by a mental health professional or practitioner during the first 160 hours of contact work with recipients and at least 6 hours of field supervision quarterly during the following year.
has review and co-signature of charting of recipient contacts during field supervision by a mental health professional or practitioner and has 15 hours of additional continuing education on mental health topics during the first year of employment and 15 hours during every additional year of employment.

Nice To Haves

Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
Ability to effectively relate to residents in the community and/or facility.
Availability and flexibility to work additional hours, as need dictates.
Clarity in verbal and written communication
Sensitivity
Accuracy
Good logic
Adaptability and flexibility
Teamwork in an interdisciplinary setting
Sense of humor
Initiative
Stress tolerance and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

Respond immediately to emergency situations following established policies and procedures.
Consult with the mental health professional and or Treatment Director on any psychiatric emergency, and follow directions as given.
Provide a supportive, person-centered care, trauma informed care and strengths-based perspective with all residents.
Complete all recipient skill-building and mental health interventions as assigned by the mental health professional, or Treatment Director.
Closely monitor activities throughout the facility.
Conduct hourly room checks throughout the facility.
Regularly conduct fire drills, severe weather drills.
Maintain safe access to medications for residents.
Follow instructions and directions from lead staff.