Mental Health Specialist

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota•Roseville, MN

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mental Health Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, they assist with collecting data regarding a patient's physical, psychological, or safety status on an ongoing basis. The Mental Health Specialist may assist patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals or participate in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups. They are responsible for continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns. Utilizing a therapeutic approach, the Mental Health Specialist may assist with de-escalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate. This role may float to provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children's MN system. The Lakeville partial hospitalization program is designed to serve adolescents, ages 11-18 and the Roseville partial hospitalization program is designed to serve both children and adolescents, ages 6-18. Partial hospitalization programs are mental health day programs which function similar to inpatient mental health units, however, allow patients to return home at the end of the program day. This is a casual role and there will be opportunities to work from both the Lakeville campus and Roseville campus.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Bachelor's degree required
Education and experience providing gender, culture, and age appropriate care
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to display a professional attitude in all aspects of performance
Ability to develop rapport with wide variety of patients and families

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with patients in a pediatric healthcare setting preferred
Experience working with children with behavioral dysregulation, autism, intellectual or cognitive impairments, or developmental delays is preferred

Responsibilities

Providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan.
Assisting with collecting data regarding a patient's physical, psychological, or safety status on an ongoing basis.
Assisting patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals or participating in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups.
Continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns.
Assisting with de-escalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate.
Floating to provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children's MN system.