Mental Health Specialist

Children’s Minnesota • Lakeville, MN

19h

About The Position

The Mental Health Specialist provides direct care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis, following each patient’s treatment plan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the specialist helps collect ongoing information about patients’ physical, psychological, and safety status. The role may include helping patients establish daily therapeutic goals and participating in therapeutic patient groups.

The specialist continuously monitors the department milieu and patient spaces for hazards and patient safety concerns. Using a therapeutic approach, they may support de-escalation and implement behavioral modification or management when appropriate. The position may float to provide care and support for mental health patients across the mental health care continuum, including settings outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children’s Minnesota system.

Requirements

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 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 a wide variety of patients and families.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis according to individual treatment plans.
• Assist with ongoing collection of information about patients’ physical, psychological, and safety status under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• May help patients establish daily therapeutic goals.
• May participate in facilitating therapeutic patient groups.
• Continuously monitor the department milieu and patient spaces for potential hazards and patient safety concerns.
• Use a therapeutic approach to assist with de-escalation and, when appropriate, implement behavioral modification and management.
• May float to provide care and support for mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum, including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Children’s Minnesota system.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Other fringe benefits
• Potential shift differentials or premium pay for positions requiring night, weekend, or on-call work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time