Mental Health Therapist
About The Position
Nexus-PATH is hiring a Mental Health Therapist to work on-site at Luther Hall, a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The therapist manages youth treatment through engagement, clinical assessment, therapy, and discharge planning. The role applies a trauma-informed lens to support the treatment milieu and programming, engages families in therapy and treatment planning, and collaborates with community providers regarding youth progress and transitions after discharge. The therapist develops and monitors individualized treatment plans with youth, families, and providers; delivers evidence-based individual and family therapy; supports and guides treatment staff; and coordinates clinical care and aftercare. The position also includes documentation, staff education, clinical supervision and team meetings, confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, and culturally responsive service delivery. The schedule is Monday through Friday, on-site. Starting salary is $70,000–$75,000.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, counseling, or a clinically related field.
- Active MSW, LAPC, LPC, LPCC, LMFT, or LCSW credential.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to meet state regulatory agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements.
- Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
- Openness to meeting cultural needs, including factors such as language, traditions, and values.
Nice To Haves
- Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a trauma-informed environment.
- Lead and develop Nexus Individual & Family Guidance Plans.
- Participate in Family Collaborative Intake meetings.
- Complete Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) functional assessments.
- Develop and monitor individualized treatment plans in collaboration with youth, families, and providers.
- Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength-based, evidence-based family and individual therapy, including models such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
- Attend mandatory clinical supervision and team case consultation meetings.
- Develop and facilitate trauma-informed, educational, and treatment-focused milieu and treatment groups.
- Participate in youth treatment team meetings using family-centered language and youth-driven principles.
- Serve as a clinical treatment team leader to YCPs, modeling and coaching rapport-building, trauma-informed practices, and de-escalation techniques as needed.
- Be available on-call for consultation, treatment direction, or decisions when appropriate.
- Assess readiness for discharge with the treatment team and coordinate recommended therapeutic services for post-discharge success.
- Coordinate aftercare needs with families and relevant social service and community providers to support a smooth transition.
- Communicate with treatment team members and relevant family, educational, legal, community, and social service providers, as well as natural supports identified by the youth and family, to gather information for treatment.
- Produce and maintain accurate, timely, and professional client reports, records, and documentation in accordance with policy and applicable statutes.
- Educate staff and facilitate training on trauma-informed practices, clinical diagnosis and treatment processes, and other clinically relevant topics.
- Participate in team and program clinical meetings, therapy clinical supervision, and required in-service sessions.
- Protect confidentiality concerning mental health, medical issues, and treatment history, and comply with HIPAA requirements.
- Recognize and value cultural differences in work and service delivery.
- Remain current on company policies and assigned training or certification requirements.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Four weeks of paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment.
- Eight additional paid holidays.
- Multiple health insurance coverage options.
- No-cost life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Talkspace therapy benefit for the whole family.
- Hinge Health benefit for the whole family.
- Carrot Fertility benefit.
- Tuition assistance and training opportunities.
- Advancement pathways and internal promotion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
