Behavioral Health Practitioner

Job Details: Job Location: Life Skills Center - Brainerd, MN, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Salary Range: $24.50 - $24.50Hourly, 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 Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services 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 Adult Community Based Services 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.

Qualifications include:

Must qualify as a behavioral 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

Benefits include:

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

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Please submit a resume and cover letter if interested in applying.

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