In-home Practitioner - Children & Family Services

Job Details: Job Location: Life Skills Center - Brainerd, MN, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Salary Range: $24.50 - $24.50Hourly, Job Shift: Evening, Northern Pines Mental Health Center is proud to offer competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package!  

We are seeking a Behavioral Health Practitioner to join our Children and Families team. This role may be full or part-time role and will primarily operate in a community-based setting, providing services to clients in their homes. The general purpose of this position is to provide mental health services to youth and families referred to Northern Pines Mental Health Center.

Essential Functions include:

Review and promptly respond to referrals. Clarify frequency and type of services referring worker is requesting
Coordinate and conduct intake sessions to include: complete intake paperwork with the family, obtain billing information, authorizations and continued care requests as needed.  This will be done in conjunction with the clinical supervisor
Complete a treatment plan consistent with the needs identified in the evaluation, by the family and by the referring worker.  Ensure the clinical supervisor signs the treatment plan
Ensure all documentation is completed as mandated (current diagnostic assessments, ROI’s and renewing ROI’s, treatment plans, functional assessments, progress notes within 24 hours of service delivery)
Prepare and provide content to clients in an individual and group setting
Facilitate and co-facilitate client groups as agreed upon with the clinical supervisor and colleagues
Maintain contact with the referral source as agreed upon  
Ensure a diagnostic assessment has been completed initially and annually thereafter
Conduct transition planning and referrals as needed
Participate in Rule 29 and CTSS Supervision and Consultation at which time progress notes are submitted to the supervisor

Qualifications include:

Must qualify as a mental health practitioner as defined by the Minnesota Department of Human Services in one of the following ways:

Has at least 2,000 hours (approximately two years 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
Holds at least 30 credit hours in the behavioral sciences or related field and completes a practicum or internship that (1) requires direct interaction with adults or children served, and (2) is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.

Experience and training working with children.
Travel is an essential function of this position; a valid driver’s license is required.

Compensation & Benefits include:

A starting wage of $24.50/ hour
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 19 days/152 hours for full time then 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.

Keywords: Mental Health Practitioner, Mental Health, Practitioner, Children, Families, CTSS, Counseling, school-based, skills services, Non-Profit, Central Minnesota, Minnesota
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