We're excited to announce an expansion in our Winona location (ARMHS) outpatient adult services. If you enjoy helping others and have a gift of patience and compassion this is the right job for you.

Job description:

We are looking for a skills worker that can assist clients in their home and in the community with learning how to live a more independent and healthier lifestyle. A Skills worker will provide adult rehabilitative mental health services that improve psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, and independent living and community skills when these abilities are impaired by the symptoms of mental illness. The service areas would encompass: interpersonal communication skills, community resource utilization and integration skills, crisis assistance, relapse prevention skills, budgeting and shopping skills, healthy lifestyle skills and practices, cooking and nutrition skills, transportation skills, medication education and monitoring, mental illness symptom management skills, household management skills, employment-related skills, and transition to community living services and housing stabilization. Needs of each client vary and are person centered.

Schedule:

The schedule required for this position is flexible. It will be determined between the Mental Health Practitioner and his/her clients.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services meeting all DHS and Medicaid requirements.
• Teach skills to improve mental health
• Develop a recovery goal, rehab goal, and objective with client
• Ensure confidentiality of all records and interactions
• Coordinate services with county case managers, family/guardian of client, work personnel, medical personnel, etc.
• Participate in professional meetings and workshops
• Develop therapeutic relationship with team and client
• Provide clinical interventions under the supervision of a mental health professional.
• Attend supervision meetings and participate in team-based decisions regarding all clients and services.
• Attend trainings in person or remotely as needed
• Collaborate with other departments and staff in the St Cloud office to maintain person centered services
• Other duties as needed

Documentation:

• Maintain client files, update client files, update treatment plans a minimum of once every six months, and do all required documentation as specified in DHS guidelines
• Complete accurate case notes in session for each billable unit using the Procentive Electronic Medical Records system
• Provide Community-based services
• Must have current driver’s license in good standing
• Have comprehensive auto insurance
• Maintain own reliable transportation
• Provide services in various billable locations
• Maintain staff and professional relationships with clients

Public Relations/Networking/Liaison:

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships within the community
• Refer clients to other professionals as needed with supervisor approval
• Communicate with other providers involved
• Practitioner will educate self on community resources
• Have knowledge of all agency programs

Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor degree in one of the behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university - or up to 32 hours of psychology related classes.
• Minimum of 2000 hours of verifiable work experience providing services and support to adult individuals with Mental Illness, Traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and substance use disorders.
• Valid driver’s license and car insurance

Position Type : Permanent full-time

Hours: Day hours/Flexible, must be available for occasional evening appointment

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k
• Holiday Pay
• Vacation/PTO prorated upon date of hire
• Mobile Phone Reimbursement