Mental Health Provider

Purpose:  The mental health therapist will provide effective counseling skills that facilitate client growth in ways that support their goals and interests, promote client’s welfare and demonstrate valuing and respect for client’s diversity and cultural contexts.      

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Responsible to ensure and/or deliver and properly document the provision of mental health services including standardized mental health screening, diagnostic assessment, Individualized Treatment Plan, individual, group and family therapy, mental health case management, progress notes, discharge summary at termination of services, and the maintenance of client records in accordance with Minnesota Rule 9530 and MnTC policy.  Mental Health Therapist will be providing services to male teenage clients at our Lakeside Academy.  

Mental Health Services:

• With the treatment director (s), ensure that clients receive a standardized mental health screening;
• If clients score positive on this screening, complete a diagnostic assessment (DA) within ten days of admission or immediately after 1^st session whichever comes first; complete other diagnostics as indicated by the DA or required by third party payers.
• Complete multidisciplinary case reviews that include a monthly review for each client; document monthly reviews for each client in a progress note and per documentation requirements.
• Provide case consultation and clinical supervision to licensing candidates and interns.
• With the treatment director (s) ensure that family education is offered that addresses mental health and substance use disorders and the interaction between the two.
• Integrate diagnostic assessment into the Individual Treatment Plan which is subject to amendment until services to the client are terminated. The individual treatment plan must include treatment goals, specific methods to be used to address identified problems, resources to which the client is being referred, and client goals. Complete update of treatment plan before 2^nd session.
• Enter clinical charting after each treatment service.  The progress notes must reference the individual treatment plan and link the specific service provided with a problem identified in the treatment plan.
• Assist the completion of a discharge summary within five days of the client’s termination of services. 
• Ensure the content and format of client records be uniform and entries in each case are signed and dated.
• Provide individual and group counseling, client education strategies to avoid inappropriate chemical use and health problems related to chemical use, transition services, and services to address issues related to co-occurring mental illness. 
• Lead client education lecture classes as required.
• Participate in the weekly treatment team meetings to review and update client progress notes.
• Coordinate with the case manager regarding the treatment plan
• Coordinate mental health services with other service providers as necessary to the treatment plan
   
  Continuing Education and Training
   

• Receive 8 hours of co-occurring disorder training annually
• Complete continuing education courses in current treatment concepts and methods as required by the State of Minnesota, and your licensing board, to maintain MH license.
• Attend required in-house training and staff meetings.
   
  Other
   

• Maintain credentialing with the State of Minnesota and health plans
• Meet billable hours requirements as required by Supervisor; follow billing procedures
• Insure that all necessary releases, Physician Communication Form, Notice of Privacy Practices form and the Financial Agreement are current (re-signed each year).
• Other duties assigned by Supervisor.
   

Personnel Supervised: 

Mental Health licensing candidates and interns if clinical supervision is a competency

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Meet the definition of a mental health professional as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6)
• Experience working with adolescents. 
• Must have a masters degree in a mental health related field. 
• Must be licensed within the State of Minnesota as a psychologist (LP), marriage and family therapist (LMFT), professional clinical counselor (LPCC), or clinical social worker (LICSW).
• Must be free of chemical use problems for at least the two years immediately preceding hire.
• Must have or obtain 12 hours of training in co-occurring mental health problems training within six months of hire
• Ability to model a lifestyle that is in compliance with Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge’s Code of Conduct
• Ability to provide individual and group counseling including crisis intervention.
• Must be licensed or exempt from licensure under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 14F.11 and 9530.6450, subpart 5.
• Must document competence in screening for and working with clients with mental health problems, through education, training, and experience.  
• Knowledge and understanding of implications of parts 9530.6405 to 9530.6505, 9543.1000 to 9543.1060, and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A, and sections 626.556, 626.557, and 626.5572. 
• Ability to successfully complete MN Dept of Human Services background study and psychotherapist background check (MS 604.20).

Target Compensation Range (Negotiable based on Qualifications):

$60,000-$62,000/year - Clinical Trainee (needs supervision)

$68,000-$72,000/year - Licensed Clinician

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Management may modify, change or add to the duties of this job description at any time without notice.

Our robust benefits package includes medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance and 403b retirement plan.

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction. 

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation can be provided upon request.

Salary : $60,000 - $62,000