Social Worker, Senior Psychiatric - Mental Health Center (Spanish or Somali bilingual)

Hennepin County's Mental Health Center (MHC) within Human Services Public Health (HSPH) is offering an opportunity for a Senior Psychiatric Social Worker who is fluent in both English and Spanish and/or Somali to provide outpatient clinical assessment, care coordination, and treatment services as a member of MHC’s multidisciplinary treatment team.

The Mental Health Center is a state-licensed community mental health clinic. The MHC’s team of support and provider professionals provides comprehensive outpatient mental health services to adults with serious mental illness as well as those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Additionally, MHC serves children, adolescents, and families, many of whom are involved with other county programs. Our recent certification as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is allowing us to advance our goals of service excellence and the provision of personalized, coordinated, equitable care for persons we serve. We are growing; we’re expanding our team as well as our service menu.

Behavioral Health is an innovative and growing service area within Hennepin County’s Human Services department. We provide a range of mental health and substance use services to residents including populations intersecting children, adults, and criminal justice. We have 230 staff including social workers, psychologists, program managers, supervisors, planners, and others working collaboratively to meet our system goals of expanded access, upstream help, and person-centered services.

Candidates who are interested in the National Health Service Corps should know that the Mental Health Center is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Healthcare providers that help underserved communities are eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. Learn more about the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.

Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.

Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both onsite at the Mental Health Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407, and remote as job duties require. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.  
 
About this position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position.
This position is internally classified as a Social Worker, Senior Psychiatric.
Click here to view the job classification specification.

In this position, you will:

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments of children, youth, and adults to determine appropriate treatments based on the initial problem, current mental status, and diagnostic impressions.

• Prepare diagnostic assessment reports, including use of self-reporting tools, presenting problems, biopsychosocial history, and diagnoses. 

• Facilitate the development of a person-/family-centered integrated treatment plan based on identified needs and preferences.
• Provide individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based interventions to children, youth, adults, and families who may be involved with child protection and/or juvenile justice.

• Document all client and client-related encounters in Epic according to MHC standards.

• Provide/oversee care coordination to enable and support care pathways. 

• Participate in multidisciplinary consultation meetings with psychiatrists, APRNs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health practitioners and professionals. 

• Participate in MHC’s quality improvement efforts, including those directed toward anti-racism, equity, and trauma awareness. 

Need to have:

• Master's degree or higher in social work or closely related field and two or more years of post-master's degree experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting. 
• Qualification as a Mental Health Professional in the state of Minnesota.
• Current licensure, or eligibility for licensure within 6 months, as one or more of the following:
  • Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) by the Minnesota Board of Social Work. 
  • Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy.
  • Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) by the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
  • Psychologist (LP) by the Minnesota Board of Psychology.
• Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish or Somali in addition to English, both verbally and in writing.

Nice to have:   

• Experience: 
  • Working with individuals from diverse populations in race, ethnicity, age, gender, identity, ability, and sexual orientation.
  • Working with the child protection and juvenile correction systems.

  • As a registered Play Therapist or working towards certification.

  • Working with Epic, or another similar electronic health record system. 

• Training in the DC:0-5TM Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood.
• Licensure as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC).

Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties.

About the department:

Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other. 

About Hennepin County:

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that reduce disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. 

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest). 

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the reduction of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

Your future. Made here. 

This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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This position may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data. 

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test that may include testing for cannabis and/or a criminal background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Rebecca Maddaus

Rebecca.Maddaus@hennepin.us

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Salary : $70,905 - $107,071