What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Practitioner position at Northstar Behavioral Health Network?
Description:
- Fulfill the mental health component of DHS compliance requirements this includes Diagnostic Assessments (DA) and collaboration with multidisciplinary clinical team.
- For eligible and interested clients, complete individual treatment plan within 30 days of the DA, or by the end of the second psychotherapy appointment (whichever occurs first)
- Maintain a minimum of 23 direct client contact hours per week (for full time), or averaging at least 60% of available time as direct client contact. This will include a combination of 1:1, family therapy and programming or group psychotherapy, as well as facilitating co-occurring substance use groups.
- Complete all substance use documentation within 24 hours, and mental health documentation within 72 hours of rendering the service.
- Fulfill expectations on maintaining tracking document of clients.
- Attend weekly multidisciplinary clinical staffing meetings.
- Number of grievances/maltreatment reports is no greater than 1 per month.
- Pass quarterly peer review internal documentation review process
- Adhering to MN State Statutes, code of ethics, insurance requirements, and Northstar’s policy and procedures.
- Maintain resident/client records in accordance with Northstar’s policy requirements.
- Complete continuing education courses in current treatment concepts and methods as required by the State of Minnesota to maintain professional license.
- Attend in-house training, all scheduled Northstar/Bridges staff meetings, and consultations.
- Hold a caseload of clients, providing all components of a psychotherapeutic episode of care from DA through termination.
- Coordinate care with all providers that are on client’s care team.
- Manage own clinical schedule.
- Other duties as assigned.
