ARMHS- Mental Health Practitioner at Credent Care LLC Paynesville, MN

Job Description

Salary: $19 - $22

Job Title: ARMHS-Mental Health Practitioner - Credent Care LLC

Location: 2719 W Division St Suite 9, St Cloud MN 56301

Company: Credent Care LLC

Job Type: Full-time - Contract

About Us: Credent Care LLC is a client-focused home and community-based service provider. Providing quality care and support to our communities. We are currently seeking a dedicated and versatile Mental Health Practitioner to join our team. If you are passionate about assisting others, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

To provide one-on-one in-home rehabilitative services to adult clients with mental illness. Rehabilitative services enable clients to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, independent living, and community skills, and provide resources and referrals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise treatment goals
• Provide ongoing services to individuals within their homes or community
• Must be able to travel within the Central Minnesota Region
• Encourage client relationship and regular communication, coordinate services with other health care providers, interpreter, vocational workers, etc to ensure that client receives quality service to meet their needs
• Maintain a caseload and be able to sustain attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, be flexible and able to meet deadlines
• Accurately document services and complete progress notes and submit within 24-48 hours
• Complete Functional Assessments, Independent Treatment Plans, and/or other required forms and documents in a timely manner
• Attend group/individual clinical supervision meetings/trainings
• Meet with supportive supervision as needed
• Ensure compliance with DHS regulations
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with supervisor, office staff, clients, vendors, and clients.
• Mandated reporter
• Provide quality services for clients, and assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans with the collaboration of the client and the treatment team
• Proactively and efficiently communicating with clients, interpreters, and other parties if sessions are canceled or rescheduled
• Must complete 15 hours per year of ongoing continuing education in areas of mental illness and mental health services
• Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with Credent Care staff, other practitioners, vendors, clients, interpreters, and other agency workers.

Scope of the Position

A mental health professional has full authority to independently practice, within the scope of practice of their professional license, and accordingly to Company policies and procedures and relevant ARMHS rules and regulations.

• A mental health professional must maintain a valid license with the mental health professional's governing health-related licensing board and must only provide services to a client within the scope of practice determined by the applicable health-related licensing board.

Qualifications

Must meet DHS qualifications for Mental Health Practitioner in one of the following ways:

• Has completed at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and has at least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness, substance use disorder, emotional disturbance, or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities, including training on mental illness, recovery, de-escalation techniques, co-occurring disorders, and psychotropic medications and side effects.

• Has at least 4,000 hours of supervised work experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness, substance use disorder, emotional disturbance, or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities, plus training described above.

• Has at least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults or children with mental illness, substance use disorder, emotional disturbance, or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities, plus supervision and ongoing training as described.

• Has a graduate student internship or a bachelor's or master's degree and is a graduate student in behavioral sciences or related fields assigned for clinical training by an accredited college or university.

• Holds a master’s or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related fields, or a bachelor’s degree with practicum/internship focused on interactions with adults or children served.

• A Mental Health Practitioner for an adult member must have training working with adults and knowledge of the effects of mental illness on people with cognitive impairments, knowledge of community resources, and the ability to work independently and manage stress. Proficient in documenting care using Procentive.

Skills & Abilities

• Be able to function independently, interact with, and relate to a variety of individuals
• Professional communication skills
• Encourage change and provide a positive and supportive atmosphere
• Practice effective decision-making
• Create professional reports
• Handle crisis situations and follow supervisor directives
• Identify client needs and treatment plan goals
• Work with culturally diverse populations
• Basic computer skills
• Understand and communicate in English
• Use and maintain a daily schedule

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour
• Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage
• Professional development opportunities and training
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Meaningful and rewarding work with a positive impact on the community
• Competitive 401(k) Retirement Plan