MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER - IRTS - 2500 SIGN-ON Job Locations US-MN-MINNEAPOLIS | US-MN-SAINT PAUL ID 2025-178102 Line of Business SpringPath Mental Health Services Position Type Full-Time Pay Min USD $53,000.00/Yr. Pay Max USD $55,000.00/Yr. Our Company SpringPath Mental Health Services Overview The Mental Health Practitioner/Case Manager works as part of an Assertive Community Team that provides care and treatment for clients that are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring chemical dependency and or personality disorder. The Practitioner is viewed as a primary agent of hope and change and is required to work in full partnership with the client in his/her recovery process. The practitioner has a two focused level of responsibility: first, for the care, welfare, treatment, and safety of the clients as individuals and secondly, for the facilitation of a work and a treatment culture that promotes trans-disciplinary team work, professionalism, cultural competency, and adherence to best practice principles and interventions. The Practitioner has responsibility for client specific and program outcomes. Primary duties include assessment, crisis assessment and management, planning, individual counseling, skills teaching, group work, case management, household management, financial eligibility assistance, and on-call. Responsibilities Conducts self in a professional and ethical manner in all work-related functionsDemonstrates productive individual and teamwork behaviorsConducts over-all rehabilitation goal planning, which may include living, learning, working, social, and spiritual environmentsConducts assessments: mental health status review, suicidal, vulnerable adult & immediate needs, functional, living skill, resource, chemical dependency, and vocational/employmentInterprets and summarizes findings with recommended treatment/rehabilitative activities and goalsDevelops the individual treatment/rehabilitative planMonitors the individual treatment/rehabilitative process Implements the treatment/rehabilitative activities and strategiesPrevents crisis at the lowest level of escalationManages and over-sees client financial needs, living arrangement services, and monitors medicationFacilitates transition and recovery support services Adheres to Data Privacy Practices/HIPPACommunicates, receives, and writes information clearly and accuratelyReads and interprets clinical assessments and findingsWrites crisis/treatment/behavioral plans with differential goals and objectivesWrites progress notes, summaries, and dischargesMonitors and records medication administration activitiesProvides objective verbal and written critical incident analysisDocuments essential activities related to licensure, welfare and safetyMaintains service standardsAchieves client specific and program outcomesParticipates in the 360 degree performance evaluation processIncreases knowledge and skills based on client and program needsTeaches othersSeeks supervisory over-sightSeeks professional growthRotates on-call for emergency consultation and must be able to return to work on short notice as needed Qualifications Bachelor's degree in one of the behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness; or holds a graduate degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields and has at least 2,000 post BA hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illnessLicense which may be required based on education and standards determined by educational/degree guidelines All Practitioners are supported in gaining certification as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner The agency encourages staff to seek license at the highest standard permitted by his/her education and experienceAbility to conduct functional assessments, develop treatment plans, provide crisis and behavioral management, provide goal directed individual counseling, facilitate groups, teach skills, provide case management, problem-solve, and communicate effectively, orally, and in writingDemonstration through training and testing within a designated time frame of the following core competency areas: First Aide/CPR, Data Privacy (HIPPA), Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, Medication Monitoring/Administration, Principles and Techniques of Psychiatric Rehabilitation (including Over-All Rehabilitation Goal Setting, Functional Assessment, Skills Teaching and Programming), Empathy/Motivational Training, Working with Persons Experiencing Mania, Hallucinations, and Delusions, and Relapse Prevention Planning About our Line of Business SpringPath Mental Health Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, assists individuals with emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric disorders which result in functional impairments in traditional day-to-day life activities. Our services focus on developing social skills, developing coping skills, being an active participant in the local community, offering community choice, and psychoeducation. We help individuals develop skills and access resources needed to live more positive, active and social lives. For more information, please visit www.springpathmentalhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn. Salary Range USD $53,000.00 - $55,000.00 / Year