Mental Health Practitioner - ARMHS

People Incorporated Mental Health Services is seeking a full-time Mental Health Practitioner I or II to join our Integrated ARMHS team. This team provides direct mental health services that are rehabilitative and enables the recipient to develop enhanced psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal and emotional adjustment, community, and independent living skills when these abilities are impaired by symptoms of mental illness. This is executed by exercising a person-centered approach to client support and services, by performing assessments, providing education, promoting healthy lifestyles, facilitating individual meetings, clear and timely documentation and delivering individualized plan of care consistent with client goals and objectives.

People Incorporated Integrated ARMHS team provides Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services to individuals receiving services from People Incorporated Outpatient Mental Health Clinics, Targeted Case Management teams, and outreach teams. The Integrated ARMHS team additionally provides Transition to Community Living Services to individuals residing in People Incorporated IRTS programs. The ARMHS team emphasizes integrated care as part of our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) which is designed to ensure access to comprehensive behavioral health care.

Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday Business Hours. Some remote work, flexible schedule within daytime hours.

Location: Most services are provided in Hennepin and Ramsey CO

Hiring Range: $20.83 - $24.44, depending on qualifications. Not based on billable hours.

Hiring Bonus: External candidates eligible for $1,000 hiring bonus.

People Incorporated Mental Health Services is the largest nonprofit mental health provider in Minnesota. For over 50 years, we have been a leading community partner, transforming the health of our communities through innovative solutions.

Main Job Duties:

• Using person-centered principles, actively engage clients in their mental health recovery, and develop and maintain appropriate relationships that support the client in meeting their individual goals.
• Facilitate and conduct individual services that address a variety of needs and health concerns for the client. May facilitate and conduct group interventions, if applicable.
• Provide collateral information for nursing assessments and conduct interviews and gather information to inform treatment planning, plan-of-care reviews and discharge plans as needed or directed.
• Document interactions and interventions with clients, according to program requirements, into the organization’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) and/or record-keeping system.
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation for clients experiencing mental health symptoms or other emotional and/or behavioral responses while prioritizing client and program safety.
• Participate in coordination of services through the recognition of the multiple needs of the client, with other providers in the community, in an effort to provide necessary resources to the client.

Required Qualifications: Mental Health Practitioner I

• Has a high school diploma and 2,000 hours (one year) of experience in the delivery of services to people with: Mental illness, emotional disturbance, or substance use disorder, and receives clinical supervision from a mental health professional once a week until 4,000 hours of experience is met.

OR

• Has a high school diploma and 4,000 hours (two years) of experience in the delivery of services to people with
  • Mental illness;OR
  • Traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effec

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science or related field and proof of a practicum or internship that requires direct interaction with adults or children served and is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.

OR

• Has completed 30 semester credits or 45 quarter credits in behavioral science or a related field and:
• Has proof of a practicum or internship that requires direct interaction with adults or children served and is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields; OR
• Has 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to people with Mental Illness, DD, ID or TBI
• Is fluent in the non-English language of the cultural group to which 50% of the practitioner’s clients belong;

Required Qualifications: Mental Health Practitioner II

• Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science/related field and proof of 4,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to people with mental illness;

OR

• Master’s Degree in behavioral science or related field

OR

• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science/related field, proof of 10,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to people with mental illness.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Enrollment or has completed an accredited Master's program in a behavioral science or related field
• 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to people with mental illness

Benefits:

• Accrue up to 4 weeks of PTO/ESST, plus company-designated holidays and floating holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with a 3% employer-match
• Multiple health and dental insurance plan choices available
• Lifestyle Benefit – choice between company contribution to health savings account, student loan repayment assistance, or flex time
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance & Life Insurance
• Free access to People Incorporated's Training Institute, offering free CEUs and a wide array of learning and education opportunities
• Eligibility for state and federal loan forgiveness programs

People Incorporated is committed to improving the wellness of our clients, staff, and the communities that we serve by providing a tobacco-free environment.

People Incorporated is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

People Incorporated values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.