Overview

Our clinical model supports your professional judgment and decision making with standardized assessment tools and logistical support to allow you to focus on clinical care. Our Assessment Center provides a key evaluation service for all patient experiencing mental health and/or chemical dependency difficulties. This is a clinical model which encompasses patient centered care embedded within a framework of efficiency and outcome driven measurements.

We are currently seeking a 1.0 FTE Licensed Mental Health Professional to provide onsite Mental Health Diagnostic Assessments to all ages of individuals at our MHealth Fairview Riverside location (606 24th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN). We are seeking professionals who have a well developed skillset of connecting with patients, gathering meaningful and relevant information and then creating a disposition which provides clear recommendations for the patient's next steps toward symptom management and recovery.

Our team has been working to positively impacting the community since 2002. We help youth and adults receive timely and compassionate mental health and addiction care.  We are firmly committed to improving community health and are transforming the ways in which crisis assessments and behavioral health services are available through technological innovation and community partnerships.

Responsibilities Job Description

Clinical Services

· Provides coordinated care by initiating client centered consultation with internal and external providers involved in care or services. Responsible for obtaining the necessary releases.

· Provides crisis call support and determines an appropriate level of care, as needed, for clients.

· Completes a comprehensive behavioral assessment to identify risk, risk mitigation strategies, other patient needs and to recommend a level of care and disposition plan.

· Conducts diagnostic evaluation and documents assessment in medical record.

· Conducts diagnostic evaluation and confers diagnosis as appropriate.

· Develops an individualized treatment plan of care.

· Collaborates with patient, family, and other colleagues to develop a treatment plan of care.

· Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition, and other relevant needs.

· Maintains required, appropriate, and timely communication and correspondence with treatment authorization and payer sources in a manner which promotes efficient and effective delivery of clinical services.

· Completes the DEC (Diagnostic Evaluation Center) assessment form for ED patients.

· Determines appropriate disposition, coordinates care, and provides discharge safety and aftercare plans for patients.

· Collaborates with the patient, interdisciplinary team, and family to create a treatment plan based on medical necessity and the patient’s preference for care.

· Provides primary communication to collaborating partners, e.g. hospital emergency departments, schools, primary care clinics, assisted living, group homes and other treatment providers.

· Adheres to all policies and procedures.

· Maintains knowledge of available community resources and procedures for hospitalizations and non-residential care.

Keywords: psychotherapist, therapist, clincial social worker,

Qualifications

Required

Education

· Master’s Degree, from an accredited school, in Social Work, Psychology, or closely related discipline.

Experience

· Two or more years’ experience in crisis counseling/therapy situations;

· Experience serving patients with Mental Health, Substance Use and Co-Occurring disorders

License/Certification/Registration

· One of the following licenses in good standing in the State of Minnesota:

o Licensed Psychologist (Doctoral or Master’s);

o Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker;

o Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (Doctoral or Master’s); or

o Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (Doctoral or Master’s)

BLS required prior to starting

Preferred

Experience

· Three or more years’ experience in crisis counseling/therapy

· Two or more years of working within an Interdisciplinary team in mental health care.

Additional Requirements (must be obtained or completed within a period of time):

· Access to reliable and timely transportation to any sites as required by role.

· Basic Life Support Certification within 90 days of hire

· Good working knowledge of electronic health records as well as a comfort level and willingness to utilize computer-based platforms for assessments along with proficiency with computers required. Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time and to quickly switch from one task to another.

· Ability and willingness to provide care at non primary worksite through face-to-face or telemedicine evaluations.

· Depending on area of work, this position requires after-hours rotation and may be scheduled as determined by needs and requirements of the on-call team.

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status