Mental Health Professional II - Licensed (hiring incentive) - Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
About the Job
Equal Employment Opportunities: We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are committed to equitable care and working in an environment that celebrates, promotes, and protects diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are committed to bringing in individuals with new cultural perspectives to assist in creating a more equitable healthcare organization.
SUMMARY:
Are you ready to enhance your leadership skills in a unique safety net setting?
We are currently seeking a Mental Health Professional II - Licensed to join our Therapy Team (specifically within the outpatient Adult Psychiatry Clinic). This full-time role will be on site Monday-Friday. We have 2 current openings.
Purpose of the position: The Mental Health Professional Level II will provide direct psychiatric screening, assessment, and treatment for individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses; build a training track; provide individual and group psychotherapy; develop programming and screening processes as needed; and provide clinical supervision to post-masters Mental Health Associates (LAMFT, LPC, LGSW) and trainees.
Work in a multidisciplinary (MD, PhD/PsyD, LP, RN, social work) clinic offering psychotherapy. You will experience diversity in your practice while offering diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, facilitation of groups and individual sessions to patients. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to engage in building new processes related to intake screening and to develop and implement a training track alongside leadership. Supervising trainees and staff will be a highlight of this position.
Take your career to the next level with a vibrant organization that serves the community as a safety net hospital, providing exceptional care with compassion. Join a department where there are opportunities for growth and advancement, accessible and supportive leadership, and a collaborative spirit. Grow your leadership skills!
We offer robust benefits, a competitive salary, and an opportunity to make a difference in our community.
To learn more about psychotherapy services in the Psychiatry Department overall, please see link below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv5p9khoye1PSKkN3nRJIMiAnIf0KqLOq
A $5000.00 hiring incentive is available for eligible external candidates (contract/temporary workers, current employees, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides mental health evaluation and treatment services including initial and ongoing screeners; diagnostic assessments; initial treatment plans and treatment plan updates; individual, family, and group psychotherapy services; psychoeducation; care coordination and referrals; crisis services; and discharge planning
- Completes documentation and billing in a timely and accurate manner for clinical services provided
- Participate in (and, when applicable to the position, leads) multidisciplinary care team rounds
- Provides on-call phone coverage for patient coaching (as applicable to position)
- Provides clinical supervision to clinical trainees (practicum students, interns, and fellows)
- Assists in maintaining standards for clinic accreditation by health management organizations and state licensure/certification
- Provides clinical supervision to post-masters Mental Health Associates (LAMFT, LPC, LGSW)
- Other duties as assigned
- Meets the DHS definition for Mental Health Professional. (See MN Statute 245.462, Subd. 18. Mental health professional)
- Minimum of two years of experience as an MHP
- An approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy, working with persons living with mental illnesses and addictions.
- Ability to provide psychotherapy to patients and families; ability to recognize and document patient progress;
- Ability to work cooperatively with other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team;
- Ability to interact with individuals of widely diverse lifestyles including ability to deal objectively with individuals whose attitudes and behaviors differ from his/her own;
- Ability to read and interpret written instructions, patient charts, and physicians' notes;
- Ability to interpret policies and procedures in an advisory capacity (educate).
- Ability to use computer systems, including electronic medical records, along with working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, etc.)
- Must be a licensed mental health professional per Department of Human Services – LMFT, LICSW or LPCC.
- Must be a board-approved supervisor
- We offer a competitive pay rate based on your skills, licensure/certifications, education, experience related to this position, and internal equity.
- We provide an extensive benefits program that includes Medical; Dental; Vision; Life, Short and Long-term Term Disability Insurance; Retirement Funds; Paid Time Off; Tuition reimbursement; and license and Certification reimbursement (Available ONLY for benefit eligible positions).
- For a complete list of our benefits, please visit our career site on why you should work for us.
