ARMHS- Mental Health Practitioner

Credent Care LLC; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health and dental insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Professional development

Job summary

Credent Care LLC is seeking a dedicated ARMHS-Mental Health Practitioner to provide in-home rehabilitative services to adults with mental illness. You will develop treatment goals, document progress, and coordinate care with the treatment team to support independence and community living.

Qualified candidates have DHS credentials for Mental Health Practitioner, 2,000+ hours supervised experience, and strong documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Has completed 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and at least 2,000 hours supervised experience in delivering services to adults or children with mental illness or related conditions.
• Has at least 4,000 hours of supervised work experience delivering services to adults or children with mental illness or related conditions.
• Experience with mental health services documentation and progress notes within required timelines.
• Knowledge of DHS regulations and ability to work independently with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise treatment goals
• Provide ongoing in-home or community-based services
• Travel within Central Minnesota region as needed
• Document services and complete progress notes within 24-48 hours
• Coordinate services with other health care providers and interpreters

Skills

Independent work

Professional communication

Crisis management

Documentation

Client collaboration

Education

30 sem hrs behavioral sciences

2,000+ hours supervised experience

Graduate degree in behavioral sciences

Tools

Procentive

Job description

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 24-48hours
• 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 and completes training on mental
• illness, recovery from mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness, substance abuse, 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 any of the following:
  • Mental illness, substance use disorder, emotional disturbance, or
  • Traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental
  • illness, recovery from mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects.
• Has at least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to adults

or children with any of the following:

• Mental illness, substance use disorder, emotional disturbance, or
• Traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities and completes training on mental illness, recovery from mental illness, mental health de-escalation techniques, co-occurring mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medications and side effects; and receives clinical supervision as required at least once a week from a mental health professional until the requirement of 4,000 hours of supervised experience is met.

• Has a graduate student internship or a bachelor’s or master’s degree and is a graduate student in behavioral sciences or related fields and is formally assigned by an accredited college or university to an agency or facility for clinical training
• Has a bachelor’s or master’s degree with any of the following:
• Holds a master’s or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related fields
• Holds a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences or related fields and completes
• practicum or internship that (1) requires direct interaction with adults or children served, and (2) is focused on behavioral sciences or related fields.

• A Mental Health Practitioner for an adult member must have training working with adults.
• Knowledge of the effects of mental illness on people with cognitive impairments.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Must have the ability to work independently, enjoy flexibility, and manage stress.
• Proficient in the use of Procentive to document clinical care.

Skills & Abilities

• Be able to function independently, interact with, and relate to a variety of individuals
• Professional communication skills
• Practitioners must be able to act in a manner that encourages change and provides a positive and supportive atmosphere
• Practice effective decision-making
• Create professional reports
• Handle crisis situations and follow through of the supervisor's directives
• Identify client needs and treatment plan goals
• Work with culturally diverse populations
• Basic computer skills required
• Must be able to understand and communicate the English language
• Must be able to 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
  

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