Licensed Mental Health Therapist & Social Worker

Newport Academy; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

PrairieCare is seeking a licensed or actively pursuing licensure social worker/therapist to assess and coordinate psychosocial services for patients and families. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, lead therapy groups, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to plan care across child, adolescent, and adult populations with co-occurring disorders.

You will provide individual, group, and family therapy, participate in discharge planning, and support supervision for licensure

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a closely related therapeutic field.
• Independent licensure as a mental health professional (e.g., LP, LPCC, LMFT, LICSW) in Minnesota or pursuing licensure with supervision requirements.
• Two years of mental health experience preferred, with experience in intensive psychiatric settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate psychosocial services for patients and families.
• Provide case psychosocial assessment, suicide risk assessment, discharge planning, and lead psychoeducational/therapeutic groups.
• Communicate with patients and families to involve them in treatment decisions.
• Coordinate care with outpatient providers during admission and discharge.
• Contribute clinical perspective to the interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitate group, individual, and family therapy sessions.
• Provide coverage for other social workers/therapists as needed.
• Communicate clearly with clinical team members and Directors.
• Possess potential supervision responsibilities for those pursuing licensure.
• Be oriented to gender, cultural differences, and age-appropriate care.
• Flexibility to work at different PrairieCare metro sites.

Skills

Communication

Cultural responsiveness

Bilingual language skills

Team collaboration

Decision making under pressure

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Microsoft Office

Job description

PrairieCare is seeking a licensed or actively pursuing licensure social worker/therapist to assess and coordinate psychosocial services for patients and families. You will conduct psychosocial assessments, lead therapy groups, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to plan care across child, adolescent, and adult populations with co-occurring disorders.

You will provide individual, group, and family therapy, participate in discharge planning, and support supervision for licensure