Mental Health Therapist

Nexus Family Healing; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks PTO in first year

Health insurance options

No-cost life insurance

Short/long-term disability

401k match

Talkspace Therapy Benefit

Hinge Health Benefit

Carrot Fertility Benefit

Tuition assistance and training

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing in Minneapolis, MN is hiring a Mental Health Therapist for our new 13-bed youth crisis and stabilization center. This full-time onsite role pays $65,000–$80,000 yearly, depending on licensure, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for advancement.

You will provide trauma-informed individual and family therapy, conduct assessments, discharge planning, and collaborate with families and community partners to support youth progress and transitions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or related field.
• On-track to licensure or provisional/licensure in a related discipline.
• Provisional/intermediary license (LGSW, LMSW, LAMFT or LPC) acceptable.
• Residential or intensive inpatient/outpatient experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and able to meet driving requirements.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse individuals and communities.
• Complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam/training successfully.
• Pass DHS background check successfully.
• Cultural responsiveness to language, traditions and values.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed individual and family therapy to youth and families.
• Engage families through treatment planning and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with community providers to support youth progress.
• Maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
• Attend team meetings and coordinate with treatment teams.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Family therapy

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Youth-focused care

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral sciences or related field

Minnesota licensure (LICSW / LPCC / LMFT) or on-track to licensure

Tools

CANS assessment

TF-CBT

EMDR

Job description

Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Mental Health Therapist to join our newest youth crisis and stabilization center in Hennepin County!

This new youth crisis and stabilization center is a 13-bed, short-term residential service is for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health issues looking for appropriate care. The service will help to reduce the number of youth who are stuck in inappropriate care settings such as emergency rooms, police stations, juvenile detention or unstable home situations and provide treatment and therapeutic supports while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Pay and Schedule:

• Full-time onsite opportunity
• Location: 1800 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis
• Pay range: $65,000-80,000 annually dependent on licensure

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary

Our Therapist will provide overall management of youth’s treatment through active engagement, clinical assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. Therapist will provide clinical insight and work from a trauma informed lens to enhance the milieu and programming. Engage with families through family therapy and treatment planning. Collaborate with the community and providers related to the youth’s progress and discharge planning.

Primary responsibilities

Trauma Informed Care

• Helps establish and maintain a positive treatment culture & environment
• Works with youth & family to develop a Nexus Individual and Family Guidance Plan
• Active involvement with Family Collaborative Intake meetings
• Completes Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) functional assessment in accordance to TCOM (collaborative) principals
• Through the collaborative effort with family, youth, and providers, develop and monitor the individual treatment plans
• Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy models to youth and families. Examples: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization (TF-CBT) and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Milieu Coordination

• Develop and facilitate milieu and treatment groups that are trauma informed, educational, and treatment focused
• Participate in all youth related treatment team meetings, using family centered language and youth driven principals
• Serve as a clinical treatment team leader to YCP's. This includes but is not limited to modeling and coaching staff on rapport building with clients, trauma-informed practices, and de-escalation techniques on the treatment milieu as needed
• Be available on-call for consultation/treatment direction and/or decisions when appropriate
• Assess readiness for discharge in conjunction with the treatment team

Community Care

• Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition
• Communicate with the treatment team to include all desired and necessary family members, educational, legal, community, and social service providers (as well as all-natural supports that the youth and family identify) to gather all necessary information to inform and support the treatment process
• Ensures that all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner according to policy and regulated statutes
• Educate and facilitate trainings for staff on trauma informed practices, clinical diagnosis treatment processes, and other clinically relevant training material
• Participate in team meetings, program clinical team meetings, therapy clinical supervision sessions, and in-service as required
• Ensure confidentiality regarding mental health, medical issues, background treatment and comply with all HIPAA related requirements
• Remains current on all company policies, assigned trainings and/or certification requirements

Requirements:

Required Education and Licensure:

• Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields
• If currently unlicensed, must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline.
• And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LMSW, LAMFT or LPC)
• Some experience working in a residential or intensive inpatient or outpatient setting required
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Successfully participate and complete a three-part Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam and training
• Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Fully licensed in Minnesota: LICSW, LPCC, LMFT
• Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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