Mental Health Practitioner - Residential & Crisis Programs

In this role, you'll work with diverse teams and clients while gaining experience in both Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) and crisis services. The IRTS Mental Health Practitioner Float provides professional, quality program services to the clients served by Community Foundations IRTS, Carlson Drake House IRTS, ReEntry House IRTS and ReEntry Crisis.

Pay & Schedule

• $27.48 for evening shifts
• $28.99 for overnight shifts
• 32 hours per week
• Evenings: 4 pm - 12 am
• Overnights: 12 am - 8 am
• Most scheduled hours occur Friday through Monday
• Monthly schedules provided in advance

This role operates fully onsite at our IRTS facilities in Maplewood, MN, Bloomington, MN, and Minneapolis, MN.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to the residents.
• Responsible for providing staff coverage and ensuring the security of the facility and general supervision of the residents.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Co-facilitate or facilitate psychoeducational groups.
• Upon successful completion of required medication test, administer medications under the supervision of the facility's nurse.
• Conduct house meetings for residents in collaboration with Peer Recovery Specialist.
• Assist the therapists in developing treatment plans.
• Work effectively and professionally with other treatment team members.
• Attend all team meetings as scheduled.
• Assist in the orientation of new admissions to residential care.
• Teach and develop independent living skills (relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, budgeting, etc.)
• Identify individuals prone to having behavior emergencies and assist the therapist in developing additional programming appropriate for their needs.
• Help to defuse and de-escalate any potential behavior emergencies and assists in developing additional programming appropriate for the client's needs.
• Assist with discharge planning.
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
• Maintains familiarity and compliance with applicable Minnesota Statutes or rules, including DHS variance that regulates IRTS and Residential Crisis facilities, MDH SLF (Class A), MS 253B, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Duty to Warn, Minnesota Data Practices Act.
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participates in appropriate supervision.
• Must be able to transport clients in the community.
• Administer BACs and UDs as scheduled or according to the client's treatment plan.
• Utilize crisis assessment tools for suicidal or aggressive behaviors and consult with on-call supervisor or therapist and other emergency resources as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree behavioral science or related fields
• 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness