• Mental Health Associate - Positive Care Clinic

    Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (Minneapolis, MN)


    *SUMMARY:*

     

    We are currently seeking a *Mental Health Associate* to join our Positive Care Clinic team. This full time role will work days. *This role is currently grant funded through February 2029.*

     

    *Purpose of this position:*Under the clinical supervision of a mental health professional, a mental health associate provides direct psychiatric treatment for persons living with mental illnesses, evaluates care and programming, provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy, and develops programming as needed

    *RESPONSIBILITIES:*

    * Provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy

    * Leads multidisciplinary care team rounds

    * Provides mental health services including initial and ongoing screeners, assessments, diagnosis, treatment plans (and treatment plan updates), psychoeducation, treatment, crisis services, referrals, and termination

    * Completes necessary documentation for accurate and timely billing for client services

    * Provides psychoeducation to patient, families, referents, and community organizations

    * Provides care coordination including discharge planning

    * Provides on-call phone coverage for patient coaching

    * May act as a preceptor to interns and students

    * Assists in maintaining standards for clinic accreditation by health management organizations and state licensure/certification

    * Other duties as assigned

    *QUALIFICATIONS:*

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    /*Minimum Qualifications:*/

    * Post Master's graduate in Behavioral Health field, obtaining supervision hours for complete independent licensure as LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC

    /*Preferred Qualifications:*/

    * Experience in providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy, working with persons living with mental illnesses, and chemical dependency experience is highly desired

    /*Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:*/

    * 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.)

    /*License/Certifications:*/

    * LGSW, LPC, or LAMFT

    **Title:** *Mental Health Associate - Positive Care Clinic*

    **Location:** *MN-Minneapolis-Downtown Campus*

    **Requisition ID:** *251354*