What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Practitioner position at RHSC?
RHSC is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join our team in providing treatment services within our community residential treatment program. Hovander House is part of RHSC, an organization committed to improving health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients, and the community. We do this by living our values of excellence, compassion, partnership, and integrity. Being part of the HealthPartners care system provides support and opportunity for integrated services.
As a Mental Health Practitioner, are you responsible for ensuring the general health, safety, and welfare of all program residents during shift, providing evidence based practices services to residents, maintaining comprehensive records of resident activity and interventions with program residents through daily logs and incident reports, providing crisis interventions to address significant behavioral, medical or psychiatric problems, monitoring, administrating and setting up medications according to individual treatment plan and residents with daily living skills and other duties as required of each shift.
Work Schedule: Per Diem, as needed.
Required Qualifications:
(Must meet one of the following qualifications)
*High school diploma or equivalent and 4,000 hours or 2 years full-time in the delivery of services to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities; OR
*Coursework of at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and meets one of the following:
- 1. Has at least 2,000 hours in the delivery of services to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities
- 2. Has completed a practicum or internship that required direct interaction with adults and was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields
- 3. Is in the process of completing a practicum or internship as part of a formal undergraduate or graduate training program in social work, psychology, or counseling; OR
*Master's or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related field
Benefits: RHSC has a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits take effect first day of employment. RHSC is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Laon Forgiveness program.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.