Lead Admissions Mental Health Therapist - Crisis Stabilization

Salary: $86,302

RADIAS Health has a full-time position available as a Lead Admissions Mental Health Therapist working at our ReEntry House Crisis Stabilization Program located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Crisis Stabilization Program provides services to adults experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency. This includes serving persons with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. This program typically supports 16 people at any given time. These services are time-limited and generally range between 3 and 10 days. You will be working in a fast-paced setting within an innovative program! We are co-located with several other programs committed to helping people experiencing different types of behavioral health crises. We provide a safe environment for people to stabilize while experiencing a mental health crisis - a place that may be an alternative to a correctional or hospital setting.

This Lead Admissions Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing individual and group therapy and participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning by developing treatment plans, assessments and crisis intervention strategies and complete them in a timely manner based on the requirements set by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The Lead Admissions Mental Health Therapist also coordinates with case managers, family members and other community providers to help ensure a continuum of care. In addition, this role will have a primary focus on client intakes and admissions. The emphasis is placed on working with clients in preparation for a discharge plan to a community setting and directly providing the services necessary to assist clients in achieving their goals.

Hours:

• Full-time: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm, 40 hours per week
• Location: Works onsite at the ReEntry House Crisis Stabilization facility located in Minneapolis, MN

Duties & Responsibilities

• Functions as a Primary therapist for residents admitted to the program.
• Performs diagnostic assessments if needed.
• Coordinates the admission process for new residents in concert with other team members
• Responsible for the development of the Individual’s Treatment Plan, Individual Vulnerable Adult Plan, and Crisis Plan.
• Identifies individuals prone to having behavior emergencies and develops additional programming appropriate for their needs.
• Helps defuse and de-escalate any potential behavior emergencies.
• Provides clinical support/supervision to other staff when on-call after hours.
• Responsible for coordination of their clients’ care. Establishes case conferences that include the case manager, treatment team, family member or other persons the client may wish to have present.  Contacts resident’s family, therapists, case manager, as needed.
• Produces timely reports (i.e. Quarterlies, Vulnerable Adults reports, requirements under MS 253B, etc.).
• Provides individual therapy with residents, couple and/or family counseling when appropriate.
• Provides group therapy.
• Upon successful completion of required medication test, administers medications according to Crisis Stabilization Services policy and procedures under the supervision of the facility’s nurse.
• Function as a surveillance committee member and coordinates internal investigations and reports.
• Is familiar and maintain compliance with applicable Minnesota Statutes or rules, including, but not limited to DHS Rule 36 (category I), MDH SLF (Class A), MS 253B, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults, Duty to Warn, Minnesota Data Practices Act.
• Facilitate discharge planning of residents and provide follow-up and assistance to the aftercare coordinator.
• Utilize crisis assessment tools for suicidal and aggressive behavior.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences or related field.
• Qualified as a Mental Health Professional maintaining a LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT license.
• 2,000 hours of experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders.

Benefits

• 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
• Casual dress code
• 12 holidays
• Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
• Mileage reimbursement
• And more!

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.