School-based Therapist

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is proud to offer competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package! 

We are seeking a Mental Health Professional or Clinical Trainee to join our Children and Families team. This role will support a school-based collaboration with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and will serve Hinkley, McGregor, Nay-Ah-Shing, and/ or Onamia schools. The general purpose of the Mental Health Professional is to provide clinical services to youth and families referred to Northern Pines Mental Health Center.

Essential Functions include:

• Intakes, diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, crisis intervention, skills training.
• Provision of diagnostic evaluations and updates.
• Develop a treatment plan within the first three sessions (including the plan for family involvement/consultation and cultural considerations). Implement the treatment plan.
• Completion of a Behavior Intervention/Crisis Plan within three sessions.
• Complete 3rd party billing requirements, including obtaining prior authorizations, and communicating with the NPMHC billing office as needed.
• Completion of paperwork within 24 hours of service delivery.
• Clinical supervision of the mental health practitioners or behavior aides ensuring compliance with the treatment plan through treatment plan reviews as primary clinician
• Schedule and attend individual treatment plan reviews (every 90 days).
• Liaison with the schools, social services, court services, medical agencies, mental health providers, managed care organizations and the community at large.
• Participate in the referral process.
• Provide leadership in the intake process involving appropriate multi-disciplinary team members.
• Crisis intervention services as requested.

Qualifications Include:

• Master’s Degree in the Behavioral Sciences field (i.e. Clinical Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work)
• Independently licensed or license eligible. Master's level clinicians pursuing licensure are encouraged to apply!
• Experience working with children
• Competencies and ability to provide empirically supported psychotherapy to address a wide range of clinical and behavioral needs
• Excellent written (computer based) and verbal skills
• Electronic Records Compliance
• Valid Driver’s License

Compensation & Benefits include:

• Wage Range: $60,000 - $75,000 annually
• Health, Dental, Disability and Life insurance with other additional voluntary options for spousal life, short term disability, accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness plans
• Health Savings account with employer contribution
• 401K with employer match
• Generous paid time off (1st - 3rd year, full-time employees earn 19 days/152 hours per year. Increases with longevity!) 
• Nine holidays observed per year as follows: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and a Weather Float Day.
• Supportive of time off for a healthy work/life balance 
• Bereavement Pay
• Travel reimbursement
• Paid Supervision if working toward independent licensure

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Please submit a resume and cover letter if interested in applying.

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