ARMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Company Overview

At Residential Transitions, Inc. (RTI), our mission is to help people improve their quality of life by empowering them with knowledge, resources, and skills—while always treating them with dignity and respect. We proudly serve individuals across Minnesota who are living with mental illness, substance use challenges, and other disabilities. Our services support people living independently in the community, in their own homes, as well as in our residential settings.

Through compassionate care and a person-centered approach, we aim to make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.

ARMHS Mental Health Practitioners provide support to our clients living in the community within the guidelines of each recipient’s Individual Treatment Plan. They collaborate, actively listen, document visits, and objectively record progress toward the recipient’s desired treatment goals in areas of communication skills, community living, interpersonal skills, crisis intervention, skill development, and healthy living habits. You will report to the program manager and have no direct reports.

This is a Full-Time position.

• Managing your own schedule for flexible work
• Meeting 1:1 with your clients within Dakota County
• Documenting client progression
• Assisting clients in the development of personal skills in accordance with their personal goals
• Working with a range of severe mental illness (SMI) diagnoses, including Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, PTSD, and others

• Meet State requirements for the role in one of the following ways:
  • o Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science or related field from an appropriately accredited college or university; AND 2000 hours of supervised experience in the deliver of mental health services OR is fluent in a non-English language of a cultural group to which at least 50% of the practitioners’ recipients belong.
  • o Is a graduate student in one of the mental health professional disciplines and their accredited college or university formally assigns the student to RTI for clinical training.
  • o Holds a master’s or another graduate degree in one of the mental health professional disciplines from an accredited college or university.
  • o Is a tribally certified mental health practitioner who is serving a federally recognized Indian tribe.
  • o Is a certified Mental Health Professional, with appropriate licensure.
  • o Has completed 4000 supervised hours of work providing services to those with an SMI.
  • o Is a state certified Peer Specialist, Level 2.
• Ability to pass a Department of Human Services background check.
• Ability to pass the BCA Criminal Background Check and the Sexual Exploitation of Patients by Psychotherapist screen required by DHS.
• Ability to pass screening required by Federal Human Services office of the Inspector General.
• Ability to organize and work independently.
• Willingness to travel within the Metro Area, for applicable mileage reimbursements, with a current driver’s license, clean record, and personal vehicle with insurance.
• Posses a person-centered approach, consistent with the philosophical approach of the individual program and RTI.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.
• Other, as needed, as company and role grows or evolves.

• Generous PTO Accrual:
  Earn up to 5.2 Weeks of PTO after 3 years and 4.2 Weeks of PTO years 0-3.
• Access your earned pay anytime with on-demand pay.
• 7 Company Paid Holidays + 1 Paid Floating Holiday.
• 401(k) with company matching contribution.
• CEU Courses and Clinical Supervision.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Monthly Paid Trainings relevant to services provided.
• Advancement opportunities, around 80% of our current managers started their career at RTI!

$44,000 - $46,000 a year

Full-Time

Dakota and Hennepin Counties

• Walk, stand, sit, bend, climb stairs, and perform crisis prevention/intervention techniques.
• Use hands for writing, typing, and data entry.
• Lift up to 40 lbs. and occasionally exert physical effort during duties.
• Maintain vision and hearing necessary for reading charts, operating office equipment, using a computer, and driving a vehicle.

RTI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.