Pediatric Partners, a member of Sevita, is a pediatric therapy company with locations in North Dakota and Minnesota. Pediatric Partners is proud to offer physical, occupational, and speech therapy in addition to Early Intervention, therapeutic counseling, and applied behavior analysis to children from birth and up to the age of 21. Pediatric Partners is passionate about working with children and their families to achieve meaningful goals, and their growing team is always looking for new talent to help them serve the children and families of North Dakota and Minnesota.

Mental Health Counseling Manager

 Do you have experience in Human Services leadership and are looking for rewarding work in an organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of others? In the Mental Health Counseling Manager role, bring your commitment and clinical skills to a team-based workplace that puts people first. The Mental Health Counseling Manager position is a role that allows you to carry a 50% clinical caseload of pediatric patients while also dedicating 50% of your time to managing a growing and thriving team of mental health practitioners. The job duties of each part of this role are indicated below:

Clinician Duties:

• Provide mental health counseling to children and adolescents using multiple forms of therapeutic approaches, including psycho-education, assessment and diagnosis.
• Work with individuals and/or families to address issues such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, family stressors, and problems with other life transitions or adjustments.
• Be able to provide parent training, coaching, and education as needed.
• Provide assessments in the areas of mental status, behavioral patterns, relationships, and family interactions.
• Provide individual counseling and family therapy as appropriate to participant needs.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate pediatric and adolescent counseling groups as needed.
• Participate in treatment planning with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborate with other service providers and family, etc. about treatment recommendations and progress.
• Complete clinical assessments and documentation for each individual served, indicating objectives, strategies, and outcomes obtained; bill appropriate insurance codes in alignment with services provided.
• Attend regular mental health discipline meetings as well as meetings with clinical supervisor(s) as necessary.
• Ensure evaluation, progress, and discharge reports on each program participant are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure adherence to accreditation standards and ethics of confidentiality.
• Provide appropriate supervision and in-house activities for program participants as needed.
• Actively participate in Crisis Prevention Institute training (on-call team).

Management Duties:

• Responsible for growing and leading the mental health team in an outpatient, multidisciplinary practice.
• Be available to the mental health team on a daily basis for patient staffing, care coordination, and clinic operations.
• Provide onboarding and training to all new mental health staff in your clinic location.
• Responsible for payroll and time off requests for the mental health team.
• Track mental health team productivity and ensure that providers meet monthly goals.
• Ensure end-of-month documentation and billing deadlines are met for your team.
• Responsible for leading bi-monthly mental health team meetings and creating a monthly agenda of items that includes administrative updates as well as case staffing.
• Perform clinical supervision for a team of LMSW mental health practitioners and interns.
• Oversee caseload management of the mental health team, including managing the scheduling of incoming referrals and monitoring discharges.
• Participate in regular meetings with the clinic leadership team.
• Coordinate care with multiple other agencies and collateral workers in the community and school system to facilitate opportunities for outreach services.
• Collaborate with management staff of a multidisciplinary clinic: OT managers, SLP managers, etc.
• Serve as a representative of the clinic and company while also representing the mental health team.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a Human Services field.
• Two years of relevant experience in pediatrics.
• Experience in program management or administration preferred.
• LCSW or LPCC licensure required.

Why Join Us?

• Full compensation/benefits package for employees working 30 hours/week.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Complex work adding value to the organization’s mission alongside a great team of co-workers.
• Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities.

We have meaningful work for you – come join our team – Apply Today!

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets