What are the responsibilities and job description for the CLINICAL TRAINEE/MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: ST. CLOUD OR WAITE PARK position at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center?
OPPORTUNITY
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as a Clinical Trainee or Therapist within Outpatient Mental Health (OPMH) Team in our St. Cloud or Waite Park locations. Provider will work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team and staff; refer to other programs as needed. Therapy sessions may be one to one, in groups, or in sessions involving family members.
WHAT IS OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH?
Our Outpatient Mental Health Program offers comprehensive mental health support for individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages who are navigating challenges such as sadness, stress, anxiety, trauma, or difficulty adjusting to life changes. This therapy-based program is designed to support both short-term life challenges and long-standing mental health concerns. Our services empower clients by providing tools, coping strategies, and insights to enhance emotional well-being and improve functioning in relationships, work, school, family life, and overall self-care.
WHY CMMHC?
For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Instruct, assist, and support clients in areas such as; interpersonal communication skills, community resource utilization and integration skills, crisis assistance, relapse prevention skills, health care directives, budgeting and shopping skills, healthy lifestyle skills and practices, cooking and nutrition skills, transportation skills, mental illness symptom management skills, household management skills, employment-related skills, and integration into community living.
- Under the supervision of the Team Leader, provide evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy interventions.
- Make changes in the treatment plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status/symptoms or behavior which may put the recipient at risk.
- Provide medication monitoring and education regarding health maintenance to encourage a healthy lifestyle. These activities include: assist in maintaining consistent medication regime, deliver medication, discuss purposes and benefits of medications, and report any complaints or distress about medications.
- Work collaboratively with a variety of community providers, employers, landlords, and families.
- Maintain current knowledge of the mental health service system and the ability to locate information and resources for a variety of client needs within the mental health, medical, housing and social services system.
- Participate in daily, mandatory, team meeting as well as all designated team activates.
- Follow all current mandated reporter guidelines.