What are the responsibilities and job description for the MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER: ARMHS position at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center?
OPPORTUNITY
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as an Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Practitioner within the Sherburne & Wright County area. The Mental Health Practitioner: ARMHS is responsible for home- and community-based rehabilitative mental health services to individuals diagnosed with a mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
WHAT IS ADULT REHABILITATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES?
Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) is a service provided to individuals working toward recovery. In this role, you will support clients in developing and maintaining essential life skills that promote independence and personal growth. Services focus on skill-building in areas such as emotional regulation, social interaction, independent living, community engagement, and mental health symptom management.
Key responsibilities include helping clients with:
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Communication and interpersonal skills
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Accessing and using community resources
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Crisis management and relapse prevention
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Daily living skills such as cooking, budgeting, and transportation
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Managing mental and physical health
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Educational and employment support
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Navigating benefits and support systems
This position plays a vital role in empowering individuals to achieve their personal goals and lead fulfilling lives in their communities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensures immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status, symptoms or behavior that may put the recipient at risk, changes must be made in the Individual Treatment Plan.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with assigned recipients and meet with each client as planned; Must have a good understanding of therapeutic boundaries.
- Reflects a philosophy that is respectful and appreciative of cultural and other differences that may be encountered when interacting with co-workers and in serving recipients.
- Involves driving to client homes or various locations within the community where services are provided, and occasionally transporting recipients per supervisor direction.
- Prepares DLA-2- assessments, Mental Health Information System (MHIS) reporting and develop individual treatment plans for assigned recipients; complete individual crisis plans annually; review and revise each document as required.
- Responsible for care coordination and ongoing participation in collaborative treatment planning meetings, whether it involves coordination within CMMHC’s programs or with another entity identified in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) statutory language related to care coordination.
- Participate actively in staff meetings and supervision.
