We are a psychiatric healthcare system, dedicated to providing mental healthcare for all, with seven locations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and two additional sites located in Rochester and Mankato. With a robust benefits package, career advancement opportunities, and great workplace culture, we value our employees and the work they do each day for our patients and families. Our services span the full continuum of care for patients, with a variety of roles and opportunities for job-seekers looking for more than a job, but a place where you can grow in your career.

Responsible to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the psychosocial services for patients of PrairieCare. The group therapist component of the role provides a range of therapeutic services to patients and their families and seeks to enhance the functioning of patients

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide structured group activities and group therapy
• This position may work with children, adolescents, and adults or a combination of both, as assigned
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team the perspective of their unique training and experience in group dynamics
• May be asked to meet individually with patients or families as it relates to their role and scope of licensure

Hours: 1.0 FTE - Monday - Friday, Every other Saturday/Monday, 8:00am 4:30pm

Start date - September 2024

• This position requires a Masters degree in social work, counseling, or a closely related social science or healthcare field.
• Current licensure in the State of Minnesota is preferred.
• Two years of experience in mental health is preferred
• Available to provide coverage for other team members when absent or as the need arises
• Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
• Skills necessary to communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations
• Ability to make effective clinical and culturally informed decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances
• After training, be able to manage disruptive and explosive patients.

PrairieCare is a psychiatric healthcare system experiencing rapid growth in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. With multiple sites across the metro, including locations in Rochester and Mankato, PrairieCare has quickly grown to become one of Minnesotas largest providers of mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families.

PrairieCare does not discriminate against any person based on race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admissions, treatment, or participation in its programs, services, activities, or employment. PrairieCare is an Affirmative Action Employer/Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Veterans, Disabled, and other protected individuals and is committed to a diverse workforce.

PrairieCare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email hr@prairie-care.com for assistance.

Offers of employment from PrairieCare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background studies