Outpatient Therapist

Location: Aitkin

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is proud to offer competitive wages and an exceptional benefits package!

We are seeking a Mental Health Professional or Clinical Trainee to join our Outpatient Team. Travel to other outpatient offices in Central Minnesota to serve clients may be required.

Essential Functions include:

Facilitate and co-facilitate individual, group, family, and crisis therapies

Competencies and ability to provide empirically-supported psychotherapy to address a wide range of clinical and behavioral issues

Provide intakes, diagnostic evaluations, and updates to evaluations

Develop and implement a treatment plan Complete a Behavior Intervention/Crisis Plan Complete third party billing requirements such as obtaining prior authorizations and communicating with the billing office as necessary

Collaborate regularly with both staff and community partners including: schools, social services, court services, medical agencies, mental health providers, managed care organizations and the community at large

Participate in the referral process

Maintain necessary written records in accordance with NPMHC policies and procedures and other applicable regulations

Provide crisis intervention services as requested

Qualifications include:

Master’s Degree in the Behavioral Sciences field (i.e. Clinical Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work)
A valid license in behavioral health without restrictions ( e.g. LICSW, LPCC, LP, LMFT, NP) in the State of MN. Clinical Supervision is available;
License-seeking trainees encouraged to apply!

Experience with adults and children struggling with mental illness

Competencies and ability to provide empirically supported psychotherapy to address a wide range of clinical and behavioral needs

Excellent written (computer based) and verbal skills

Valid Driver’s License Compensation & Benefits include:

Wage Range: $62,000 - $77,000 annually

Health, Dental, Disability and Life insurance with other additional voluntary options for spousal life, short term disability, accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness plans

Health Savings account with employer contribution
401K with employer match

Generous paid time off (Earn 19 days/ year your 1st - 3rd years. Increases with longevity!)Nine holidays observed per year as follows:
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and a Weather Float Day.

Supportive of time off for a healthy work/life balance

Bereavement Pay Travel reimbursement

Paid Supervision if working toward independent licensure, built into regular workday

Northern Pines Mental Health Center is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

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