Clinical Program Therapist 2 - Social Worker

About the role

The Minnesota Specialty Health System (MSHS) in Willmar is seeking a Discharge Social Worker to join our team. This position provides referral recommendations and coordinates discharge support, facilitates clients' transition to the community, initiates appropriate referrals for post-discharge follow-up services, ensures outpatient psychiatric appointments are scheduled upon discharge, prepares aftercare plans, and completes provisional discharge paperwork and documentations required by the court.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and participates in assigned interdisciplinary treatment team meetings to establish goals for MSHS clients and recommends methods by which these will be attained, including target dates.
• Facilitates clients’ transition to community by providing information to the client and county case manager or others support as necessary.
• Initiates appropriate referrals for post-discharge follow-up services.
• Safeguards outpatient psychiatric appointments scheduled upon discharge.
• Prepares aftercare plans outlining the client's course through treatment and needs/resources in the community.
• Completes provisional discharge paperwork and documentations required by the court.

Requirements

• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, behavior analysis, or related field; and Licensure in the State of Minnesota, e.g. LSW or LGSW.
• One year (1) of post-bachelor's degree experience providing behavioral health services including at least 4 of the 6 activities listed below:
• Providing direct care and therapeutic support to individuals.
• Aiding in the assessment of behavior health challenges including data collection.
• Leading and/or facilitating educational groups or therapeutic activities with individuals with mental health symptoms.
• Developing or implementing support plans or treatment plans that addresses behavior through adaptations, activities, interventions, education, engagement, and support.
• Aiding in planning and hand-off communication of support plans and strategies for supporting individuals upon discharge.
• Developing/assisting in development of behavioral interventions and recommendations for interdisciplinary staff implementation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, behavior analysis, or related field; and Independent License/Certification in the State of Minnesota (LICSW).
• Must meet the requirements for a Mental Health Practitioner as defined in MN Statute 245I.04, subdivision 4.

Skills

Supervised training experience obtained as a part of requirements for a bachelor’s degree program may be counted towards years of experience (Pre-graduation experience).

Benefits

Your benefits may include: Paid vacation and sick leave, 12 paid holidays each year, low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans, fertility care, diabetes care, dental and orthodontic care for adults and children, 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children, pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years), employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death, short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care, and more.

Pay

$28.75 - $42.16 / hourly; $60,030 - $88,030 / annually

Schedule

Day Shift, 7:30-4