Mental Health Consultant - LICSW | Champlin, MN

About the role

You will find an environment that fosters your professional growth and well-being. You will work in a primary care clinic setting in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and receive referrals from primary care. You will collaborate with care team members to identify, address and treat mental health needs of patients within the Allina Health system.

Responsibilities

• Provides solution-focused therapy to patients independently and/or in conjunction with mental health provider.
• Provides crisis consultation and de-escalation to patients in person and/or virtually.
• Collaborates with Primary Care/Women’s Health teams and community.
• Supports patients and primary care team/mental health providers in achieving patient care goals.
• Reinforces provider communication about plan of care.
• Congnrols care for patients across the primary care, specialties, and mental health service lines.
• Assesses conditions related to crisis and life events.
• Triage patients with known mental health issues and provide same-day and short-term ongoing access to mental health therapy.
• Screens for basic health needs and align services to assist.
• Consults, refers and coordinates interventions in cases of suspected or actual situations of child or adult abuse and neglect or forms of domestic violence or sexual abuse.
• Identifies needs for community or public agency services.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work required
• 2+ years in licensed practice preferred
• Licensed Ind Clinical Social Worker - MN Board of Social Work required
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource preferred within 60 Days

Physical Demands

• Sedentary
• Lifting weight Up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently

Highlights of this role

• 40 hours of frontloaded Paid Time Off
• $6,000 retention bonus
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• An established environment that safeguards provider well-being
• Career support in a variety of ways, including monthly continuing education opportunities, and tuition and CME reimbursements

Pay

• Pay Range: $35.61 to $48.81 per hour

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support
• Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program