Mental Health Specialist
Mental Health Specialist
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Job Description
License/Certification/Registration:
*Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Education:
*Bachelors degree required preferred in social work / psychology field
Experience:
*One year of experience working with patients in a pediatric healthcare setting preferred
*Experience working with children with behavioral dysregulation autism intellectual or cognitive impairments or developmental delays is preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
*Education and experience providing gender culture and age appropriate care
*Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to display a professional attitude in all aspects of performance
*Ability to develop rapport with wide variety of patients and families
The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate internal equity and organizational needs.
In addition to your salary this position may be eligible for medical dental vision retirement and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night weekend or oncall work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment drug screen background investigation and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
Childrens Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color creed sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.About Childrens Minnesota
Childrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and notforprofit system since 1924 Childrens Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two freestanding hospitals nine primary care clinics multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region Childrens Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top childrens hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit .
Childrens Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy care delivery and promoting diversity equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
Position Summary
The Mental Health Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse they assist with collecting data regarding a patients physical psychological or safety status on an ongoing basis. The Mental Health Specialist may assist patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals or participate in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups. They are responsible for continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns. Utilizing a therapeutic approach the Mental Health Specialist may assist with deescalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate. This role may float to provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Childrens MN system
*Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Education:
*Bachelors degree required preferred in social work / psychology field
Experience:
*One year of experience working with patients in a pediatric healthcare setting preferred
*Experience working with children with behavioral dysregulation autism intellectual or cognitive impairments or developmental delays is preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
*Education and experience providing gender culture and age appropriate care
*Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to display a professional attitude in all aspects of performance
*Ability to develop rapport with wide variety of patients and families
The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate internal equity and organizational needs.
In addition to your salary this position may be eligible for medical dental vision retirement and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night weekend or oncall work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment drug screen background investigation and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
Childrens Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color creed sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.About Childrens Minnesota
Childrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and notforprofit system since 1924 Childrens Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two freestanding hospitals nine primary care clinics multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region Childrens Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top childrens hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit .
Childrens Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy care delivery and promoting diversity equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
Position Summary
The Mental Health Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care to children and adolescents with behavioral challenges or a mental health diagnosis based on the individual treatment plan. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse they assist with collecting data regarding a patients physical psychological or safety status on an ongoing basis. The Mental Health Specialist may assist patients in establishing daily therapeutic goals or participate in facilitation of therapeutic patient groups. They are responsible for continually monitoring the department milieu and patient spaces to assess for any potential hazards or personal patient safety concerns. Utilizing a therapeutic approach the Mental Health Specialist may assist with deescalation or implementing behavioral modification and management when appropriate. This role may float to provide care and support for all mental health patients throughout the mental health care continuum including outside the inpatient mental health unit within the Childrens MN system
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