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Radias Health

Community-based behavioral health services and housing

Homeless Outreach Mental Health Practitioner

Case Management & AdvocacyPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeSt Paul, MN, USA$59.8k - $63k

About the Job

Requirements

  • 6,000 hours of supervised experience delivering services to persons with mental illness.
  • Experience supporting persons experiencing homelessness.
  • Must have a car, auto insurance, and a driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Provide PATH services, including outreach, screening, case management, and re-engagement, to PATH-eligible or enrolled clients; develop, write, implement, evaluate, and revise recovery and housing goals and plans collaboratively with clients.
  • Maintain an active caseload of 15–20 clients.
  • Work within a multidisciplinary team consisting of an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Professionals or Practitioners, and a Certified Peer Specialist.
  • Identify candidates for Section 811 and PHOP subsidy programs, complete applications, and initiate referrals to HSS; after approval, coordinate outreach with Section 811 team members or the Housing Navigation Team to transition services.
  • Target outreach to people experiencing homelessness who have high acuity and complex needs.
  • Incorporate the perspectives of people with lived experience of homelessness into PATH program planning and outreach by conducting satisfaction surveys with enrolled clients.
  • Conduct daily community outreach and engage people living in places not meant for human habitation, shelters, and community drop-in locations.
  • Coordinate outreach with RADIAS Health staff and community providers, including during early mornings or evenings when needed.
  • Coordinate cases with county and community agencies, including Intake, Mental Health Case Management, Adult Protection, Income Maintenance, Crisis Center, and community hospitals.
  • Develop care plans with enrolled clients.
  • Conduct initial assessments to determine the presence of mental illness, chemical dependency, or behavioral problems.
  • Monitor clients who decline active services and may pose a potential danger to themselves or others, ensuring referral for emergency psychiatric or crisis services as needed.
  • Coordinate services with other providers to ensure consistent and timely delivery of quality client services.
  • Refer urgent cases involving risk of harm to self or others to hospital emergency rooms and community crisis teams.
  • Provide information and referrals, intervention strategies, and crisis de-escalation assistance when there is no imminent risk of harm.
  • Assess the need for hospitalization, crisis residence, or detoxification services.
  • Advocate for clients and provide information and referrals to clients and agencies to protect clients' civil rights and welfare.
  • Refer cases to Adult Protection or Child Protection when there is evidence of neglect or abuse of vulnerable adults or children.
  • Assist clients in obtaining legal or advocacy services.
  • File legally required reports with Vulnerable Adults, the Ombudsman, and Child Protection.
  • Educate clients about the symptoms, course, and treatment of their illnesses.
  • Transport clients in the community.
  • Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
  • Participate in ongoing professional growth and development, maintain professional behavior, and participate in appropriate supervision.
  • Allow flexibility in hours worked.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences or a related field.
  • Experience providing outreach services to people experiencing homelessness and knowledge of services and resources in Ramsey County.

About the Company

Radias Health

Community-based behavioral health services and housing

Radias Health provides community-based behavioral health services in the Twin Cities for adults and youths, including mental health, substance use treatment, and housing support. It follows a Full Circle of Care model that combines mental and physical health care, medications, and housing services, with programs like ACT, targeted case management, outpatient therapy, medication management, crisis residential treatment, and supportive housing. Its edge comes from being a large nonprofit offering an integrated continuum and centralized Central Access for easy referrals, with a focus on housing stability and care for co-occurring disorders. The goal is to improve overall well-being by delivering accessible behavioral health and housing services that help people recover, stay housed, and lead healthier lives.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
St Paul, MN
Founded
1986

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