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Radias Health

Community-based behavioral health services and housing

Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis

Mental & Behavioral HealthPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeMinneapolis, MN, USA$27.48 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Psychology or Social Work and 2,000 hours of work experience providing services to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness, or have no college degree and 4,000 hours of supervised work experience delivering services to adults or children with mental illness.

Responsibilities

  • Provide recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment and rehabilitative services to 12–16 adults experiencing acute symptoms of mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.
  • Provide professional program services at the Crisis facility and work with the treatment team to support clients in maintaining quality of life consistent with their needs and preferences.
  • Provide direct client services and assist therapists in developing treatment plans.
  • Teach and develop independent living skills, including relaxation, conversation skills, housekeeping, and budgeting.
  • Provide staff coverage and ensure facility security and general supervision of residents.
  • Complete paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
  • Facilitate or co-facilitate psychoeducational groups and other facility programming.
  • After successfully completing the required medication test, administer medications under the supervision of the facility's nurse.
  • Conduct monthly resident house meetings in collaboration with a Certified Peer Specialist.
  • Assist with orientation of new admissions to residential care.
  • Identify individuals prone to behavioral emergencies and assist the therapist in developing additional programming appropriate to their needs.
  • Help defuse and de-escalate potential behavioral emergencies and assist in developing additional programming appropriate to clients' needs.

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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