Program Therapist at Children’s Minnesota

Job Details

Job Type

Full-time

Shift & Schedule

8 hour shift

Weekend availability

Day shift

Full Job Description

Employee Status: Regular

Hours Per Pay Period: 80

FTE: 1.0

Shift: Days

Shift Length: 8 hours

Weekend Coverage: Not Applicable

Call Coverage: No

About Children’s Minnesota

Children’s 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 not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics, and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Position Summary

A Program Therapist is primarily responsible for conducting clinical assessments, therapeutic interventions, and care planning within our Mental Health Services departments and programs. This role may provide individual, group, or family therapy services, crisis intervention services, resource mobilization, or triage of psychosocial, emotional, or behavioral concerns. The Program Therapist collaborates with other members of the multi-disciplinary care team to develop treatment goals, assess performance towards goals, and complete discharge or transition planning as indicated.

Location (e.g., remote or on-site): On-site

Qualifications:

License/Certification/Registration:

• Licensed in the State of Minnesota (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC) required
• BLS required

Education:

• Master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, or clinical counseling is required

Experience:
Required:

• One year as a program therapist or similar experience providing counseling in a health care or related pediatric setting.

Preferred:

• Experience providing clinical supervision to non-independently licensed clinicians.
• Two or more years of experience providing care in a pediatric-related setting.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong clinical skills with the ability to exercise independent judgment and work autonomously.
• Ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced clinic or hospital environment.
• Willingness to provide clinical supervision.
• Exhibits a high degree of professionalism, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to assess and provide intervention services to children and adolescents in acute crisis / experiencing suicidal ideation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine and, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases prior to employment.

Children’s Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.

Job Posting: Nov 17, 2022, 11:39:58 PM

Job: Other Patient Care Related

Primary Location: USA-MN-Roseville