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Mental Health Therapist

Istss, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400

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Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a

Mental Health

Therapist

to join our newest

youth crisis and stabilization center set to open in fall 2025 in Hennepin County !

This new youth crisis and stabilization center is a 13-bed, short-term residential service for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health issues looking for appropriate care. The service will help to reduce the number of youth who are stuck in inappropriate care settings such as emergency rooms, police stations, juvenile detention or unstable home situations and provide treatment and therapeutic supports while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Pay and Schedule

Full-time onsite opportunity

Location: 1800 Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis

Pay range: $65,000-80,000 annually dependent on licensure

Comprehensive Benefits

Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment

Multiple options for health insurance coverage

No-cost life insurance

Short/long-term disability insurance

401k match

NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family

NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family

NEW Carrot Fertility Benefit

Tuition assistance and training opportunities

Advancement pathways and internal promotion

And much more!

Position Summary Our Therapist will provide overall management of youth's treatment through active engagement, clinical assessment, treatment, and discharge planning. Therapist will provide clinical insight and work from a trauma informed lens to enhance the milieu and programming. Engage with families through family therapy and treatment planning. Collaborate with the community and providers related to the youth's progress and discharge planning.

Trauma Informed Care

Helps establish and maintain a positive treatment culture & environment

Works with youth & family to develop a Nexus Individual and Family Guidance Plan

Active involvement with Family Collaborative Intake meetings

Completes Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) functional assessment in accordance to TCOM (collaborative) principles

Through the collaborative effort with family, youth, and providers, develop and monitor the individual treatment plans

Provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidence-based family and individual therapy models to youth and families. Examples: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization (TF-CBT) and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Milieu Coordination

Develop and facilitate milieu and treatment groups that are trauma informed, educational, and treatment focused

Participate in all youth related treatment team meetings, using family centered language and youth-driven principles

Serve as a clinical treatment team leader to YCP's. This includes but is not limited to modeling and coaching staff on rapport building with clients, trauma-informed practices, and de-escalation techniques on the treatment milieu as needed

Be available on-call for consultation/treatment direction and/or decisions when appropriate

Assess readiness for discharge in conjunction with the treatment team

Community Care

Coordinate/communicate aftercare needs of the client with family and all necessary social service and community providers to ensure a smooth transition

Communicate with the treatment team to include all desired and necessary family members, educational, legal, community, and social service providers (as well as all-natural supports that the youth and family identify) to gather all necessary information to inform and support the treatment process

Ensures that all required client reports, records, and all documentation are produced accurately and maintained in a consistent, timely, and professional manner according to policy and regulated statutes

Educate and facilitate trainings for staff on trauma informed practices, clinical diagnosis treatment processes, and other clinically relevant training material

Participate in team meetings, program clinical team meetings, therapy clinical supervision sessions, and in-service as required

Ensure confidentiality regarding mental health, medical issues, background treatment and comply with all HIPAA related requirements

Remains current on all company policies, assigned trainings and/or certification requirements

Required Education and Licensure

Master's degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields

If currently unlicensed, must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline.

And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LMSW, LAMFT or LPC)

Some experience working in a residential or intensive inpatient or outpatient setting required

Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements

Preferred Education and Experience

Fully licensed in Minnesota: LICSW, LPCC, LMFT

Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families

ICARE Values

Innovation:

Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches

Compassion:

Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern

Agility:

Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly

Responsiveness:

Being quick, positive, and accurate

Excellence:

Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

Apply Today When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Key Words Mental Health Therapist, Residential Treatment Facilities, Non-Profit, Children's Mental Health, #caring career, Clinical Therapist, Therapist, Crisis Center, #LI-onsite, Youth Crisis Center, Youth shelter, Hennepin County

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