Acute Response Family & Child Therapist (Allina Hospitals)
Full Time
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Posted
Job description
All are welcome! People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply!
Benefits at Washburn:
Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long term disability insurance. Additionally we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).
Vacation: Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
Sick Leave: Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
Holidays: There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.
***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***
About Us:
Washburn Center for Children is a leading children’s mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children’s needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.
The 133-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves more than 2,800 children ages 0-18 and approximately 8,500 family members each year. Washburn Center’s three office locations – Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis – serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 22 schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington and Minneapolis school districts.
The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.
WHAT IS THE WARM PROGRAM?
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Washburn Acute Response Model focuses on children/adolescents referred through the emergency department or inpatient unit(s) at area Fairview’s hospitals. The program provides short term, culturally based, and individualized services in the client’s home, schools, community and/or Children’s premises. The services we provided are in person and include assessment for appropriateness of services, crisis intervention, care coordination, case management, bridging to other services, therapy, parent psychoeducation and skills trainings. The purpose of this program is to assist in transitioning clients to less intensive services, actively work on safety planning, engage other service providers, make referrals for longer term care and improve or maintain children and families’ overall functioning to reduce future out-of-home placements and improve stability over time.
WHAT CAN WASHBURN CENTER OFFER YOU?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees’ professional development. During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are searching for an Acute response therapist to take on referrals from the Children’s Emergency and Inpatient units and collaborate with hospital staff to set up intakes with families for WARM therapy services. The WARM therapist follows up with families to determine if they are interested in participating in short-term services through the program. An intake will be completed and the therapist assesses to ensure that short-term services are appropriate for the client’s immediate needs. 1-5 session to be completed based on client / family need. If short-term services are not appropriate for the client, the therapist assists the family in identifying other community resources to better suit the client’s mental health needs.
Role Responsibilities
Clinical Treatment - Clinicians will provide services to educate and support families to become empowered to better self-advocate and navigate the various systems with more confidence and skill, as well as the following services:
§ Provide specialized direct services to children and their families, in their homes, schools, clinic, and communities. This includes:
o Complete a diagnostic addendum used in conjunction with records provided by the treating hospital
o Develop and implement treatment plans, safety planning, and goal setting based on the diagnosis
o Provide individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living
o Provide parent psychoeducation
o Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and family gain access to all services providers and interdisciplinary services and to make further referrals as needed, including, but not limited to, the areas of volunteer services, advocacy, transportation, and legal services
o Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child’s successful participation
o Must be knowledgeable and confident providing therapy and teaching families and others within the treatment team about trauma informed practice
o Create a discharge plan
Documentation - Clinicians will be expected to maintain required documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including:
§ Diagnostic addendums
§ Treatment plans for each client
§ Daily progress notes
§ Track and document symptoms using the SUDS rating scale each session
§ Documentation of all case activities
§ Discharge or transfer summaries
§ Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies
§ Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program
All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.
Supervision and Professional Development - Clinicians are expected to:
§ Attend weekly supervision and case consultation, present case information, and create and identify questions for consultation and supervision
§ Provide and receive support from other team members
§ Provide clinical and administrative supervision for interns as approved by the program assistant supervisors based on licensure and experience and assist with providing training, feedback, and learning experiences for program interns
§ Maintain required CEUs
**All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.**
QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
§ Master’s Degree with licensure at the professional level in Social work, counseling, Family and Marriage or Psychology required
§ Minimum 1 year of experience with severely emotionally disturbed children and their families required
§ 2 – 4 years of experience with severely emotionally disturbed children and their families desired
§ Valid Driver’s license required
§ Valid MN Licensure as a Mental Health Professional (LICSW/LPCC/LMFT/LP Desired
Salary bracket: $55,000 - $70,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education)
Why work at Washburn? https://youtu.be/i4OPCDl1CMg
Vaccine Requirements at Washburn:
Washburn Center for Children (WCC) maintains a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that mitigates the transmission and spread of COVID-19 to ensure the safety of staff, clients, residents, and community members. As part of the COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and to comply with federal, state, and local government regulations Washburn requires COVID-19 vaccinations for:
- All employees
- All interns/trainees/fellows
- Contractors/consultants who are working onsite at a WCC facility and/or are delivering services to clients regardless of location
- All volunteers (including Board of Trustees members) who have in-person contact with WCC staff, clients, or volunteers
Exemptions for medical or religious reasons may be requested and submitted for review.
Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.
To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.
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