Staff Psychotherapist

Description

Northstar Behavioral Health Network is a team of professionals that specialize in serving those battling substance use disorders, specifically Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder. Also specializing in those needing Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS).

• For residential clients, fulfill the mental health component of the co-occurring licensure requirements, which includes completing the initial mental health screen of all new clients within the first 3 days of arrival into program (GAIN-SS), and subsequently completing the diagnostic assessment (DA) within 10 days.  
• Maintain a minimum of 25 direct client contact hours per week (for full time), or averaging at least 60% of available time as direct client contact if part time. This will include a combination of 1:1 or group psychotherapy, as well as facilitating co-occurring substance use groups.  
• Complete all substance use documentation within the day of service, and mental health documentation within 72 hours of rendering the service.  
• Fulfill expectations on maintaining documentation tracking of clients in the residential site.  
• Attend weekly multidisciplinary clinical staffing meetings.  
• Attend weekly departmental clinical consultation meetings.  
• Number of grievances/maltreatment reports is no greater than 1 per month.
• Pass quarterly peer review internal documentation review process 

• →Adhering to MN State Statutes, code of ethics, insurance requirements, and Northstar’s policy and procedures.
• →Maintain resident/client records in accordance with Northstar’s policy requirements.
• →Complete continuing education courses in current treatment concepts and methods as required by the State of Minnesota to maintain professional license.
• →Attend in-house training, all scheduled Northstar/Bridges staff meetings, and consultations.
• →Hold a caseload of clients, providing all components of a psychotherapeutic episode of care from DA through termination.
• →Coordinate care with all providers that are on the client's care team.
• →Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Familiar with Procentive.
• Training or certification in evidence-based modalities such as CBT, ACT, SFBT, DBT, EMDR, Brain Spotting, etc.  
• Strong motivational interviewing skills
• Work independently, think critically, and cultivate a solution-focused mindset
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to embrace change
• Communicate effectively and collaborate well with other members of the care team.