Social Worker, Senior Psychiatric - Mental Health Center presso Hennepin County, MN

About the Department

Hennepin County Behavioral Health area has an exciting opportunity for two Senior Psychiatric Social Workers to join the team at the Hennepin County Mental Health Center (MHC), a state Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) dedicated to offering wide-ranging mental health and substance use disorder care. The Senior Psychiatric Social Workers will utilize evidence-based interventions to provide individual and group therapy to adults with mental health disorders (MH), substance use disorders (SUD), and complex trauma and psychosocial concerns. These positions provide the opportunity to make a difference in diverse communities and programs, advance health equity, and be part of a department with the mission to strengthen communities by improving the health of individuals and families.

Candidates who are interested in the National Health Service Corps should know that the Mental Health Center is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Healthcare providers that help underserved communities are eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. Learn more about the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.


Current Hennepin County employees who refer a candidate hired into an open competitive position may be eligible for a $500 referral bonus. For more information visit employee referral program.

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Location and hours:
These positions are located at the Mental Health Center at 2215 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., with the possibility of evenings. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.  
 
About these position types:
These are full-time, benefit earning positions.
These positions are internally classified as a Social Worker, Senior Psychiatric.
Click here to view the job classification specification.

In these positions, you will:

• Conduct biopsychosocial evaluations on individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use disorders, to determine appropriate interventions or treatment, based on the presenting issues, current mental status, and diagnostic impressions.
• Work with individuals seeking substance use disorder services to effectively provide interventions to support their substance use recovery.
• Utilize evidence-based interventions to provide individual and group therapy to adults and/or adolescents with MH disorders, SUD, and complex trauma and psychosocial concerns. 
• Continuously assess the needs of individuals served, through interpretation of client interview, collateral information, and clinical and social determinants of health screening tools, with the goal of ensuring interventions are applied that promote the safety and well-being of the client and community, while helping the client to achieve personally identified goals. 
• Prepare diagnostic assessment reports, psychotherapy notes, and collateral correspondence using an electronic health record.
• Provide and oversee the coordination of care, for individuals served, to enable and support care pathways for mental health and substance use treatment as well as other resource needs.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team for individuals served, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, peers, and other mental health practitioners and professionals, to provide optimal care.
• Participate in quality improvement efforts, including those directed toward anti-racism, equity, and trauma awareness.

Need to have:

• Master's degree or higher in social work or closely related field and two or more years of post-master's degree experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting. 
• Qualification as a Mental Health Professional in the state of Minnesota.
• Current licensure, or eligibility for licensure within 6 months in the state of Minnesota, as one or more of the following:
  • Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) by the Minnesota Board of Social Work
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy
  • Licensed Psychologist (LP)

Nice to have:   

• Experience working with: 
  • Individuals from diverse populations in race, ethnicity, age, gender, identity, ability, and sexual orientation.
  • Individuals with opioid and other SUD.
  • The needs and issues of diverse and disenfranchised individuals.

  • Epic, or another similar electronic health record system. 

  • Multidisciplinary teams and workgroups.

  • Adolescents.
• Experience:
  • Working in a SUD treatment setting.
  • Facilitating group programming.
  • In the delivery of evidence-based practices for psychiatric and co-occurring disorders, including individual and group therapy to adults and/or adolescents with MH disorders, SUD, and complex trauma and psychosocial concerns.
• Licensure as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) or Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) or ability to obtain either.
• Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish or Somali in addition to English, both verbally and in writing as well as utilizing interpreter services.

Candidates with fluency in another language in addition to English are encouraged to apply. Bilingual candidates who pass a language assessment may qualify for additional bilingual pay and duties. 

About the department:

Human Services delivers a variety of services to individuals or families that assist with basic needs or encourage client change around specific objectives. We work with individuals as well as systems and communities in order to develop policy and advocate for the people we serve. The people we serve and our communities are connected. By helping one, we help the other. 

About Hennepin County:

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. 

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the eliminate of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

Your future. Made here.

This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

Watch this video for application best practices and tips. 

These positions may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data. 

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a drug test that may include testing for cannabis and/or a criminal background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Taylor Dahlberg

[email protected]

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