About this opportunity
Newport Healthcare lists this Coverage Therapist opportunity in mankato, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
What You'll Do
Hours for this role are Monday - Friday, days.
The coverage therapist collaborates in a multi-disciplinary setting with other PrairieCare staff to provide comprehensive individualized treatment to the patients and families/support persons they serve, using a trauma informed and culturally responsive lens. Coverage therapists generally support the continuity of therapy work within the mental health treatment programs housed at their primary site location, as needed and assigned. Training is provided as appropriate. On rare occasions, cross-coverage at other sites may be necessary, as mutually agreed upon with site operations director.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Provide process group therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy for assigned patients, as appropriate to role
May work with children, adolescents, and adults with mental illness, and/or a combination of both, as assigned and as appropriate to setting and position
Collaboratively develop and assign treatment goals and interventions
Coordinate care with providers outside of the treatment team upon admission and discharge, as relevant and appropriate
Available to provide collaborative coverage for other therapists across other treatment teams, settings, and levels of care when the need arises, as assigned
Contribute to the interdisciplinary team the perspective of their unique training and offering a clinical lens in supporting staff from other disciplines
Participate in case conferences and treatment team rounds
Attend training seminars, group supervision, and regular staff meetings as appropriate
Maintain clinical records in compliance with PrairieCare policies and regulatory standards
Support quality assurance and peer review activities as assigned
Maintain professional and collaborative relationships with colleagues in the program and broader PrairieCare
Maintain confidentiality of client medical records according to policy and HIPPA rules
Prepare and submit accurate and timely billing records per policy and program requirements
Ensure compliance with program policies, external regulatory standards, and payer requirements
Oriented towards, educated in and embracing interculturally responsive functioning from lenses of gender, race, age, and other cultural identifications and differences
Support treatment team within holds/restraints processes when required for patient safety (training provided)
May have supervision responsibilities for master's level family therapy, counseling or social work junior level therapists or interns, as interest and qualification allows
Support new employee hiring and onboarding by sitting in on selection committees, offering training and education, as delegated or assigned
What Makes You a Great Fit Master's degree or higher and licensure in the State of Minnesota as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Psychologist (LP) required.
Clinical mental health experience with variety of ages and clinical presentations is preferred
Experience in intensive psychiatric healthcare settings preferred but not required
Coverage therapists hold interpersonal and skill agility, ability and interest in providing therapy services collaboratively in a variety of ways, with a variety of populations, and within a variety of treatment teams, according to licensure/scope of practice.
Desire to work with children, adolescents, adults (as applicable to role) and families/support people
Ability to qualify for company paid malpractice insurance
Ability to effectively and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form
Ability to smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks
Ability to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations
Ability to make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances
After training, be able to support management of disruptive and explosive patients
Knowledge of regulatory standard governing care delivery and operations
PRN therapists work a minimum of 4 shifts per month that may include some weekend and early evening hours. Additional shifts can be added to schedule if requested and if shifts are available. PRNs cover for both planned and unplanned staff absences
Compensation for this role ranges from $63,000- $101,000 depending on licensure and experience.
Worksite address
mankato, MN, 56006, US
Who can apply
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