Opportunities with CARE Counseling, part of the Optum family of businesses . CARE Counseling strives to marry the community and support of mental health centers with the competitive compensation of private practices. Our team is defined by its pursuit of excellence, open communication and flexibility, ensuring not only the growth of our clients but also the personal and professional development of our staff. If you're looking to make a tangible impact in mental health while enjoying a culture that celebrates learning, achievement and work-life balance, CARE Counseling is where you belong. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This position provides an array of services using evidence-based practices that support client treatment, and facilitate safe, secure, and therapeutic interventions. Responsibilities include developing therapeutic alliance, clinical skills application, conducting diagnostic and comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment planning and daily interventions.

*Primary Responsibilities: *

• Manage and support the supervisee re: diagnosing, treatment planning, conducting therapy, care coordination, client termination, and all other aspects of the Mental Health Practitioner position

• Consistently review and provide timely feedback (e.g., within three business days) on all supervisee documentation, including diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries. Provide constructive feedback and guidance to supervisee regarding documentation skills

• Attend required meetings for supervisors (Supervision of Supervision, case consult, weekly supervision sessions with supervisees). Facilitate weekly staff case consult in a leadership role, as needed

• Maintain a record of all supervision sessions and submit to admin staff monthly

• Effectively manage schedule to allow for availability to support supervisee learning and development

• Represent CARE positively and model professional behavior as a representative of CARE with internal and external professionals

• Develop a Supervision Plan and Learning Contract with each supervisee

• Communicate with Associate Director of Clinical Services regarding any concerns or performance issues of supervisees

• Support supervisee clinical and professional growth through strengths -based, reflective supervision and case consultation

• Complete and participate in monthly performance tracking and bi-annual reviews for each supervisee

• Participate in the interview process for prospective clinicians

• May be required to lead, plan, and/or participate in Clinical Trainee Training Day and associated events

• Arrange for supervisor coverage in the event of a planned or unexpected absence. Additionally, be available to provide coverage for other supervisor as needed

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. 

*Required Qualifications: *

• Masters or Doctoral degree in Behavioral Science/related field (Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, Education, etc.)

• Active, independent clinical license as a Mental Health Professional in the State of Minnesota (LP, LPCC, LICSW, LMFT)

• Licensed supervisor - board approval to supervise Mental Health Practitioners and Clinical Trainees

• Basic understanding of Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Willing or ability to work onsite at a consistent CARE Counseling location

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of supervisory experience

• Experience in outpatient mental health

• Experience in clinical documentation

• Diagnostic assessment experience

• Experienced in treatment planning and maintaining a caseload

• Experience entering pertinent information in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems

• Experience reading and interpreting information, such as reports, general correspondence, professional publications, and government regulations, with the ability to share with others as needed.

• Experience reading, interpreting and applying/modeling general information from policy and procedure manuals and other compliance related information

• Experience presenting information and responding to questions from internal and external stakeholders which can or may include community providers, medical professionals, management, peers, family members and clients

• Knowledge of the effects of mental illness and seeks information from a wide variety of disciplines applicable to the treatment of persons with mental illness

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