Outpatient Therapist

Therapist Position at Nexus Family Healing - Gerard Campus

Nexus Family Healing - Gerard Campus is looking to add a therapist to our outpatient services team on the campus of Nexus Family Healing in Austin, Minnesota!

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 50 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Location: 1111 28th St NE, Austin, MN 55912

Pay/Schedule: Starting Salary: $66,750 - $70,088, offer will reflect level of experience and licensure. Full-time, Monday - Friday.

Nexus' Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Additional 8 Paid Holidays
• Competitive Annual Base Salary Offered
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• Vision & Dental
• No-cost life insurance, short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary: Provide clinical therapy in the treatment of children, adolescents, adults, and families as prescribed in the client's Diagnostic Assessment and Individual Treatment Plan. The outpatient therapist will provide clinical insight and work from a trauma informed lens to provide individualized, youth-focused, strength and evidenced-based family and individual therapy models to youth and families. They collaborate with the community and providers related to the youth's progress.

Primary responsibilities:

• Completion of required intake process and forms.
• Development and completion of the Diagnostic Assessment.
• Completion of clinical documentation in compliance with program expectations.
• Development and implementation of the initial Treatment Plan based on the Diagnostic Assessment
• Treatment Plan Reviews, at least every 90 days.
• Crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
• Provision of individual, group and/or family therapy as prescribed by the Treatment Plan goals.
• Provide therapeutic services within the parameters of the program's structure, philosophy, and models.
• Meet the minimum required hours of direct client contact and collateral services to meet billable expectations.
• Coordination of referrals for adjunct services when applicable and done in coordination with the case manager.
• Provision of case coordination with family members, other professionals, school staff and community support as needed.
• Attendance and participation in mandatory clinical supervision and team case consultation meetings in accordance with program expectations.
• Completion of education and training experiences in accordance with program expectations.
• Compliance with all agency, state, and regulatory standards.

Teamwork: Working as a productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal and contributing to team development and effective team dynamics.

Problem Solving: Having the ability to identify and creatively solve problems and issues of varying complexities and to find effective solutions with few guidelines.

Judgement Thinking: Drawing correct and realistic conclusions and making timely decisions based on available information.

Quality Orientation: Setting high standards regarding his/her work and working environment and acting; accordingly, developing quality standards, continuously evaluating performance, products, and procedures; actively seeking ways to improve quality.

Empathy & Self-Awareness: Demonstrates self-awareness by acknowledging & understanding one's own thoughts, feelings & emotions. Is attune to how each (thoughts, feelings & emotions) may impact one another, as we interact, communicate & engage with each other in our daily work or more emotion driven experiences & exchanges.

Fosters a Safe Space: Fosters a safe workplace or'safe space' for Nexus youth, family, co-workers & employees to be vulnerable & share individual experiences in confidence, with acceptance & without consequence.

Requirements

Required Education and Licensure:

• Master's degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields
• If currently unlicensed and clinical licensure is required in your state: Must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline
• And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LMSW, LAMFT or LPC)
• Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a DHS background check
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Fully licensed in appropriate state as an LCSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, LP, LMFT, LPCC, or LCPC
• Experience in related community-based work with youth, adults, and/or families

Physical Demands:

• Excellent sensory skills are important (sight, hearing and speech) as well as the ability to communicate effectively.
• Must be able to walk, sit, stand, crouch, twist, bend, reach overhead, maneuver stairs and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities for a clinical professional visiting clients on location or in their homes if applicable.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to necessary client locations if applicable.
• Must be able to assist staff in proper restraining of youths if applicable.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers, and smartphones.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

Our ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

Apply today to be contacted by our recruiting team! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!