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Join our growing Mental Health Department at Children's Minnesota as a Program Therapist. This position would work within our Lakeville Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and provide individual, family and group therapy, case management and assessment services. The therapist works within a multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive services to patients and families that are experiencing acute mental health concerns. The work hours for this position are Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4:30 PM. 

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The Acute Mental Health department at Children's Minnesota includes our partial hospitalization programs as well as the inpatient mental health unit in St. Paul. These programs provide short term, stabilization services for children and adolescents experiencing acute mental health concerns. These intensive services are designed to address mental health symptoms that pose a safety risk or significant impact to the child or adolescent's daily functioning. 

The Lakeville partial hospitalization program is designed to serve adolescents, ages 11-18 and the Roseville partial hospitalization program is designed to serve both children and adolescents, ages 6-18. Partial hospitalization programs are mental health day programs which function similar to inpatient mental health units, however allow patients to return home at the end of the program day. The inpatient mental health unit in St. Paul serves both children and adolescents, ages 6-18. This unit is for patients that have immediate safety concerns that require 24/7 psychiatric care.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in social work, counseling or marriage and family therapy is required
• One year as a program therapist or similar experience providing counseling in a health care or related pediatric setting.
• LGSW, LAMFT, or LPC licensure in the State of Minnesota required
• BLS required

Children's Minnesota is the 7th largest pediatric health system in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. As The Kids Experts, Children's Minnesota is uniquely poised to serve the highly specialized health care needs of children and is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children's MN is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a focus on recruitment of candidates from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. We encourage individuals from various racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds, individuals who are gender diverse, veterans, and individuals with diverse abilities to apply.

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Minneapolis/St. Paul, often referred to as the Twin Cities, is the 16th largest metropolitan area in the United States and consistently ranks as one of the top ten most livable places. The Twin Cities area offers a high quality of life, world class arts, excellent school systems, an award-winning culinary scene, vibrant culture, professional and college sports, outstanding year round recreation with a bounty of lakes and a half dozen downhill ski areas located within a one hour drive of the Twin Cities.

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About Children's Minnesota

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

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