Job Description

What You Can Expect:

Our Mental Health Practitioners love Grand Itasca for the stability, meaningful work and great team. If you are looking for professional growth and development with hands on experience caring for a diverse patient population, Grand Itasca is where you belong!

We're glad you are thinking about joining us

Grand Itasca is a great place for Mental Health Practitioners. We're a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

About the Position

• Mental Health Practitioner
• Casual (as-needed basis)
• Days and Weekends
• Itasca County Jail

The Jail Mental Health Practitioner is employed by Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital and provides comprehensive mental health care to incarcerated individuals within the Itasca County Jail setting. The Mental Health Practitioner provides comprehensive mental health assessment, stabilization, and follow-up care for individuals incarcerated in the county jail. This role ensures timely evaluation, intervention, and continuity of care for inmates experiencing mental health concerns. The practitioner works collaboratively with custody staff, nursing, medical providers, and clinic operations leadership to support safe, appropriate, and effective mental health care within a correctional environment.

Here's what you'll do when you join us:

• Under supervision, provide behavioral health screening of detainees referred by facility staff or identified by prescreening through booking process or nursing services.
• Under supervision, individual and/or group psychoeducation and skills-based interventions.
• Assist custody and medical staff in the monitoring of behavioral health for referred detainees.
• Coordinate with custody and medical staff in the management and treatment of detainees with behavioral health concerns
• Monitor and assess therapeutic support of segregated and isolated detainees
• Support and supplement the activities of county behavioral health services in the stabilization of at-risk detainees.
• Coordinate with county behavioral health services for continuity of care and discharge planning/case management via sharing of pertinent patient information.
• Complete documentation as well as maintain records for referral tracking and continuous quality improvement (CQI) under supervision.
• Provide follow-up assessments for inmates placed on suicide precautions or close observation.
• Complete timely mental health evaluations upon intake, referral, or change in condition.
• Demonstrate commitment and dedication to providing behavioral health support and provide training to solve problems.
• Deliver brief therapeutic interventions, supportive counseling, and safety planning as indicated.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Ensure adherence to Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) requirements, NCCHC standards, and contractual expectations.
• Document clinical status, risk level, and response to interventions in accordance with policy and regulatory expectations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

If you have these qualifications, we'd love to chat:

1. Master's degree in social work (MSW), Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
2. Current Minnesota licensure as LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, or eligible Mental Health Practitioner under MN DHS guidelines required.
3. Experience providing mental health assessments and crisis intervention required.
4. Previous experience in correctional, emergency, or acute behavioral health settings preferred.
5. Knowledge of Minnesota DOC, NCCHC standards, or other correctional healthcare guidelines preferred.
6. Experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring conditions preferred.
7. Basic Life Support (BLS) or ability to attain certification within two months of employment and maintains certification.

About Grand Itasca:

Grand Itasca brings the benefits of a large and respected health system to our local community. We are a non-profit, state-of-the-art, integrated clinic and hospital that is proud to offer a range of high-quality providers, specialties and services to our community. Enjoy our patient-centered, comprehensive approach, close to home without venturing from the beauty of northern Minnesota.

*An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.