Forensic Mental Health Practitioner - $2500 SIGN-ON

Forensic Mental Health Practitioner - $2500 SIGN-ON

Job Locations

US-MN-SAINT PAUL

ID

2025-174473

Line of Business

SpringPath Mental Health Services

Position Type

Full-Time

Our Company

SpringPath Mental Health Services

Overview

The Forensic Mental Health Practitioner primary role is to assist the person served is working on recovery goals while navigating their competency restoration requirements. Primary duties would be to educate and coordinate with the person served to ensure they are meeting the requirements for their competency restoration, connecting with the person served if they are struggling to remain in the program and assisting them with creating a treatment plan that meet their goals. Forensic Mental Health Practitioners also connect with the person served in community settings (such as attending court) to assist with returning to treatment or completing tasks needed for competency restoration. Secondary Roles would be to coordinate with the person served mental health practitioner or be the primary mental health practitioner to ensure that treatment goals and documentation are encompassing their goals and the requirements of competency restoration. Forensic Mental Health Practitioners help guide, support and advocate for their person served as they undergo competency evaluations, competency restoration treatment and transition into the community.

Responsibilities

Complete and maintain accurate records or reports regarding the patients' histories and progress, services provided, or other required information.

• Counsel clients individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
• Interview clients, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate individuals' mental and physical condition and to determine their suitability for participation in a specific program.
• Variety of Assessments.
• Assist with developing client treatment plans based on research, clinical experience, and client histories.
• Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and care plans.
• Intervene as an advocate for clients or patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Coordinate counseling efforts with mental health professionals or other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, or social workers.
• Modify treatment plans to comply with changes in client status.
• Participate in case conferences or staff meetings.
• Provide clients or family members with information about addiction issues and about available services or programs, making appropriate referrals when necessary.
• Plan or implement follow-up or aftercare programs for clients to be discharged from treatment programs.
• Coordinate activities with courts, probation officers, community services, or other post-treatment agencies.
• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form.
• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Qualifications

SKILL BASED COMPETENCY

CORE COMPETENCY QUALIFICATIONS

SPECIALIZED AREAS OF COMPETENCY -(Preferred)

OTHER EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

About our Line of Business

SpringPath Mental Health Services, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, assists individuals with emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric disorders which result in functional impairments in traditional day-to-day life activities. Our services focus on developing social skills, developing coping skills, being an active participant in the local community, offering community choice, and psychoeducation. We help individuals develop skills and access resources needed to live more positive, active and social lives. For more information, please visit www.springpathmentalhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.