Are you a behavioral health professional looking to make an impact and help children and families in our community?

As our Mental Health Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to help youth and their families in rural Nebraska by providing behavioral health crisis intervention and prevention services, while working as part of an interdisciplinary team at our new behavioral health urgent care facility in Kearney.

Schedule: We will consider candidates interested in full time, part time, and casual work. Open to late morning, afternoon, and evening coverage.

The skills set we are seeking include crisis assessment that focuses on first session stabilization, provision of initial intervention skills, and brief treatment planning. The follow-up care or bridge care will be brief evidence based solution focused strategies that match the patients presenting issue(s) with the patients/families capacity to implement. Specific modalities might include: CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, and parent training. It will be essential that successful candidates are trauma care informed.

Learn more about how Children’s Hospital in Nebraska is making an impact:

Project COPE: Partnering with Primary Care Providers to Strengthen Pediatric Mental Healthcare (https://www.childrensomaha.org/health-news/introducing-cope-childrens-partners-with-nebraska-primary-care-providers-to-strengthen-pediatric-mental-health-care/)

Project ECHO Behavioral Health Program

Behavioral Health & Wellness Centers future expansion (https://www.childrensomaha.org/health-news/behavioral-health-wellness-center-at-childrens/)

Relocation assistance and $10,000 hiring bonus for those who qualify! (Must be full time to qualify)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, or related field required.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a licensed mental health practitioner in a child or adolescent environment required, preferably in an outpatient mental health setting.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

• Current and valid Mental Health Practitioner Nebraska license or state of Nebraska eligible required.

EOE/Vets/Disabled

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Requisition ID : 20528