Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Full-Time, Variable Pay range: $40.75 - $61.14 ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION: TITLE: Mental Health Practitioner: REPORTS TO POSITION: Varies: DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health: DATE LAST REVIEWED: January 2025: OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Behavioral Health Departments provide services to the community and region including the following: Acute mental health crisis and triage, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, treatment for the SPMI population, and collaboration with the outpatient community at discharge. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Mental Health Practitioner provides counseling services including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients experiencing social/behavioral/mental health issues. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: Participate with team members in facilitating patient’s and family’s learning throughout the continuum of care. Reinforce patient’s continued health care through teaching and/or referral to commu...