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Recipient Rights Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

HSS Care Coordinator

Saint Paul, MN ยท On-site

$19.50 - $26.25/hr

Successfully completed 30 hours of training during the two years immediately prior to the date of hire or before provision of direct services in all of the following areas: recipient rights, person ...

Teach recipients to advocate on their own behalf, including in regard to their own rights. * Coach, model, or facilitate the skills necessary for recipient to meet their daily needs. * Coordinate ...

Teach recipients to advocate on their own behalf, including in regard to their own rights. * Coach, model, or facilitate the skills necessary for recipient to meet their daily needs. * Coordinate ...

Teach recipients to advocate on their own behalf, including in regard to their own rights. * Coach, model, or facilitate the skills necessary for recipient to meet their daily needs. * Coordinate ...

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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Recipient Rights Officer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Recipient Rights Officer, you generally need a background in human services, social work, or a related field, along with knowledge of mental health laws and recipient rights regulations. Familiarity with case management systems, state databases, and auditing or investigative tools is typical, and some states require specific certifications or training. Strong interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and the ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion and impartiality are crucial soft skills. These competencies ensure the effective protection of clients' rights, compliance with legal standards, and the fair resolution of complaints in mental health or human services settings.

What are some common challenges faced by Recipient Rights Officers in ensuring compliance within healthcare organizations?

Recipient Rights Officers often encounter challenges such as balancing advocacy for individuals with mental health needs while ensuring organizational policies are followed. Addressing complaints impartially can be complex, especially when navigating sensitive issues or potential conflicts between staff and recipients. Officers must also stay current with evolving regulations and provide regular training to staff, which requires strong communication and organizational skills. Collaboration with clinical teams, administrators, and external agencies is essential to effectively resolve rights-related issues and maintain a culture of respect and compliance.

What are Recipient Rights?

Recipient Rights refer to the legal protections and guarantees for individuals receiving mental health services or other forms of care, ensuring they are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. These rights safeguard recipients from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and discrimination while accessing services. The role of a Recipient Rights Officer is to educate recipients and staff about these rights, investigate complaints, and help resolve issues to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Recipient Rights are critical in maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all individuals receiving care.

What is the difference between Recipient Rights vs Recipient Rights Investigator?

AspectRecipient RightsRecipient Rights Investigator
CertificationsTypically requires certification in Recipient Rights or related compliance trainingRequires similar certifications, often with additional investigative training
Work EnvironmentWorks within organizations to ensure compliance with rights policiesConducts investigations into rights violations within organizations
Employer & IndustryUsed by healthcare, social services, and mental health agenciesEmployed in similar settings, focusing on rights violations investigations

Recipient Rights professionals focus on ensuring individuals' rights are protected and compliance is maintained, while Recipient Rights Investigators specifically handle the investigation of rights violations. Both roles require similar certifications and work within the same industry environments, but their core functions differ: one emphasizes prevention and policy adherence, the other emphasizes investigation and resolution.

What cities in Minnesota are hiring for Recipient Rights jobs? Cities in Minnesota with the most Recipient Rights job openings:
Mental Health Rehab Worker- Overnight Shifts ***$1000 Sign On Bonus****

Mental Health Rehab Worker- Overnight Shifts ***$1000 Sign On Bonus****

Northstar Behavioral Health

Fergus Falls, MN โ€ข On-site

$18 - $21/hr

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago


Job description

As a client advocate at Northstar Behavioral Health you will have the opportunity to provide person centered care in an opiate and stimulant specific program with an energetic team. Northstar provides a large continuum of care from residential to outpatient, medical services, and mental health services in our Co-Occurring and MAT friendly programs. Northstar offers opportunity for growth and advancement for the right candidates. Northstar strives not only to be the provider of choice for the the clients we serve, but also to be the employer of choice in the Metro area. The right candidate will have a passion for the clients we serve and a desire to grow and learn along with a dynamic team of professionals.
Location: 1174 Western Ave, Fergus Falls MN 56537 - IRTS Program
Type: Full Time
Pay: $18-$21/Hr
Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Essential Functions)
Supervise residents to assure their health and safety; plus:
  • Respond immediately to emergency situations following established policies and procedures.
  • Facilitate one to one and group interventions and educational lessons using Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) or Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)materials or materials provided by the MH Professional.
  • Consult with the mental health professional on any psychiatric emergency, and follow directions as given.
  • Provide a supportive, recovery model and strengths based perspective with all residents โ€ข Complete all client skill building and mental health interventions as assigned by the mental health professional
  • Closely monitor activities throughout the facility
  • Conduct hourly room checks throughout the facility.
  • Regularly conduct fire drills, severe weather drills.
  • Maintain safe access to medications for residents Follow instruction and direction from lead staff.

Required Skills and Experience (Minimum requirements in terms of educational background, work experience, licenses/certifications or other knowledge skills and abilities).
  • Must pass required Applicant Background check
  • Be 21 years of age or older
  • Meets the standards for Mental Health Rehabilitation Worker per DHS guidelines as listed below.

Mental Health Rehabilitation Workers must meet the following 4 requirements:
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Must successfully complete 30 hours of training during the two years prior to hiring in each of the following areas:
  • Recipient rights
  • Recipient-centered individual treatment planning
  • Behavioral terminology
  • Mental illness
  • Co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse
  • Psychotropic medications and side effects
  • Functional assessment
  • Local community resources
  • Adult vulnerability
  • Recipient confidentiality

Meets one of the qualifications in A. or B.
A. Have associate of arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences or is a registered nurse without a bachelor's degree, or within the previous 10 years has :
  • Three years personal life experience with serious and persistent mental illness.
  • Three years personal life experience as primary caregiver to an adult with a serious mental illness or brain injury.
  • 4000 hours supervised paid work experience in the delivery of mental health services to adults with a serious mental illness or brain injury.

B. Is fluent in non-English language or competent in culture of ethnic group to which at least 20 percent of rehab worker's recipients belong, and
  • receives monthly documented individual clinical supervision during the first 2000 hours employment.
  • has 18 hours of documented field supervision by a mental health professional or practitioner during the first 160 hours of contact work with recipients and at least 6 hours of field supervision quarterly during the following year.
  • has review and co-signature of charting of recipient contacts during field supervision by a mental health professional or practitioner, and
  • has 15 hours of additional continuing education on mental health topics during the first year of employment and 15 hours during every additional year of employment.

Additional Skills and Experience (Preferred or helpful)
  • Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
  • Ability to effectively relate to residents in community or facility.
  • Availability and flexibility to work additional hours, as need dictates.

Skills needed: Clarity in verbal and written communication, sensitivity, accuracy, good logic, adaptability and flexibility, teamwork in an interdisciplinary setting, sense of humor, initiative, stress tolerance and safety awareness.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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