ACT Therapist

Heartland Counseling Services • South Sioux City, NE

2d • $55,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Therapist provides comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation, case management, and supportive services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness as a member of the ACT team. Services are provided in both office and community-based settings and are designed to support clients in achieving recovery, increased independence, stability, and an improved quality of life through a multidisciplinary, team-based approach.

Requirements

• Supports and promotes Heartland Counseling's vision, mission, and values through a trauma-informed and recovery-oriented approach.
• Adheres to agency policies and procedures, confidentiality and privacy requirements, professional standards, ethical guidelines, and appropriate clinical boundaries.
• Maintains required state licensure and/or certification in good standing.
• Demonstrates knowledge of counseling theories, clinical practices, evidence-based behavioral health interventions, and the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with clients experiencing complex behavioral health needs.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Adapts effectively to changing client needs, program requirements, and community-based service environments.
• Works effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates proficiency with computers, electronic medical record systems, and other technology required to perform job responsibilities.
• Possesses a valid driver's license and maintains an insurable driving record.
• Ability and willingness to provide services in community-based settings and travel throughout the assigned service area.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness
• Experience with or knowledge of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model
• Experience providing community-based behavioral health services

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical and supportive services in accordance with agency policies, professional standards and ethics, and applicable payer, licensing, regulatory, and governmental requirements.
• Provides case management services to an assigned caseload, including coordinating, monitoring, and facilitating access to treatment, rehabilitation, and supportive services.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and updates individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Provides individual, family, and group counseling, psychotherapy, and supportive interventions in office and community-based settings.
• Establishes and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with clients, families, and members of the client's support system.
• Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial and psychiatric assessments, including psychiatric history, mental status, diagnosis, physical health, substance use, employment, education, social functioning, activities of daily living, and family/interpersonal relationships.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of symptoms, functioning, risk, and response to treatment and modifies interventions and services as clinically indicated.
• Provides crisis intervention, assessment, stabilization, and support services, including on-call and after-hours coverage as assigned.
• Provides symptom-management education, recovery-oriented support, and psychoeducation to clients and families.
• Participates in treatment, rehabilitation, and support services, including psychiatric treatment coordination, substance use services, employment support, activities of daily living, social skills development, advocacy, and problem-solving.
• Supports clients in identifying vocational strengths, interests, and barriers and in pursuing employment and educational goals through coordination with community resources and employment providers.
• Collaborates with clients, families, healthcare providers, community agencies, and other service providers to coordinate care and facilitate access to needed resources and supports.
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, services, interventions, progress, and other clinical activities in accordance with agency, payer, legal, and regulatory requirements; maintains complete and current client records, including discharge documentation as applicable.
• Participates in daily ACT team meetings, treatment planning, clinical supervision, case consultation, and other staff meetings as assigned.
• Provide community-based therapy services and participate in an enhanced on-call rotation that is more extensive than the organization’s standard on-call rotation.
• Contributes clinical expertise to multidisciplinary team decision-making, treatment planning, and service coordination.
• Participates in continuing education and professional development to maintain clinical competence and current knowledge of evidence-based practices, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care, and the ACT model.
• Participates in community education, outreach, and engagement activities as assigned.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Potential opportunities for student loan repayment or forgiveness for qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level