ACTT Human Services Clinician MH

Daymark Recovery Services•Jefferson, NC

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About The Position

Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission-driven provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services. The ACTT Human Services Clinician works in coordination with other ACT team members to provide, oversee, and/or administer psychosocial evaluations and assessments, diagnostic services, counseling and therapy, crisis intervention, case management, and supportive services. The position involves independent clinical decision-making and interdisciplinary teamwork, serving people with severe and persistent mental illness who need intensive services in a community-based setting. The clinician participates in comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments and individualized, person-centered planning, and delivers therapeutic interventions to improve functioning and support people in remaining in the community. The role includes daily treatment planning and staff meetings, assertive outreach, crisis intervention, functional-domain support, and required documentation. The clinician participates in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader and/or psychiatrist. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) staff are expected to complete first-evaluation training and conduct first evaluations in the community; psychologist staff are expected to conduct first evaluations in the community.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Psychology, or a master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university.
Licensed eligible or provisionally licensed in the applicable field.
Applicants with master's degrees who are provisionally licensed or license-eligible as clinical social workers, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, or marriage and family counselors will be considered.

Responsibilities

Participate in comprehensive interdisciplinary assessments, individualized person-centered planning, and therapeutic interventions to increase functioning and support people in remaining in the community.
Participate in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning, staff meetings, and reviews of persons served and their medical needs.
Provide crisis intervention consultation with other team members and potentially provide on-call coverage on a rotating or PRN basis.
Provide ongoing assertive outreach, therapeutic interventions, and supportive services to address the needs of persons served.
Provide support and guidance across functional domains, including adaptive functioning, communication, personal care, domestic skills, psychosocial needs, and problem solving.
Complete documentation required by procedures and statute.
Participate in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader and/or psychiatrist to enhance job competencies.
Work with other team members to ensure adequate service delivery in accordance with National Program Standards, state service definition requirements, and the needs of persons served.
LCSW and LCAS staff must complete first-evaluation training and provide first evaluations in the community; psychologist staff must provide first evaluations in the community.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.