FACT Assistant Team Leader

Mental Health Resource Center • Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

Mental Health Resource Center is a not-for-profit Florida corporation that provides a wide range of mental health and behavioral health care services to the community such as 24-hour emergency services, inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults as well as outpatient services such as medication management, case management, and counseling. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who enjoys working in a team atmosphere and is dedicated to providing both behavioral health care and social services to the individuals we serve in the community. The FACT Program is a multi-disciplinary, clinical team that assumes responsibility for directly providing needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to adult persons with severe and persistent mental illness promoting recovery, empowerment, self-determination, and decision-making for each FACT participant. Some of the responsibilities of the FACT team include providing clinical and supportive services through advocacy, crisis intervention, assessments, evaluations, treatment planning, case management, and medication management. Participants are also provided with community referrals, symptom education, work-related vocational and educational services, social and interpersonal relationship training, and support for the participants’ families and caregivers. Most of a FACT team member's day is spent in the community completing many of the above duties. Only about 15% of their time is spent in the office. Company vehicles are available, however, members of the FACT team also need to use their personal vehicles to provide services and are eligible for reimbursement for mileage. The FACT team operates both during and after normal business hours, rotates holiday and weekend responsibilities, and team members rotate carrying an emergency on-call cell phone.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Human Services or related field
• Registered Intern in the State of Florida (IMHC, ISW, IMFT) preferred
• Licensed in the State of Florida (LMHC, LCSW or LMFT) preferred
• Previous experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder) is required
• Experience with DBT therapy techniques preferred
• Valid Florida Driver's License, automobile insurance coverage equal to or exceeding 50,000/100,000/50,000 split limits, and no more than eight points on their license for any combination of violations
• Strong communication skills are essential

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DBT therapy techniques

Responsibilities

• Provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services in accordance with the FACT model, which is based on the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) manual
• Assures the accuracy, completeness, and confidentiality of clinical records
• Conducts mental health status assessments
• Coordinates referrals to community providers and support services
• Provides assistance with activities of daily living, transportation, communication, social and interpersonal relationship skills
• Provides education related to symptoms, medications, and mental health issues
• Conducts individual and group therapy sessions on a variety of topics
• Serves as a primary case manager for an assigned group of individuals and promotes recovery, empowerment, self-determination, and decision-making for each FACT participant
• Monitoring and directing the services provided by the Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) program
• Directing the day-to-day clinical operations of the FACT Team
• Scheduling staff work hours to ensure adequate coverage for the day, evening, weekend and holiday shift and on on-call hours
• Coordinating the daily organizational meetings to ensure completion of the work for the day and ensure identified needs are met
• Coordinating the admission process and the treatment, rehabilitation and support services of the program
• Reviewing documentation to ensure timely and appropriate treatment to persons served, which meets State requirements and MHRC Medical Records Standards
• Providing training and orientation to new staff, and ensure compliance with staff development plans

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 403b
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• MHRC offers assistance with Clinical Supervision hours for Masters Level Registered Interns in full time positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees