ACTT Human Services Clinician MH

DAYMARK RECOVERY SERVICES INC•Boone, NC

6d•$55,000 - $60,000•Onsite

About The Position

In coordination and conjunction with the other ACT team members, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling therapy, crisis intervention services in a clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making as well as coordinated interdisciplinary teamwork. Most aspects of this job require clinical assessment, evaluation, and intervention skills to persons with severe and persistent mental illness who are in need of intensive services within a community-based setting. Case management and supportive services are also an integral component to this position.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Psychology, or Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or university and licensed eligible or provisionally licensed in their perspective field.
Applicants with master’s degrees who are provisionally licensed or licensed eligible as clinical social workers, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors and marriage and family counselors will be given consideration for employment.
LCSW and LCAS staff is expected to complete first evaluation training and provide first evaluations in the community.
Psychologist staff is expected to provide first evaluations in the community.

Responsibilities

Participates in providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessments, individualized person-centered planning, therapeutic interventions aimed at increasing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to stay in the community.
Participates in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning, daily staff meetings and review of persons served and medical needs.
Provides crisis intervention consultation along with all members of the team; may provide on call coverage on a rotating or PRN basis.
Provides ongoing assertive outreach, therapeutic interventions and supportive services to address the persons served needs effectively.
Provides interventions to offer support and guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc in preventing, overcoming or managing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to remain in the community.
Completes all documentation as required by procedures and statute.
Participates in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader and/or psychiatrist to enhance all competencies in this position.
All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Units Billed Minimum Requirement: Along with other team members, is responsible to ensure adequate service delivery is provided to all persons served in accordance with National Program Standards, state service definition requirements, and the needs of the persons served.