PACT Generalist

Center For Mental Health • Great Falls, MT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide mental health services for individuals with severe and chronic mental illness.

Requirements

• Graduation from High School or GED
• 2 years of experience in the mental health field
• A desire to work with people with behavioral health challenges is essential.
• Excellent written skills
• Computer skills
• Customer service skills
• MT Driver’s license and vehicle required.
• Must have a personal vehicle, valid insurance, and valid driver’s license.
• Must pass Background Checks and Motor Vehicle Records Check.

Nice To Haves

• Will transport clients.

Responsibilities

• Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to help clients develop a personal recovery plan.
• Identify opportunities to provide support as clients work to achieve their recovery goals.
• Serve clients on the PACT team who have a diagnosed SDMI.
• Assist clients with daily living functions in their homes and in the community.
• Meet with treatment team to develop effective support system, outreach, and follow-up.
• Assists clients in menu planning, grocery shopping, socialization skills, personal hygiene skills, housekeeping skills and doing laundry (client’s responsibility with verbal assistance).
• Must pass medication certification test. Performs medication delivery/observation.
• Works rotating on-call schedule for one week at a time.
• On-call duties include providing some clients medications on weekends and carrying on-call phone in case of client crises, providing guidance/direction/assistance to clients should needs arise during non-business hours that week.
• Maintains assigned caseload, based on client and community needs for the PACT Team concept; caseloads will be assigned by the Team Lead.
• Maintains required paperwork for assigned clients in accordance with MRWH policy and WICHE fidelity-based model.
• Helps clients set and achieve meaningful goals in the areas of mental health recovery, education, daily living skills, substance use, relationships, productivity, and leisure.
• Assumes responsibility for the workload assigned, working independently and cooperatively with the team.
• Acts as an advocate for mental health issues in the MRWH region.
• Maintains records, reports, and statistics necessary for program functioning and evaluation.
• Participates in program meetings, employee education and orientation, which will include a close-working relationship with multi-disciplinary team.
• Comply with relevant legislation, regulations, and mandatory guidelines/fidelity of this evidence-based model.
• Responds to emergency health hazards as defined by the Chief Medical Director or Supervisor.
• Administrative duties activities, answering the telephone, greeting clients, record keeping, supply ordering, data entry, clientschedulingand filing.
• Prepare reports as needed; distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Prepare new case files and retrieve information from the computer database.
• Directs clients to the appropriate person or department.
• Provides administrative support to co-workers.
• 100% of Admin duties are completed by the Generalist.

Benefits

• 401K Matching Contributions
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Birthday
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED