Team Leader, Nathaniel ACT

Center for Alternative•New York, NY

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Nathaniel ACT Team Leader directs and supervises ACT staff activities, leads organizational, clinical and service planning meetings, and coordinates administrative functions. In collaboration with the ACT team prescriber, the Team Leader also provides clinical direction to staff. The Team Leader works closely with the CASES ATI Intake Assessment Team to identify and screen individuals who are eligible and appropriate for the services that the team provides. The leadership results in effective treatment and rehabilitation services to reduce episodes of harmful outcomes such as use of emergency rooms, medical and psychiatric inpatient beds, arrests and incarceration for program consumers. The Team Leader guides the team to deliver positive behavioral health, social and individual consumer outcomes such as consumer participation in education, competitive employment, and family and social relationships. The Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team is a multi-disciplinary, alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) program that provides evidence-based, mobile, community mental health treatment to promote the recovery and community integration of individuals age 18 and up with serious mental illnesses, high rates of co-occurring substance use disorders, high utilization of emergency/crisis services, and criminal legal involvement in Manhattan or Brooklyn courts. The Nathaniel ACT Team is a unique and pioneer program that focuses on providing intensive outpatient treatment to individuals with serious mental illnesses so that they can maintain stability in the community and successfully complete their ATI mandates.

Requirements

LMSW, LCSW, RN, LMHC, or Licensed Psychologist (PsyD/PhD).
Two years of supervisory experience.
At least three years of experience providing services to adults with serious mental illness.
Experience working in community mental health settings that provides services to recipients in-vivo in the community.
At least two years of experience working on a multidisciplinary team.
Experience working with and knowledge of the needs and challenges faced by individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
Must be able to conduct physical outreach visits in the community at least 80% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual candidates strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversees the clinical and administrative operations of the Nathaniel ACT Team, including but not limited to daily team meetings, weekly clinical meetings, timeliness and quality of clinical documentations and reporting, intakes and discharges, team’s after-hour emergency line, use of service dollars, and team members’ schedules.
Ensures the team delivers culturally and develop mentally appropriate, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services and effectively applies motivational interviewing.
Provides regular clinical supervision, training and professional development opportunities for team members.
Provides direct clinical care and services to consumers in the community when needed.
Ensures the team meets its performance outcomes and operational standards as defined by New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) licensing standards and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) contracting standards.
Maintains working relationships with partners within the criminal legal system, including but not limited to court representatives, attorneys, judges, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ).
Oversees team’s incident reporting procedures according to OMH standards and ensure team adheres to the Incident Review Committee (IRC) policies and procedures.
In collaboration with the Quality Assurance department, conducts utilization reviews and quality assurance reviews to ensure that the team operates in compliance with New York State OMH guidelines and regulations, New York City DOHMH operating standards, as well as HIPAA confidentiality regulations.
Consults with senior clinical leadership on complex, high-risk cases, as well as team and personnel issues.
Coordinates monthly Medicaid billing using electronic medical record to select billable progress notes and ensure team achieves billing targets defined by program budget.
Performs other duties as required by ACT Leadership and executive staff.