Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of Bridgeway’s Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT).
Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)
PACT provides comprehensive, integrated rehabilitation treatment and support services to those individuals who are most challenged with their serious mental illness. PACT believes that people who have serious mental illness can live successful and satisfying lives in the community when flexible services and supports are provided.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
- Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
- Flexible work schedules, clinical training series, leadership development
- 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time
Salary: $67000 to $72000 / annually - depending upon education / experience
Schedule: Monday – Friday / 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Job Summary
Bridgeway is seeking a Team Leader who wants to lead a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team consisting of mental health clinicians, psychiatrist, registered nurses, peer specialists and co-occurring (behavioral and substance use) counselors. The ideal candidate should love working in an environment that offers flexibility and a collegial atmosphere. As part of a multi-disciplinary, core services team, the team leader will assess treatment needs, complete biopsychosocial assessments, provide and other direct individual counseling clinical to help ameliorate symptoms for adults with psychiatric disabilities. This position is 70-80% community based. The candidate who fills this position will also have administrative oversight of the team.
Responsibilities:
- Clinical supervision, leadership and direction to the PACT team, emphasizing a peer clinical supervision approach and using individual supervision as needed. Provides monthly supervision for direct reports and seeks out monthly supervision from own supervisor.
- Monthly individual, side-by-side sessions accompanying an individual staff member to meet with persons served, family/significant others, and/or other service providers in regularly scheduled or crisis meetings
- Monthly structured meetings with staff as a group to address issues that cannot be addressed during the daily, clinical, or treatment planning meetings or during the side-by-side sessions, to develop performance and training goals, and teach of specific interventions/skills
- Promotion of cross-training and education among various disciplines on the team
- Education and direction to the team to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations
- Assessment of service recipients stated concerns, mental illness symptoms, and behavior in response to medication and monitors for medication side-effects during the provision of observed self-administration and during ongoing face-to-face contacts
- Medication education to both individuals and family/significant others with service recipient consent.
- Coordination of services with other community MH and non-MH providers, and other medical professionals
- Ensuring that cases requiring more in-depth analysis and discussion among PACT team members are reviewed at clinical case review meetings, to be held at least once per month
- Individual counseling to a designated number of individuals receiving PACT services. Shall provide psychotherapy for the resolution of symptoms of psychiatric disability, psychosocial stress, relationship problems, or difficulties in coping with the social environment
- Consult and refer to other services beyond scope of PACT team’s expertise (with written waiver)
- Rapid and flexible response to crisis, including but not limited to: accompanying person to local screening center or psychiatric emergency service and remaining with the person during the assessment process
- 24 on-call coverage at all times, with the ability to respond immediately to individuals by phone or in person
- Appraisal and assessment of, but not limited to, individuals’ daily living skills, and teach individuals needed skills in the areas of budgeting, cooking, laundry, cleaning, shopping, personal hygiene, community transportation, self-advocacy and maintenance of housing
- Support to assist individuals to find and maintain employment and/or educational training
- Oversight of utilization of agency equipment and resources
- Support to the service recipient’s family and other members of his/her social network to help them manage
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related area required;
- 2 years’ post-Bachelor’s experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
- Valid driver’s license required with no more than one moving violation within the past 12 months (vehicle required)
About Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services facilitates, promotes, and fosters recovery from mental illness and co-occurring problems. We inspire and support individuals to become productive citizens who are fully engaged in their communities by creating opportunities for wellness, independent living, learning, working and social inclusion.