ACT Team Specialist

This position entails the provision of direct therapeutic services to assigned clients with mental illness and adjustment difficulties.  These services are provided through group and individual therapy or through the diagnostic assessment process.  This position also requires linkage and advocacy skills as necessary.  

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    Provides assertive community treatment services in accordance with state regulations, agency policies, and individual service plans.

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    Assesses client needs and participates in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans.

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    Coordinates services, monitors progress, documents symptoms, and completes required reviews and discharges.

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    Provides crisis intervention, symptom management, and support with independent living and community integration skills.

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    Connects clients to healthcare providers, benefits, community resources, and additional services while providing advocacy and outreach.

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    Educates clients and families on mental illness and recovery, maintains confidentiality, and completes accurate electronic health records.

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    Participates in team meetings, supervision, and training while maintaining required licensure, certifications, productivity standards, and scope of practice.

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•  Requires 3 years' experience in case management or a bachelor’s degree in social work or similar.  
•  Required CPR certification within 90 days of hire.  
•  Required CPI certification within 90 days of hire.
• Prior ACT experience preferred.
•  Must be at least 21 years of age. 
• Must demonstrate knowledge of mental illness, individual, group counseling skills, assessment skills, and crisis intervention skills. 
•  Must demonstrate knowledge in chronic physical health issues and needs of persons who are SPMI or SED. 
•  Must demonstrate the ability to define problems, analyze data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and make recommendations.   
•  Must demonstrate a positive attitude, commitment to provide superior service, and enthusiastic support for the mission of the agency. 
• Must demonstrate personal integrity, the ability to develop and work as part of a team, and a commitment to the mission of the agency. 
•  Must be able to work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and at times hostile individuals. 
• Must be able to drive and be insured under the agency’s commercial liability policy as a driver if hired in a program where driving is required. 

Unison Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).