Make a Difference in Someone's Life

At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. Our team is dedicated to providing hope, promoting wellness, and empowering individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

You Belong at Monarch

We offer a positive and encouraging work environment where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package supports full-time and part-time team members and their families.

Job Highlights:

• Must have one of the following qualifications:
  • LCMHC-A / LCMHC
  • LCSW-A / LCSW
  • LMFT-A / LMFT
  • PsyD

This Opportunity:

The primary responsibilities of the Assertive Community Treatment Team Therapist are to assist and support individuals who are served in the development of skills, behaviors, responsibilities, and supports needed to live, learn, work and be integrated into the community with the greatest possible degree of self-determination and independence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide social work and therapy to individuals who are served by the Assertive Community Treatment Team.
• Facilitate training of independent living skills, establish access to community services and agencies, assist individuals in establishing support networks in the community and assess individual needs on a daily basis.
• Coordinate services with the program, staff, inpatient facilities, and detoxification facilities and establish linkage to residential programs, self-help programs and community resources.
• Review treatment progress and monitor and provide continuous consultation with other Assertive Community Treatment Team staff and community agencies to ensure the consistent therapeutic management of the individual's needs.
• Act as liaison with the program after hours staff on a daily basis through exchange of participant information; briefly detailing the presenting problem and after hours plans for the individuals being served by the Assertive Community Treatment Team.
• Meet regularly with the other Assertive Community Treatment Team members to formulate and disseminate information and be available by telephone and/or pager.

Requirements:

• Complete an intake assessment including medical history, general physical condition, alcohol and drug histories and current use, educational issues, family structure and relationships, vocational history and goals, legal history and issues, psychiatric history (including, onset, course, effect of illness, treatment history, medication history risk behaviors).
• Ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status which may put individual at risk.
• Document participant activities consistent with the service records manual. Write an event note that reflects participant activities, goals, interventions, and outcomes.
• Develop service plans and/or person-centered plans as appropriate, and screens referrals in coordination with the other Assertive Community Treatment Team members.
• Meet regularly to review the total caseload, problems-solve, develop plans, and determine daily duty assignments.
• Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.
• Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.
• Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Education and Certifications:

• Masters in Human Services (Required)
• Drivers License (Valid) - USA
• LCMHC Associate - NC Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
• LCSW Associate - NC Social Work Certification and Licensure Board
• LMFT Associate - NC Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board
• PsyD Psychologist - State Psychology Board

Experience:

• Adult Population Experience

Schedule:

Monday-Friday (8:30am-4:30pm)

Target Weekly Hours:

40

Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity.

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