ACT Team Family Specialist

3 months ago


Fulton, United States Oswego Health Full time

Job Summary:

Provide clinical treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and community support services designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapse, teaching skills, providing direct assistance ad securing community resources necessary for successful functioning in work, school, home and social relationships.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Provides therapy to those with chronic, persistent mental illness in the community on an outreach basis. Provide continuous coverage 24 hours a day, every day, including weekends and holidays. Assist clients in finding affordable housing. Medication Support: Rehabilitative counseling and skill development, regarding medications are provided under the supervision of the professional staff. Staff member may deliver medications from pharmacy, monitor medication response, side effects, patient filling medication bar and report observation, concerns to the licensed professional/provider and/or NP/RN. Teach empowerment/self-help. Encourage and assist consumers to participate in self-advocacy. Provide health education, sex education, and counseling. Schedule routine and acute medical and dental care appointments. Accompany clients to appointments if necessary. Assists clients in finding competitive work opportunities. Teaches problem solving, coping and relationship skills to clients and their natural supports. Educates clients and their natural supports about mental illness. Teaches client to identify relapse triggers and develop a relapse plan. Service Planning: Develop with clients a comprehensive, individualized service plan that is goal oriented. Identify strengths and weaknesses, needs and goals. Identify risk factors regarding harm to self and/or others. Provide crisis counseling when necessary, including weekends and holidays. Lead responsibility for integrating family goals and services with the tasks of all team members and for providing family psycho-education groups. Identifies and assesses client’s support systems, available community resources, and other factors to plan, develop, and implement an appropriate natural support/family plan Assist natural supports/family with building their support team to develop the goals and actions steps to address needs Provide support and psycho-education to family members, friends and other collateral individuals.. Assume lead responsibility within the multi-disciplinary team for integrating family goals and services with the tasks of all team members and for providing family psycho-education individually and in groups. Conduct home visits, interview families and natural supports to assess their needs, plan and develop individualized goals and a plan to achieve them. Required Skills/Abilities (Unit Specific): Complete all department documentation accurately as assigned. Accurately identifies all information before filing, or reporting data. Maintain charts and files in a systematic order. Prepare and process routine correspondence as assigned. Process incoming and outgoing mail. Request and obtain past medical records for patients upon admission. Schedule patient appointments to meet the needs of customers. Assist with discharge planning by making appointments with other agencies and Out-Treatment. Complete Release of Information by obtaining data from discharge releases and other agencies. Maintain client chart list. Complete reports as assigned. Prepare information packets and discharge packets as assigned. Complete special ordering through Purchasing as needed. Fax information to appropriate agencies after ROI obtained Maintain client calendar for appointments.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree preferred Minimum 6 months of direct care experience with serious mental health illness is required. Valid Driver’s license, clean driving record, and reliable vehicle required.

Working Conditions:

Position requires the ability to drive frequently and the use of a personal vehicle. Requires the ability to sit and type at a computer frequently. Ability to sit, stand, and walk frequently. Ability to climb flights of stairs, ability to lift a minimum of 40 pounds (or more) using proper body mechanics for personal and patient/client safety. Requires cross-training to other specialty roles in the ACT team to best support clients. Actively participate in-service programs, Quality Assurance and QAIP; attend all mandatory classes, meetings and committees as required; complete department-specific requirements/competencies. Complies with DOH requirements for annual health assessments and required immunizations.

Pay Range: $23.00-$26.00/hr

Employee salary is based on commensurate experience and other qualifications.

The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system that was established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 164-bed community hospital with a brand new Medical Surgical Unit, a 32-bed state-of-the-art psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community. The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services; and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care ., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, and primary care.



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