What are the responsibilities and job description for the CLINICAL TRAINEE/MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: ACT ASSISTANT TEAM LEAD position at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center?
WHY CMMHC?
At Central Minnesota Mental Health Center, our team members are our strongest asset. We strive to attract and retain passionate people who want to live out our mission and make a difference in the communities we serve. We are motivated to provide a supportive and caring environment with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career development. We are privileged to offer services and employment opportunities at multiple sites within the four-county area. Central Minnesota Mental Health Center is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
CAREERS INSPIRED TO SUPPORT
CMMHC has a rewarding opportunity to serve as an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Assistant Team Lead within our Monticello team. We truly exercise a people first mindset. We know that providing a caring and supportive environment for our clients begins and ends with our employees. We are looking for compassionate people to join our mission. We will offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Provides Leadership to ensure compliance with ACT standards as outlined in Tool for Measurement of ACT (TMACT)
- Supports compliance with ACT standards as outlined in Tool for Measurement of ACT (TMACT)
- Maintains availability for 24/7 coverage.
- Meets regularly with collaborates in a shared leadership model with the team lead and team psychiatrist.
- Provides direction and support to team members to ensure quality and stability of daily operations and assumes clinical oversight upon delegation or in the absence of the team lead.
- Ensures that services are provided in a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented framework, in accordance with all agency policies and procedures.
- Provides direction and support to team members to ensure quality and stability of daily operations and assumes clinical oversight upon delegation or in the absence of the team lead.
- When clinically indicated, provides individual, group and family therapy.
- Makes changes in the Individual Treatment Plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status/symptoms or behavior.
- Provides services in homes or locations within the community.
- Under the direction of the psychiatrist and Registered Nurse (R.N.), provides medication monitoring and education regarding health maintenance to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Assist clients in maintaining consistent medication regime, delivering medication, discuss purposes and benefits of medications, and report to R.N. any complaints or distress about medications.
- Completes initial and ongoing training requirements defined for the position to meet required standards.
- Completes Diagnostic Assessments and assists the team with case formulation and treatment planning.
- Responsible for care coordination, whether it involves coordination within CMMHC’S programs or with another entity identified in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) statutory language related to care coordination.
- Assists with referrals and screenings.
- Participate in all mandatory meetings.
