ACT Team Master Qualified Professional

Job Details

Experienced

Hickory Office - Hickory, NC

Graduate Degree

Location: Hickory, NC

Position Status: Full Time

Licensure/Certification Requirements: LCSW, LCSWA, LPC, LPCA, LCAS, LCASA, LMFT, LMFTA

A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. The agency was founded on the belief that when people truly care and are willing to go the extra mile, we will not only improve lives, but we will also create success in the lives of the people we support.

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Why apply at A Caring Alternative?

We celebrate diversity, so bring YOU! We want you to be proud and comfortable to bring your true self and we strive to enhance the value of our work through respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.

Competitive Payrates! We offer a competitive rate of pay.

Work related mileage is paid tax free.

Clinical Supervision! If you are provisionally licensed, our company pays for this benefit directly to our clinical supervisor in the amount of $200 per month/$2,600 per year. Clinical supervision is provided by clinicians within our agency who will allow you to acquire new skills and grow in your ability to provide quality services during your employment with our company.

Be a Team Member! As a member of our team, we are dedicated to promoting your talents, skillset, and energies to improve the environment and quality for those we serve. We are in the business of caring and committed to building an organization where our team can grow together by helping others.

Strong Core Values! Join our values-based, family-owned company with a culture that we care.

Flexibility! We work in a team environment and promote flexibility. One of our core values is that our employees have a healthy work-life balance.

Training! Solid training is provided & paid for by the company. Free CPR, First Aid and NPI training. CEUs are available and external training is also paid for by the company.

An Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a community-based group of medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation professionals who use a team approach to meet the needs of an individual with severe and persistent mental illness. The role of the ACTT Nurse is to work as a team member responsible for conducting assessments, addressing physical health needs, making appropriate referrals to community physicians, providing management and administration of medication in conjunction with the psychiatrist, providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.

Job Duties Include:

Provide service coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team

Provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services with some interventions

Provide therapeutic services to consumer in line with best practice to promote recovery and stability

Conduct comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, diagnosis, physical and dental health, use of drugs or alcohol, education and employment, social development, and functioning, activities of daily living, and family structure and relationships

Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the individuals treatment team

Basic Requirements:

Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.

Valid driver’s license, auto insurance coverage and reliable transportation.

Pass criminal background check and other regulatory checks.

Provide proof of your education.

Education and Experience Required:

A master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or closely related Human Services area and licensure listed below.

Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

High level proficiency in Microsoft Office- MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licensure/Certification Requirements: LCSW, LCSWA, LPC, LPCA, LCAS, LCASA, LMFT, LMFTA

Resume must include degree earned (major & minor), graduation month & year, relevant employment dates including month and year, and populations served.

Benefits!

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees:

Company laptop provided for most positions

401(k) & Roth retirement plans

Company matching 401(k) & Roth

11 paid holidays

Direct deposit

Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours first year

Major medical, dental & vision insurance plus 16 hours paid sick time after 60 days

Company paid Life Insurance policy

Short term & long-term insurance available

Employee Assistance Program for free financial, emotional & legal help

A Caring Alternative, LLC a CARF accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville, Hickory, Marion, Statesville and Morganton, NC. A Caring Alternative, LLC is CABHA certified and a Trauma Informed Agency. We provide an array of services to Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell, McDowell, and Mitchell counties which consist of Assertive Community Treatment Team, Community Support Team, Day Treatment, Integrated Care, Intensive In-Home, Medication Management, Outpatient Therapy, and Therapeutic Foster Care.

We are an equal opportunity employer.