$5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS
Since 1852, Elwyn has helped people with autism, intellectual, developmental, and behavioral challenges lead meaningful lives. As an internationally recognized nonprofit human services organization, we have always been on the forefront of innovation.
As the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Lead Clinician, you are a core member of a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your clinical skill and experience to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to (PACT) clients under the clinical supervision of the team leader and the prescriber. A team member is equally responsible for performing various activities and interventions that support (PACT) clients in the community.
Requirements:
Licensed in the State of Massachusetts as an LCSW, LICSW, or LMHC
3+ years in leadership, management role, experience in behavioral healthcare, and working with individuals with mental health conditions preferred
Responsibilities:
- Integrate the Prism Model for effective treatment of serious and persistent mental illness into everyday practice and intervention.
- Responsible for providing person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed care
- Ensure that clients receive effective, understandable, and respectful care that is provided in a manner compatible with client's cultural beliefs and practices and preferred language
- Provides ongoing assessment of client’s symptoms and response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in Community Service Plans to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior, which puts clients at risk.
- When designated by the team leader, provides clinical supervision to the team.
- Supervises and adheres to clinical internships
- Participation in Department of Mental Health contract monitoring meetings
- Along with the team, on an ongoing basis, reviews the required outcome measures to evaluate community tenure and independence.
- Works with the team to complete the Tool for Measurement of Assertive Community Treatment (TMACT)
- Provides service coordination for an assigned group of clients, including coordination and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising the overall Community Service Plan in collaboration with the client and ITT; provides therapy utilizing evidence-based practices (i.e., CBT-P, CBT, DBT, CAMS, MI), symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Community Service Plan as clients’ needs change; educate and support clients’ families, and advocate for clients rights and preferences.
- Able to provide de-escalation techniques to aid the client (s) in managing a crisis, providing intervention to decrease risk, manage symptoms, and maintain safety
- Fully participates as a team member during the daily organizational meeting, offering clinical input and guidance as necessary.
- Performs shift management
- Provides on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours and serves as a backup to evening and weekend staff
- Document client progress, activities, and outreaches in the Electronic Health Record
- Practice engagement skills across the adult lifespan
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $72,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
Work setting:
Education:
License/Certification:
- LICSW, LCSW or LMHC (Required)
Work Location: In person