York, PA | Behavioral Health | Tracking Code: 96881
Mental Health Therapist - York ACT Adult Community Treatment Team - days
Monday-Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM
Occasional Saturdays
On-call one night per week
Program Description
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a trans-disciplinary team approach that assumes responsibility for directly providing acute, active and ongoing community-based clinical services, psychiatric treatment, assertive outreach, rehabilitation and support.
The program team provides assistance to individuals to maximize their recovery, ensure consumer-directed goal setting, assist the persons served to gain hope and a sense of empowerment and provide assistance in helping the persons served become respected and valued members of their community. The program provides psychosocial services directed to adults with severe and persistent mental illness who often have co-occurring problems such as substance abuse or are homeless or involved with the judicial system.
Job Description:
Under general supervision, provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
- Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.
- Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.
- Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.
- Coordinates care of assigned patients.
- Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.
Qualifications
- Minimum Experience:
- 6 - 12 months
- Minimum Education:
- Master's Degree
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- Supplemental life insurance
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- PTO bridging
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- Educational assistance
- Forgivable loan
- Flexible spending
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- Employee recreational activities
- Childcare
- Complimentary medicine discounts
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Quality of Life
Founded in 1741, the city of York is considered by many as the first capital of the United States. The Articles of Confederation were signed by the Second Continental Congress here in 1777. Its beautifully restored historic district is an architectural treasure. While York retains its farming and manufacturing heritage, at its heart York is a thriving cultural community that has attracted creative talent and innovative entrepreneurial investors from across the nation.
Life in York County offers affordable housing, options for higher education, a thriving arts and cultural community, historical attractions, parks and recreational resources, semi-professional baseball team, fine dining and more — within an easy drive of major East Coast cities.
York County residents can find local employment in healthcare, manufacturing, technology, agricultural and service sectors. (Patient population: 445,000)
