ACT Team Master Qualified Professional

Location: Hickory, NC
Position Status:  Full Time

Education and Experience Required: 

• A bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, Social Work or closely related Human Services area
• Two (2) years of professional MH work experience.

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.

To learn more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com.

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.
• 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.

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

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.