What are the responsibilities and job description for the PSYCHIATRIST: ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT position at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center?
Brief Description
Position Type: Full-Time (32 hours per week), Exempt
Pay Range: $272,280 - $320,320 Annually Commensurate with experience
Schedule: Monday – Friday, with some evening and weekend involvement which may include on-call availability
Location: In-Person supporting our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) within a four (4) county region (Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, & Wright). Office is located in Waite Park, MN
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as a Psychiatrist within our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment Team. The Psychiatrist, in conjunction with the team leader, has overall clinical responsibility for monitoring client treatment and staff delivery of clinical services. The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment; clinical supervision, education, and training of the team; and development, maintenance, and supervision of medication regimens.
WHAT IS ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT?
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, non-residential mental health service for persons with serious mental illness. These individuals commonly experience multiple barriers to successful functioning, including co-occurring substance abuse or dependence, homelessness and unemployment. ACT teams help individuals treat and manage their mental illnesses and develop the skills they need for life in the community of their choice.
ACT Services Are
Required Experience & Skills:
WHY CMMHC?
For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
We Develop Our Team: We provide individual developmental experience beginning with our Agency orientation and role specific onboarding program. We encourage team members to pursue educational and developmental opportunities through continuing education funds and on-site education programs.
We Take Care of Our Team: We encourage work-life balance with a generous paid time off program and flexible schedules. Our comprehensive benefits plan offers resources for team members to maintain emotional, physical, and financial well-being. In addition, all CMMHC sites are approved for the National Loan Repayment Program to facilitate repayment of Federal Student Loans.
We Support Each Other: Our mission is to foster healthy lives and thriving communities. We carry that mission through to our team by offering a supportive and collaborative work environment. Team members are asked to share feedback and are supported professionally and personally by our Leadership Team.
We Celebrate Each Other: We work hard to support our communities and encourage our progress along the way. We offer team building and employee recognition programs that energize and inspire our work individually and as a team.
We Partner with Our Community: We offer dedicated volunteer time and encourage our team members to give back to causes they are passionate about. In addition, we offer volunteer opportunities through structured community partnerships.
CMMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity of expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Position Type: Full-Time (32 hours per week), Exempt
Pay Range: $272,280 - $320,320 Annually Commensurate with experience
Schedule: Monday – Friday, with some evening and weekend involvement which may include on-call availability
Location: In-Person supporting our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) within a four (4) county region (Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, & Wright). Office is located in Waite Park, MN
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as a Psychiatrist within our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment Team. The Psychiatrist, in conjunction with the team leader, has overall clinical responsibility for monitoring client treatment and staff delivery of clinical services. The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment; clinical supervision, education, and training of the team; and development, maintenance, and supervision of medication regimens.
WHAT IS ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT?
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, non-residential mental health service for persons with serious mental illness. These individuals commonly experience multiple barriers to successful functioning, including co-occurring substance abuse or dependence, homelessness and unemployment. ACT teams help individuals treat and manage their mental illnesses and develop the skills they need for life in the community of their choice.
ACT Services Are
- Provided by multidisciplinary team
- A blend of treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic, and supportive services
- Directed to persons with a serious mental illness who require intensive services
- Offered on a time-unlimited basis and available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
- Collaborate with the team leader in sharing overall clinical responsibility for screening and admitting clients
- Monitoring clients' treatment and team member service delivery
- Educating staff on psychiatric and nonpsychiatric medications, their side effects, and health-related conditions
- Actively collaborating with nurses; and helping provide clinical supervision to the team
- Fulfill the following functions for assertive community treatment clients:
- Provide assessment and treatment of clients' symptoms and response to medications, including side effects
- Provide brief therapy to clients
- Provide diagnostic and medication education to clients, with medication decisions based on shared decision making
- Monitor clients' nonpsychiatric medical conditions and nonpsychiatric medications; and conduct home and community visits
- Serve as the point of contact for psychiatric treatment if a client is hospitalized for mental health treatment and shall communicate directly with the client's inpatient psychiatric care providers to ensure continuity of care
- Provide psychiatric backup to the program after regular business hours and on weekends and holidays. The psychiatric care provider may delegate this duty to another qualified psychiatric provider
Required Experience & Skills:
- MD or DO degree and completed approved residency program in psychiatry
- Must be a licensed psychiatrist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or eligible for board certification or certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry or eligible for board certification, or a psychiatric nurse who is qualified under Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0371, subpart 5, item A.
- Must have demonstrated clinical experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
- Clear DHS background study
- 3 years’ community mental health experience preferred.
WHY CMMHC?
For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Company Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, and optional Supplemental Life and Accident Insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 5.5% employer contribution
- Continuing education funds and on-site education programs
We Develop Our Team: We provide individual developmental experience beginning with our Agency orientation and role specific onboarding program. We encourage team members to pursue educational and developmental opportunities through continuing education funds and on-site education programs.
We Take Care of Our Team: We encourage work-life balance with a generous paid time off program and flexible schedules. Our comprehensive benefits plan offers resources for team members to maintain emotional, physical, and financial well-being. In addition, all CMMHC sites are approved for the National Loan Repayment Program to facilitate repayment of Federal Student Loans.
We Support Each Other: Our mission is to foster healthy lives and thriving communities. We carry that mission through to our team by offering a supportive and collaborative work environment. Team members are asked to share feedback and are supported professionally and personally by our Leadership Team.
We Celebrate Each Other: We work hard to support our communities and encourage our progress along the way. We offer team building and employee recognition programs that energize and inspire our work individually and as a team.
We Partner with Our Community: We offer dedicated volunteer time and encourage our team members to give back to causes they are passionate about. In addition, we offer volunteer opportunities through structured community partnerships.
CMMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity of expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $272,280 - $320,320