PACT Clinician/Expressive Arts Therapist

Qualifications Required:

• Master’s degree in relevant field required 
• Post secondary school education and training is required, including internships and other supervised practical experiences in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
• Must be licensed or certified to work in the field, abide by a code of ethical and practice standards and be committed to a process of lifetime knowledge and skills development.
• Must have skills and competencies to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses as well as family and other members or the clients’ network
• Must have valid driver’s license, dependable automobile and a clean drivers record

Qualifications Desired:

• Prior experience working with people with mental illnesses

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide service coordination(case management) for an assigned group of client including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment teams (ITT).
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the ITT
• Provide individual supportive expressive arts therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment paln as clients’ needs change
• Educate and support clients’ families and advocate for clients’ rights and preferences
• Conduct holistic and comprehensive assessment along with other team members
• Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• With other team members, participate in on-call rotation for crisis intervention/support 7days/wk, 24hrs/day.
• Document cl progress to maintain a permanent record of cl activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services, with some interventions directed or performed by staff with or without specialty training and skills (ie voc specialists, residential counselors)
• Take the lead role in providing case management and expressive therapies services.

Nonessential Functions:

• Occasional interstate travel
• Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Problem solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
• Commitment to company values
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and down stairs, talk, hear, and see. Employee must be able to occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Most work is performed indoors.