ACTT Psychiatric Care Provider
EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: Exempt
SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: ACTT Team Leader
WORK SCHEDULE: Schedule to be determined by provider, minimum of 16 hours weekly. Occasional weekends and holidays
SUMMARY OF POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensures that the psychiatric needs of each client are met in appropriate time frames and serves as an additional clinical support to the team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Typically sees the beneficiaries for the assessment and treatment of the beneficiary’s symptoms and response to medication including side effects. Frequency will vary for each beneficiary, with the majority seen within 4 to 6 weeks of last appointment, with many of the contacts being in the community. Less frequent visits should only occur when there are unusual circumstances present (for example, when the beneficiary has been difficult to find);
Educates non-medical team members on psychiatric & non-psychiatric medications, their side effects, & health-related conditions; provides diagnostic and medication education to beneficiary, with medication decisions based on shared-decision making;
POSITIONS SUPERVISED: Any medical staff on the team, i.e. Nurse
LEVEL OF EDUCATION/TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Regularly walk, stand or stoop; occasionally lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects weighing up to 25 pounds; and regularly drives a motor vehicle.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed in an office or other environmentally controlled room; Work may expose Intake Coordinator to contagious or infectious diseases; Work may expose Intake Coordinator to dangerous and volatile situations; which could result in bodily injury.