About the Role
Achieve Behavioral Health is launching a new 68-capacity Adult Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program in Rockland County and seeks an experienced clinician and leader to build it from the ground up. This role involves creating the program, building a team, establishing culture and workflows, and serving high-need adults, with the support of an established organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership and supervision to a multidisciplinary ACT team
- Participate in recruiting and developing the new team
- Provide direct clinical services to ACT participants
- Facilitate the team's daily morning meeting
- Provide individual and field-based supervision
- Maintain fidelity to the NYS OMH ACT model
- Develop relationships with hospitals, SPOA, AOT, and other community partners
- Support the team's gradual development toward full census
- Coordinate care for individuals receiving court-ordered AOT services
- Monitor documentation, clinical quality, CAIRS reporting, and chart compliance
- Use program data and PSYCKES to identify opportunities for quality improvement
- Participate in the team's rotating on-call schedule
- Help establish a strong, collaborative, recovery-oriented team culture
Requirements
- Master's degree with current NYS licensure such as LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, etc.; OR NYS-licensed RN; OR licensed physician
- At least 5 years of experience working with adults with serious mental illness
- At least 2 years of supervisory experience
- Experience working on a multidisciplinary or community-based behavioral health team
- Experience with evidence-based approaches such as motivational interviewing, harm reduction, or trauma-informed care
- Valid driver's license
- Prior ACT experience is strongly preferred, particularly experience as an ACT Team Leader, Assistant Team Leader, or senior ACT clinician
- Experience as a clinical supervisor or senior clinician in AOT, mobile crisis, intensive care management, community-based mental health, or other intensive behavioral health programs is also considered
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Supervision
- Direct clinical services
- Team development
- Community outreach
- Documentation
- Clinical quality monitoring
- Data analysis
- Quality improvement
- On-call support
- Motivational interviewing
- Harm reduction
- Trauma-informed care
Location
- Rockland County
Work Type
- Community-based
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience working with adults with serious mental illness
- 2+ years of supervisory experience
Education Level
- Master's degree
- NYS Licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, RN, or Physician)
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000–$105,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- ACT Institute training and professional development
- Agency vehicles for community-based work
About the Company
- Achieve Behavioral Health is one of New York's original CCBHC demonstration sites and has been serving individuals and families in Rockland and Orange Counties since 1981.
- The organization provides strong organizational support with direct access to executive clinical leadership and support from HR, finance, compliance, IT, and other departments.
