Adult Therapist - ACT Community Treatment Team - Days

Full time (80 hours biweekly)

Weekdays, daytime hours and every 6th Saturday

On-call one night a week and every 6th weekend

Openings in Lancaster or York County

 Sign On Bonus Eligible 

 

ACT- Assertive Community Treatment

Job Highlights:

As a member of the ACT Team, you will:

• Be member of a trans-disciplinary team that provides community-based services for adults living with serious mental illness.
• Work alongside team members from psychiatry, nursing, addictions counseling, peer support and case management.
• Provide person-centered, recovery-oriented behavioral health care that focuses on helping individual clients achieve improvements in daily functioning, symptom management and independence in the community.
• Licensing supervision and continuing education and training available.

 

General Summary

Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.

• Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
• Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.
• Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.
• Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.
• Coordinates care of assigned patients.
• Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.

 

Minimum Education:

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology or Human Service Related-Field, Required

Work Experience:

• More than 1-year relevant experience required and

Driver's License Statement:

Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.

 

WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.