View Point Health proudly provides outpatient treatment to children, adolescents and adults. At the outpatient centers, we promote overall health and quality of life for individuals, youth and families through evidenced-based therapies and medication management to reduce the impact of mental illness behavior challenges and substance use.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) uses a multidisciplinary team approach to provide intensive mental health treatment services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in their homes and other community settings-24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. ACT is often referred to as a “hospital without walls” and its goal is to keep individuals out of state hospitals, jails, emergency rooms and other institutions. ACT clients must meet a strict criterion (i.e., diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, unable to maintain activities of daily living, and be unsuccessful in other forms of treatment). ACT clients often have no resources and no family support and require an intensive and expeditious form of treatment.
Under broad supervision, performs advanced nursing functions and healthcare services in specialized areas. Operates under a written nurse protocol agreement with their delegating physician, conducts complete physicals, provides treatment, and counsels clients. May prescribe medication in some cases.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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Reports to center Director with oversight by Medical Director.
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Provides psychiatric services to clients experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
- Conduct diagnostic evaluations, assessments, and ongoing medication management (E &M).
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Promote a team approach, work collaboratively with other medical providers, nurses, clinical and clerical teams.
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Demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm, and a positive and flexible attitude; must respond well to changing and rapidly shifting program needs.
- Effectively communicate with people of all educational and cultural backgrounds.
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Provide excellent client care – is empathetic and supportive to our population while also maintaining good boundaries.
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Engages easily with clients and families, impact a professional and non-judgmental attitude. Possess thorough knowledge of diagnostic psychiatric assessment and utilizes best practices in treating clients with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficient in the use of computers and electronic medical records.
- Strong time-management skills, completes documentation within 24-hours per agency deadline, maximize scheduling to allow for 80% billing of time worked; is open to seeing walk-ins for other medical providers.
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Other related duties as assigned.
