Job: ACT Clinical Coordinator

Southwest Network is a local non-profit behavioral health organization serving both adults and kids within the community. We believe and others will agree that we are the best of the best within Behavioral Health...and now is your chance to continue to prove this statement true. By joining Southwest Network, you will be helping us grow into a bigger and even better organization and thus allowing us to accomplish our ultimate goal - to improve the lives of those we are proud and honored to serve.

The ACT Clinical Coordinator ensures team provides 24/7 coverage with direct involvement when necessary. Provides efficient clinical and administrative supervision of an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT). Serves as a liaison with administration, clinical services, service providers and external stakeholders. Reviews appropriateness for outpatient and inpatient treatment services. Oversees team's day-to-day functioning in relation to the delivery of Assertive Community Treatment Services.

Participates in the hiring, training, coaching, mentoring, and supervising of ACT Case Managers and all Specialists both administratively and clinically. Administratively supervises the PC and RN.

Evaluates the ACT Case Managers and all Specialists performance in coordination with the ACT Manager and appropriate specialist designee, including involvement in any necessary disciplinary actions.

Identifies, plans, and directly provides all needed services for the consumers and their support system to be delivered by ACT staff – with exception of services outside of the scope of the team.

Responsible for ensuring team is compliant with all established fidelity measures.

Ensures that all ACT staff maintains accurate, thorough, and current documentation in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols.

Ensures daily communication occurs at a level necessary to provide care for all consumers served at a level required for continuity of care across team principles.

Assures that treatment planning is completed in accordance with policies, appropriately addresses consumer’s needs, and is completed in a timely manner.

This position requires the employee to be credentialed and privileged to conduct assessments as a qualified assessor/Clinical Liaison.
This is a supervisory position requiring more education and experience therefore; a person must have one of the following combinations of education, license and/or behavioral health work experience:

Masters or Bachelors degree in a behavioral health related field, plus 2 years behavioral health work experience or a combination of education and experience.

A minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience
A Professional license is not required, but is preferred. An employee in this position must meet criteria to be credentialed and privileged as a qualified assessor to conduct assessments. Additionally, if employee is a licensed behavioral health professional, he/she must also be credentialed and privileged before conducting assessments.

Requires effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to follow direction, use of sound judgment and excellent time management skills are essential.

Previous supervision experience required.

Thorough and working knowledge of psychiatric conditions is imperative as well as a basic understanding of the DSM-IV.

Specialized knowledge of co-occurring substance abuse disorder assessment and treatment and housing needs assessments and resources is preferred.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, ClaimTrak

Valid AZ driver’s license.