Mental Health Professional Therapist - ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) - Chester County

CO39 St. Lukes Hospital; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Mental Health Professional to provide in‑home ACT services, psychotherapy, and crisis management in Exton, PA. The role includes coordinating treatment goals with the ACT team and ensuring documentation compliance.

The position requires a Master’s degree in a clinical field and at least two years of direct‑service experience with mental health diagnoses, plus a valid driver’s license. Equal opportunity employer with rotating on‑call duties.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other recognized clinical graduate degree required.
• Minimum of two years of direct‑service experience with individuals with mental health diagnoses.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• Meet with ACT participants—in their homes and other community venues—to improve participants’ quality of life and maintain community tenure.
• Provide medication service—including delivery of medications and observation of ingestion—as directed by the team psychiatrist, nursing staff, and Team Leader.
• Provide on-call crisis services on a rotating schedule—to cover program needs.
• Complete documentation of all services in the electronic health record, in accordance with program and Network standards.
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays on a rotating schedule.

Education

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other recognized clinical graduate degree

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Full-Time Office Location

403A Gordon Drive, Exton, PA

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Meet with ACT participants—in their homes and other community venues—to provide in vivo services which improve the participants’ quality of life and maintain community tenure.

Services include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting with activities of daily living
• Budget planning and money management
• Maintenance of stable housing
• Accessing benefits and entitlements to increase financial independence
• Meal planning and grocery shopping
• Access to reliable transportation services
• Side‑by‑side coaching and training
• Transport and accompany clients to scheduled community activities or appointments

Provide medication service—including delivery of medications and observation of ingestion—as directed by the team psychiatrist, nursing staff, and Team Leader.

In collaboration with other members of the ACT staff, provide service coordination for an assigned group of clients.

• Assume responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising treatment goals
• Provide individual and supportive counseling to assist with symptom management

Provide on-call crisis services on a rotating schedule (including both primary on-call responsibilities and back-up on-call responsibilities)—as directed by the Team Leader—to cover program needs.

Complete documentation of all services in a timely manner, using the electronic health record, in accordance with program and Network standards.

Work weekend, evening, and holidays on a rotating schedule—as directed by the Team Leader—to cover program needs.

Cross-train with other ACT Specialties to provide other services (e.g., housing support, vocational support, etc.) to the ACT participants.

The Mental Health Professional assesses each participant’s history of mental health symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment. The Mental Health Professional assists the participant with developing a plan to maintain mental health wellness—to decrease hospitalization and maintain community tenure. The Mental Health Professional provides one‑on‑one psychotherapy, in the field, to individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness. They will use evidence-based therapy strategies (such as Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, etc.) to assist clients with decreasing or eliminating symptoms of their mental health diagnoses. The Mental Health Professional will use Harm Reduction techniques and other strategies that align with the participant’s current Stage of Change for recovery. The Mental Health Professional provides group psychotherapy to participants of the ACT Team—to address symptoms and to build skills for management of symptoms. The Mental Health Professional provides primary support to ACT participants and provides cross‑training to the other members of the ACT team—to assist with symptom management and crisis management—with the goal of promoting stability and increasing community tenure. Other duties may be assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Physical Demands: Heavy work exertional activity. Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 50 lbs., and sit, stand, and/or walk at least 6 hours in an 8-hour workday. Non‑exertional activity: Stooping (bending at the waist) and crouching (stooping and bending at the knees)- required frequently; handling (grasping)- required frequently; fine manipulation- required occasionally. Important: The functional capacity to perform heavy work includes the functional capacity to perform medium, light, and sedentary work. Good physical and mental health. Visual and auditory acuity required to provide comprehensive care.

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other recognized clinical graduate degree required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum of two years of direct‑service experience with individuals with mental health diagnoses. Experience working with individuals with forensic involvement and/or co‑occurring substance disorders is preferred. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license along with a driving record in compliance with St. Luke’s University Health Network policy.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non‑profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley‑based health care system to earn Medicare’s five‑star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row. Learn More Here.