Team Lead - FACT

SMA Healthcare; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (Medical) and Dental

Vision Insurance

Life & Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Personal Leave

403b Retirement Plan

Sign-on bonus $10,000

Job summary

SMA Healthcare in Florida seeks a licensed clinician to direct the FACT Team’s day-to-day clinical operations. You will schedule staff, lead treatment planning meetings, and coordinate admissions, assessments, and treatment plans for clients with complex psychiatric needs.

Responsibilities include supervising clinical staff, ensuring accurate medical records, and maintaining effective coordination with the psychiatrist and external partners.

Qualifications

• RN license or equivalent health services licensure.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in treatment for severe mental illnesses.
• 2+ years of progressively responsible supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs day-to-day clinical operations of the FACT Team and staffing coverage.
• Leads daily staff meetings and treatment planning.
• Evaluates client status and coordinates treatment activities.
• Coordinates admissions, treatment, rehab, and support services with the psychiatrist.
• Develops initial assessments and treatment plans for new admissions.
• Supervises staff in medical records and charting.
• Participates in staff recruitment and performance supervision.
• Develops program policies and maintains relationships with external partners.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Staff leadership

Treatment planning

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

RN license

Master’s degree in health services (preferred)

Job description

• Great benefits such as: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Personal Leave (up to 25 days after 3 years of service)
• 403b Retirement Plan (matches one to one of employee contribution for the first 3%, then a 50% match on the next 6% of employee contribution)

**Sign-on bonus of $10,000**

Essential Job Functions:

• Directs the day-to-day clinical operations ofthe FACT Team including scheduling staff work hours to assureappropriate coverage for day, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts andon-call hours.
• Leads daily organizational staff meetings andtreatment planning meetings.
• Continuously evaluates the status of clientsand does appropriate planning and coordination of treatment activitiesto ensure immediate attention to their changing needs.
• Directs and coordinates the client admissionprocess, treatment, rehabilitation, and support services in coordinationwith the psychiatrist.
• Schedules the admission interview anddevelops and coordinates the initial assessment and initial treatmentplan.
• Assigns the most appropriate staff to the individualtreatment team (ITT).
• Provides clinical supervision of thedevelopment of the comprehensive assessment and the treatment plan foreach client.
• Directs and coordinates for each individualthe comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g. onset, courseand effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and riskbehaviors), mental status and diagnosis; physical health and dentalhealth; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; socialdevelopment and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g.,self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and familystructure and relationships.
• Participates in staff recruitment,interviewing, hiring, work assignments and orientation and performancesupervision.
• Sets up and maintains office with suitablefurniture office equipment, and telephone lines directly or bydelegation.
• Develops and administers the program budgetincluding line items to purchase necessary furniture, equipment,communications devices (e.g., telephones, cellular phones, beepers), andsupplies and to cover travel and transportation (e.g. purchase or leaseprogram cars, or cover mileage and insurance for use of personal staffvehicles or both).
• Supervises health information managementassuring maintenance of the medical record in compliance with agencypolicies and procedures and ensures all staff use electronic medicalrecords appropriately and in compliance with standards from LSF,DCF, Medicaid, and other third-partypayment requirements.
• Trains staff on the medical recordrequirements; regularly reviews client assessments, treatment plans andprogress notes written by the staff; and supervises individual staff formedical records mastery.
• Carries out and documents performanceimprovement activities and reviews of program services.
• Develops and maintains program policies andprocedures and revises as necessary.
• Initiates and maintains relationships incoordination with other staff, with law enforcement and other humanservices agencies, and with informal community resources (e.g.,landlords, employers).
• Conducts clinical assessments and providesdirect clinical treatment rehabilitation, and support services toclients.
• Performs on-call duty for crisis interventionand for staff supervision and consultation.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this jobsuccessfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential dutysatisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of theknowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may bemade to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

Degree in nursing,social work, or other health services discipline and licensed as an RN, LCSW,LMHC, or LMFT required. Six (6) yearsof strong experience providing treatment to persons with severe andpersistent mental illnesses and two (2) years progressively responsiblesupervisory experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of mental health, psychiatry, counseling, andpsychology.
• Extensive knowledge of methods, theories, techniques andprinciples of providing direct clinical treatment, consultation, anddirection with children and/or adults.
• Extensive knowledge of the characteristics and problems of adultswith severe and persistent mental illnesses.
• Ability to supervise and guide the work of others in makingcomplex clinical treatment decisions.
• Knowledge of assertive community treatment and the PACT model.
• Ability to train, advise, and assist staff in clinical/mentalhealth decisions specific to the age and disability of the personsserved.
• Ability to quickly assess situations and use sound judgment indefusing potentially risky situations.
• Ability to identify services required by persons specific to theirage and disability.
• Ability to review client case files and treatment plans and makeproper recommendations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationshipswith other employees, medical and clinical professionals, and thegeneral public.
• Ability to handle verbally and /or physically abusive andaggressive persons and utilize aggression control techniques to ensurethe safety and well-being of the person, other persons, and employees onthe team.
• Ability to incorporate cultural and age appropriate care into allaspects of communication and service delivery.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing withother employees, program staff, persons receiving services, outsideorganizations, and others.

Necessary Special Requirements:

Possession of a valid Florida driver's license, acceptable drivingrecord, and proof of personal automobile insurance if required to drive anSMA vehicle and/or use a personal vehicle for SMA business. Complete State ofFlorida mandatory background screening prior to start of employment. Complete SMA required training during thefirst six (6) months of employment and updated if required.

Physical:

Mobility and ability to bend and reachduring an 8-12 hour day. Able to lift minimum 10 pounds. Visual and auditoryacuity sufficient to evaluate, intervene, treat, and record client healthcare needs. Fine motor skills for legible and accurate charting, dailycorrespondence and presentation, either manually or orally. Work enduranceability to work 8-12 hour shifts with a meal break, as possible. Routine8-12hour shifts. Hours and days off may vary. Extra hours may berequired. Work assignment locations may vary.

Application:

This position description has been designed to indicate the generalnature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventoryof all duties, responsibilities and qualifications which may be required ofthe employee assigned to the position. It should not be used to limit thenature and extent of assignments such individuals may be given.