Mental Health and SUD Therapist - ACT Team

Why Prairie Ridge?

At Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare, our mission is to empower individuals to live healthy, purpose-filled lives on their terms. We believe in the potential of every person and recognize that meaningful care starts with understanding their experiences, strengths, and goals. Through personalized, whole-person care, we help individuals build the skills, connections, and support they need to move forward.

Our work is guided by five core values: Unyielding Empowerment, Relentless Resiliency, Inspirational Integrity, Active Accountability, and Radical Respect. These values shape how we care for the people we serve, work alongside one another, and connect with our communities. We value the different experiences and perspectives each team member brings and the collaboration it takes to provide thoughtful, coordinated care.

As part of our new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team serving the Marshalltown area, you’ll have the opportunity to help build something meaningful from the beginning. You’ll work alongside colleagues from different professional backgrounds to bring treatment and practical support directly to individuals in their everyday lives, helping them work toward greater stability, independence, and the goals that matter to them.

What Is the ACT Team?

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team-based approach to supporting adults living with serious and persistent mental illness. The team brings treatment and practical support into people’s homes and community settings, helping them manage symptoms, navigate challenges, and work toward their personal goals. Team members from different professional backgrounds work closely together to provide coordinated, individualized care.

As the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Therapist on the team, you will provide assessments, individual, group, and family counseling, and crisis intervention to individuals receiving ACT services. You’ll bring treatment into homes and other community settings, helping individuals address mental health and substance use concerns while working toward their personal recovery goals. You’ll also provide family education and support, coordinate care with the team and other providers, and participate in the on-call rotation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide intervention, evaluation/assessment, individual, group and family counseling to individuals involved in the ACT Team.
2. Develop and maintain a community referral network.
3. Provide education and training to individuals, groups, and agencies.
4. Maintain all regulatory, contract and documentation standards and data collection, and complete necessary documentation in a timely manner.
5. Consistent collaboration and coordination of care between all Prairie Ridge services.
6. Attend ACT Team meetings, consultations, supervision, training activities and on-call rotation.
7. Demonstrate Proficiency in clinical practices identified as best practice by the agency demonstrated through supervision and direct observation.
8. Develop and maintain a working knowledge of all documentation and reporting systems to include ISmart, Accreditation Now, MyOutcomes, and Electronic Health Record.
9. Demonstrate understanding and adherence to all CARF policies and procedures.
10. Provide crisis intervention and assessments for clients seen on an emergency basis.
11. Provide mental health consultation to other agencies or provider’s assisting ACT Team patients.
12. Provide Family education and support as outlined in the client’s treatment plan.
13. Treat all individuals with dignity and respect while maintaining agency standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and objectivity. 
14. Maintain all HIPAA and 42 CFR confidentiality requirements and regulations as outlined in CARF policies and procedures.
15. Comply with agency policies, procedures and regulatory standards.
16. All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR POSITION

1. A minimum of a master’s degree in behavioral healthcare and a license as a LMFT, LMHC, LMSW, LISW, or psychologist. Temporary licenses will be considered if the individual is completing supervision hours toward full licensure.
2. Knowledge of the principles and methods of therapy including training in evidence-based practices.
3. Knowledge of psychotropic drugs concerning their use, misuse, desirable and undesirable effects and research material available on these drugs.
4. Considerable knowledge of mental health services and available resources.
5. Valid Driver’s License
6. Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with consumers, families, hospital staff and community mental health center staff.
7. Willing to work in non-traditional and in-home settings.
8. Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends if necessary.
9. Travel is required as this is a community-based position. 
10. Supportive of the mission of Prairie Ridge and the patients we serve.
11. Proficiency in oral and written communication skills, as well as documentation requirements.
12. Technology skills allowing for proficiency in use of electronic health record.
13. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is often required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and climb or balance.
14. The employee must infrequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or more up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.