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This is responsible professional work providing case management services to adults who are on an ACT team (Assertive Community Treatment). ACT is an intensive, community-based service that provides comprehensive, coordinated and personalized treatment to adults with serious mental illness. The case manager is a member of an interdisciplinary team that includes nursing, therapy, case management, and psychiatric services. This is a full-time position. Carastar Health has two ACT teams, one with a case load up to 48 that covers four counties, and a second with up to 36 for individuals in Montgomery County. This second team is for individuals who are under an outpatient civil commitment who are participating in Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT).
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Participate in staffing of all assigned cases at least twice weekly with other treatment team members.
Provide assertive community treatment services to clients assigned to the team.
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