+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A Clinician is needed for* PACT | | | Team* in Gulfport, MS. This | | | position will provide alcohol and | | | drug therapy services to | | | consumers on the PACT Team. Some | | | on-call duties required. PACT is | | | a program that serves individuals | | | with severe and persistent mental | | | illness in the community. | | | | | | Programs for Assertive community | | | treatment (PACT) is a team-based | | | treatment model that provides | | | multidisciplinary, flexible | | | treatment and support to people | | | with mental illness 24/7. PACT is | | | based around the idea that people | | | receive better care when their | | | mental health care providers work | | | together. PACT team members help | | | the person address every aspect | | | of their life, whether it be | | | medication, therapy, social | | | support, employment or housing. | | | | | | PACT is mostly used for people | | | who have transferred out of an | | | inpatient setting but would | | | benefit from a similar level of | | | care and having the comfort of | | | living a more independent life | | | than would be possible with | | | inpatient care.  | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davi , | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.  | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Education/License: | | | | | | - Master's degree in | | | behavioral health field | | | required | | | - Clinical license preferred | | | - Must have valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | | | | | | | Work Experience/Skills: | | | | | | - Behavioral health experience | | | preferred | | | - Excellent communication | | | skills required | | | - Behavioral health internship | | | required | | | - Independent work ability | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Assists individuals with | | | severe and persistent mental | | | illness to make improvements | | | in functioning, managing | | | symptoms, achieving | | | individual goals, and | | | maintaining optimism. | | | - Delivers services in | | | community locations to enable | | | each individual to find and | | | live in their own residence | | | and find and maintain work in | | | community jobs. | |