The Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is seeking a full-time, fixed-term position at the Clinical Instructor level to serve as the Team Lead for the UNC Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team operating in Wake County.
ACT is an intensive, multi-disciplinary, community-based mental health service for adults with a primary diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness, as well as co-occurring substance use disorders, chronic medical issues, and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities. ACT services target individuals who have significant functional impairments, as well as complicating treatment factors including frequent psychiatric hospitalizations, homelessness or housing instability, criminal justice involvement, or other barriers to engagement in more traditional office-based services.
The primary responsibilities of the Team Lead position are to provide clinical leadership and oversight in collaboration with the psychiatric care provider to the ACT program, including clinical and administrative supervision of staff and managing the day-to-day operations of the team. The Team Lead works in conjunction with program leadership and administrative staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality services in accordance with the ACT fidelity model, while maximizing program resources.
The Team Lead is a practicing clinician and provides direct services to individuals served by the ACT Team, including empirically based therapeutic modalities, psychoeducation and support for individuals’ family members, clinical assessments, crisis response services, and development and implementation of person-centered treatment plans.
The ACT Team provides crisis response services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through an on-call crisis line. The Team Lead position participates in the rotation of the ACT on-call phone, and provides clinical back-up for other team members who are on-call.
Contact: Emily Clark
