+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | A Community Support Specialist is | | | needed for PACT Team in | | | Hattiesburg, MS. This position | | | will provide case management | | | services to adult participants 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 Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Bachelor's degree in | | | behavioral healthcare | | | required | | | - Must have reliable | | | transportation to provide | | | community services | | | - Must have a valid driver's | | | license with a satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Must be able to obtain DMH | | | case management certification | | | within 60 days of hire | | | - Must have auto insurance | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 within | | | 1 month of hire | | | - Behavioral healthcare | | | experience preferred | | | - Excellent communications | | | skills required | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Assists with medication | | | monitoring and system | | | navigation. | | | - Assists with outreach of | | | program and case management. | | | - Demonstrates knowledge of | | | diagnosis, signs and symptoms | | | of relapse, medication | | | information, and knowledge of | | | community resources to | | | explore all alternatives to | | | hospitalization. | | | - Facilitates Person Centered | | | Planning meetings. | | | - Provides advocacy, | | | consultation, and educational | | | services. | | | - Provides outpatient social | | | services linkage, emergency | | | intervention, and crisis | | | intervention services. |