Clinical Component

As part of Blue Ridge Health/Meridian Behavioral Health services, this opportunity would be part of their current ACTT team who have been serving Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties since 2002. They provide a community-based patient care for mental health services to deliver in a team approach designed to address the identified needs of specialized populations and/or the long-term support of those with persistent mental health and/or substance abuse issues that require intensive interventions to remain stable in the community.

 Clinical Time

  • The clinical hours and breakdown are quite simple and flexible. 
  • This opportunity is 100% outpatient. 
  • Primarily working Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm. 
  • There is occasional call taken from home. 
  • The new physician will have the flexibility to work 1-3 days out of the Cherokee ACTT Team location in Murphy, NC if they are there for 48 hours monthly. 
  • The remaining days of the workweek will be at the outpatient clinic in Sylva, NC with seeing up to 15 patients/day. 

Here are some additional details on the ACTT Team and services this team is offering to the Western North Carolina community.

  • The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) is a service provided by an interdisciplinary team that ensures service availability 24 hours a day, 7days per week and is prepared to carry out a full range of treatment functions wherever and whenever needed.  
  • A service recipient is referred to the Assertive Community Treatment Team service when it has been determined that his/her needs are so pervasive and/or unpredictable that they cannot be met effectively by any other combination of available community services. 

Interview Process

The interview process is convenient and simple if you find that this practice is an amazing fit for you! Here is what to expect if you decide to move forward: 

  • Initial phone interview with Aaron Ratliff, their in-house recruiter at Blue Ridge. 
  • Zoom/phone call interview with Dr. Buckner and the team. 
  • Onsite visit and interview to meet with Aaron Ratliff, Dr. Buckner and the team. 

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