Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) – ACTT (Community-Based Mental Health)

Pyramid Healthcare | Asheville ACTT

📍 Location: Asheville, NC
🚗 Service Area: Buncombe County, Marshall & surrounding communities
💲 Pay: $25–$30 per hour
🕒 Schedule: Full-Time | Flexible Scheduling

Make an Impact Beyond the Clinic

Pyramid Healthcare’s Asheville Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) is seeking a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) to deliver high-intensity behavioral health services directly in the community.

ACTT is often described as a “hospital without walls” — providing treatment, medication support, and crisis prevention to individuals with severe mental illness where they live. This role is ideal for healthcare professionals who value flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful community-based work.

Why This Role Is Unique

🚗 Company vehicle and phone provided (plus mileage reimbursement or company card)
🧠 Specialized ACTT training and ongoing support
⏰ Flexible scheduling
📞 Crisis phone rotation (1 weekday + rotating weekends)
🤝 Collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate client care with prescribing providers and community healthcare partners.

• Monitor medication compliance and support medication management.

• Manage medication inventories, refills, and pharmaceutical supplies.

• Record vital signs and maintain accurate medical documentation.

• Provide medication education to clients and ACTT staff.

• Transport clients to medical appointments and community resources as needed.

• Travel throughout the community to meet clients where they are.

• Participate in rotating on-call crisis services, including:

  • Crisis planning and support

  • Hospital diversion

  • Assistance with commitment procedures when appropriate

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Active North Carolina LPN license or Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification required.

• Valid driver’s license with the ability to travel throughout Buncombe County, Marshall, and surrounding areas.

• Experience in behavioral health, community health, or ACTT strongly preferred, but not required.

• Comfort working independently in community-based and non-traditional care settings.

Who Thrives in This Role

• LPNs or CMAs who enjoy autonomy and flexible scheduling.

• Healthcare professionals passionate about community-based mental health care.

• Clinicians comfortable working in the field rather than a traditional inpatient or clinic setting.

• Team players who value collaboration and mission-driven work.

👉 Apply today to join Pyramid Healthcare’s Asheville ACTT and help improve outcomes for individuals most at risk of psychiatric crisis.