Maintains open communication lines with facility staff, attending clinicians and physicians, patients and families. Liaisons with community agencies, and vendors. Primary Therapist is to provide individual and some group therapy sessions for agency clients. This role will help guide and direct client during sessions. Group notes support clinical necessity and progress toward treatment plan goals.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications.

• Knowledge of community healthy resources that support life improvement in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health, economic security, employment, positive social and family interdependence and positive cultural identity including:

• Knowledge of referral procedures and admittance criteria for health care and community providers.

• Ability to network and collaborate with healthcare and other social and cultural agencies that can provide services to the patients and families.

• Knowledge and competency in problem solving, stress management, ethics and team building.

• Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes:

• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact on the individual.

• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their impact on the family.

• Ability to determine if a medical emergency exists and to take appropriate action, when necessary.

• Knowledge of emergency procedures used in case of alcohol and/or drug overdose.

• Knowledge of the stages of alcohol and other drug withdrawals and ability to take appropriate action at each stage.

• Knowledge of Federal, State and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, including:

• Confidentiality

• Patient Rights

• Professional Code of Ethics

• Discrimination

• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes and assumption of responsibilities not delineated in the job description which are related to work as a member of an addiction treatment team

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Completes psychosocial intake on clients within appropriate timeframe.

• Completes the master treatment plan within appropriate timeframe.

• Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making change

• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.

• De-escalates AMA and other patient problems.

• Provide Case Management of patients needs including phone calls and letters for the continuance treatment.

• Documents all activities in the patient medical record and files all notes in the charts on a daily basis for UR purposes.

• Maintains inventory of AA/NA literature and patient orientation manual with distribution to all patients.

• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients

• Attends daily staff meetings to enhance communication with clinical staff regarding program and patient issues.

• Participate in required staff training (minimum 20 hours).

• Complete all assigned paperwork in a neat, accurate and timely manner.

• Complete incident reports according to policy in a timely, accurate manner.

• Communicate with other staff as necessary to promote quality patient care.

• Participate in maintaining clean, properly supplied and efficient work areas.

• Observe and report safety, maintenance problems.

• Interact appropriately with patients, showing them respect while maintaining boundaries.

• Maintain professional demeanor at all times.

• Exercise sound professional judgment and seek assistance as necessary to effectively manage patient behavior.

• Protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with privacy policies, procedures and practices, as required by federal and state law, and in accordance with general principle of professionalism as a health care provider. Failure to comply with policies and procedures on patient privacy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

• May access protected health information (PHI) and other patent information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties. The incumbent may only share such information with those who have a need to know specific patient information you have in your possession to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other operations.

• Expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of the policy to their supervisor.

• Performs other duties assigned.

Education and Experience:

• A minimum of 2-year substance abuse or related work experience preferred.

• Licensure/Certification (State Dependent) LCSW, LMFT, LCAS-A/LCAS and/or LCMHC-A/LCMHC, CAC, CADC, CAP,LPC (Master’s Degree preferred)