About this role
Full Time Position available:
$21.00-$38.00hr
Benefits Available for Full Time Employees:
- Generous Paid Time Off Policy
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance (No Cost)
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Other Voluntary Benefits
- Reimbursement for Professional Development Expenses
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement Program (401k)
- 8 Paid Holidays
MAIN FUNCTION:
- Responsible for assessing patients to determine appropriate level of care.
- Responsible for completion of assessment and admission documentation.
- Responsible for making referrals as necessary.
- Understanding of Addiction, Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), and the stigmatism associated with terminology and treatment of addiction and MAT.
- User role(s) information systems access as assigned.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure that all clients are treated with dignity and respect.
- Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients.
- Perform all aspects of patient intake process including but not limited to admission- assessment, communicable disease risk assessment, CIWA Scale, COWS Scale Mental Status Exam, and toxicology testing.
-Collect toxicology samples (urine or saliva) from patients, ensuring proper labeling, handling and adherence to Universal Infection Control Precautions.
- Completion of all OASAS required admission documentation including LOCADTR and consent forms.
- Determine appropriate level of care, after reviewing case with supervisor.
- Coordinate all inpatient referrals with Intake and Referral and the Utilization Review Department.
- Communicate with other Departments (i.e. Medical, Fiscal, Intake & Referral, Clinical, Administration, etc.) to relay important clinical information.
- Provide individual, group and family counseling as needed.
- Enter Progress Notes and other Clinical documentation into EMR.
- Participate in staff meetings.
- Facilitate the completion of all necessary consent for release of information forms
- Act as liaison with community agencies to facilitate referrals
- Participate in weekly Case Conference meeting for treatment review of patients.
- Attend weekly clinical supervision.
- Ensure that Seafield’s policies and procedures and federal regulations regarding confidentiality of the patient and their records are adhered to.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
- Assessment & Referral
- Group Counseling
- Individual Counseling
- Family Counseling
- Didactic Presentation
- EMR Documentation
- Crisis Intervention
- Knowledge of Managed Care
- Agespecific clinical skills-Adolescent
- Agespecific clinical skills-Geriatric
- Proficient in computer usage including EMR system, Microsoft Outlook and other information systems.
- Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
CASAC or CASAC Eligible, or B/A-B/S with working knowledge of Substance Use Disorders. Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records and Managed Care.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those functions that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing this job, the employee is required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- This is a largely sedentary role and involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required occasionally.
- The employee must have the ability to use a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, copier, fax machine, scanner and telephone.