Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor - Opiod Addiction Response

PURPOSE OF POSITION : Provides behavioral health triage assessments and evaluations, maintains an active patient caseload, monitors psychiatric and substance misuse symptoms and other measures to track outcomes, actively facilitates referrals to address behavioral health and social determinants of health needs.

Responsibilities :

• All other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate patience, courtesy, and compassion when interacting with visitors, patients, employees, community partners and others.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with other providers and to make dispositions that are appropriate, are clinically sound and ensure the safety and well-being of the patient.
• Demonstrate competency and / or participate in training as required for licensure and professional growth.
• Ensure data collection, clinical documentation, and outcome reporting is met in compliance with organization, insurance requirements, and funder.

Completion of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) interview; collecting and documenting attempts to collect client-level data at multiple intervals including at intake, 3 months post intake, 6 months post intake and upon discharge.

Obtain releases of information requisite to the administration of care including disclosure of protected health information.

Development of a treatment plan in collaboration with the client based on the clinical evaluation.

REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION :

Compensation