Certified Addiction Counselor - ACC

Description

Arrowhead Correctional Center (ACC)

ACC 57500 East Hwy 50 and Evans Rd, Canon City, CO 81212

Monday - Friday

0800-1700 or M-TH 0800-1800 or T-Fri 0800-1700

Bill Rate (Local) : 74.40

Bill Rate (Travel) : 104.40

Local : Contractors staff whose personal residence is within one hundred (100) miles of the work assignment.

i. Contractor's staff must travel more than fifty (50) miles from their personal residence

to the facility work assignment for mileage to be billable. Billable mileage is limited to four hundred (400) miles round trip. Mileage shall be billed and paid at the

This position provides substance use disorder services to the inmate population, to include formal and informal behavioral health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Serves as consultant for unit staff regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Monitors inmate treatment and documentation to assure compliance with standards and to assure continuity of care.
• Assures accurate Information System behavioral health needs levels, and provides group, brief, and individual treatment.
• Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in behavioral healthcare and treatment of inmates.
• Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referrals and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies.
• Provides crisis intervention in conjunction with clinical standards regarding mental health professional privilege level.
• Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate behavioral health records.
• Communicates directly with inmates regarding their behavioral health care such as consequences of maladaptive behavior and desired and undesirable effects of prescribed behavioral health medication.
• Listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction.
• Communicates to advise, counsel, inform and / or guide staff within the clinical unit, the facility, clinical and administrative supervisors and outside agencies to ensure continuity and direction of behavioral health care.
• Communicates and responds to complaints, problems, transfers, classifications, and inmate behavioral management issues.
• Responsible for maintaining standards of the program or work unit through compliance with all applicable professional, departmental, organizational and unit standards.
• Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and sensitive item contraband control.

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicant must possess a current, valid certification from the State of Colorado as :

Required Competencies :

Preferred Qualifications :

Local : Contractors staff whose personal residence is within one hundred (100) miles of the work assignment.

i. Contractor's staff must travel more than fifty (50) miles from their personal residence

to the facility work assignment for mileage to be billable. Billable mileage is limited to four hundred (400) miles round trip. Mileage shall be billed and paid at the

This position provides substance use disorder services to the inmate population, to include formal and informal behavioral health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicant must possess a current, valid certification from the State of Colorado as :

Required Competencies :

Preferred Qualifications :