Substance Use Clinician

High Point & SEMCOA•New Bedford, MA

6d•$28 - $39

About The Position

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life. Clinician Requirements Excellent verbal and written communications skills An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability Promote and enhance ones knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction Interagency collaboration Ability to facilitate a group/lecture Ability to set limits and enforce rules An understanding of boundaries and ethics Computer skills.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communications skills
An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability
Promote and enhance ones knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction
Interagency collaboration
Ability to facilitate a group/lecture
Ability to set limits and enforce rules
An understanding of boundaries and ethics
Computer skills
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree &/or independently licensed in a related field
Minimum of one (1) year of supervised substance abuse counseling experience

Responsibilities

Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations
Participate in Treatment Team Meetings
Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to patients – including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes, daily groups, group note completion and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
Responsible for each assigned patients medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manners
Provide direct care to the patients. This care will include, but not limited to, individual counseling, group facilitation, lectures, orientation for new patient’s, discharge & aftercare planning, & case management of patients assigned
Responsible for linking patient’s with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and his/her family access outpatient services when appropriate
Attend all unit, facility meetings and case conferences as directed by the Clinical Director
Attend mandatory trainings
Responsible for continued education in the field of substance abuse and related courses
Responsible for contacting the insurance company for authorization, as needed
Utilize walkie-talkie as campus responder
Utilize standards precautions at all times
Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient’s rights
Other duties as assigned by the Program Director, the Clinical Director, and/or the Senior Clinician