MAIN FUNCTION:

- To be responsible for the direct treatment of an assigned caseload of patients who are addicted to alcohol or any other mind/mood altering substances. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide group counseling to an assigned caseload.

- Provide individual and family counseling.

- Completes assessment and admission process.

- Designs and implements treatment plans and treatment plan reviews (TPR’s).

- Responsible for documentation of all serviced provided.

- Maintains contact with referral sources, including EAP’s and Criminal Justice referral sources.

- Generates and sends Referral Progress Reports.

- Participates in weekly Case Conference meeting for treatment review of patients.

- Attends weekly supervision.

- Participates in staff meetings.

- Assure that Seafield’s policies and procedures and federal regulations regarding confidentiality of the patient and their records are adhered to.

- Complete patient Discharge Planning/Transitional Planning, Discharge UR, and referrals.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

- Assessment & Referral

- Treatment Planning and Review

- Group Counseling

- Individual Counseling

- Family Counseling

- Didactic Presentation

- Documentation

- Crisis Intervention

- Age-Specific clinical skills-Adolescents

- Age-Specific clinical skills-Geriatric

- Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

CASAC or CASAC eligible, or B/S-B/A with working knowledge of substance abuse disorders.

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.