ACTT Substance Abuse Specialist

Daymark Recovery Service; Pinehurst (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Bonus

Flexible Spending Account

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Job summary

Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. in Pinehurst, NC seeks a licensed or license-eligible clinician to join our ACT team and deliver psychosocial assessments, counseling, crisis intervention, and treatment planning for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in a community setting.

The role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, daily team participation, and community-based first evaluations.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in Psychology, or Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or addictions from an accredited college or university and licensed eligible or provisionally licensed in their perspective field.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling, therapy and crisis intervention in a clinical setting for individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Participates in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning and team meetings to coordinate care and reviews with ACT team members.
• Completes documentation as required by procedures and statute and supports outreach and community-based services.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Case management

Education

Doctorate in Psychology or Master’s in Social Work/Counseling/Psychology/Addictions

Job description

New Hires who are Benefit Eligible may qualify for Hiring Bonus if LicensedCompany Mission Statement:Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.Comprehensive Benefits Package:Medical, Dental and Vision InsuranceFlex Spending AccountHealth Spending AccountCompany-Paid Life InsuranceShort Term Disability401(k)Paid HolidaysPaid Vacation and Sick LeaveEmployee Assistant ProgramReferral Bonus OpportunitiesExtensive Internal Training ProgramPay Scale: Starting 55k (Provisional)-60k(Fully Licensed)Summary:In coordination and conjunction with the ACT team members, provides, oversees, and/or administers a wide range of psychosocial evaluation/assessment, diagnostic, counseling, therapy, crisis intervention services in a clinical environment which requires a high degree of independent decision-making as well as coordinated interdisciplinary teamwork. Most aspects of this job require clinical assessment, evaluation, and intervention skills to persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses as well as co-occurring Substance Abuse disorders that are treated with individual and/or family interventions in a community-based setting. Case management/supportive services are also a core function of this job.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Participates in providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessments, individualized person-centered planning, therapeutic interventions aimed at increasing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to stay in the community. Primary focus of this position is on co-occurring disorders and recovery interventions to assist persons served with addiction disorders.Participates in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning, daily staff meetings and review of persons served and medical needs.Provides crisis intervention consultation along with all members of the team; may provide on call coverage on a rotating or PRN basis.Provides ongoing assertive outreach, therapeutic interventions and supportive services to address the persons served needs effectively. Provides interventions to offer support and guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc. in preventing, overcoming or managing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to remain in the community.Completes all documentation as required by procedures and statute.Participates in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader and/or psychiatrist to enhance all competencies in this position.All other duties as assigned by supervisor.Units Billed Minimum Requirement:Along with other team members, is responsible to ensure adequate service delivery is provided to all persons served in accordance with National Program Standards, state service definition requirements, and the needs of the persons served.Education and/or Experience: Doctorate degree in Psychology, or Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, or addictions from an accredited college or university and licensed eligible or provisionally licensed in their perspective field. Applicants with master’s degrees who are provisionally licensed or licensed eligible as clinical social workers, professional counselors, substance abuse counselors, marriage and family therapists, or clinical addiction specialists will be given consideration for employment. LCSW and LCAS staff is expected to complete first evaluation training and provide first evaluations in the community. Psychologist staff is expected to provide first evaluations in the community. Clinical staff with a Bachelor’s degree in a human services with the Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) credential or eligible for such and able to demonstrate experience in substance abuse services will be considered.