Addictive Disease Support Specialist — Recovery & Linkage

Highland Rivers Health; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Public Holidays

Personal Day

NHSC loan forgiveness

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an Addictive Disease Support Services Specialist to assist individuals with substance use related diagnoses, providing skill-building, resource linkage, and a path to community transition within the SUOP framework.

The role involves coordinating care, documenting treatment plans, crisis support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to promote recovery and self-management in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring all individuals on caseload are seen at documented frequency per the treatment plan and that appropriate release of information are in place/documented for coordination of care.
• Assist the individuals with the development of interpersonal, community coping skills, and resource linkage through education, training, and modeling
• Provides assessment, monitoring and assistance to consumer with self-management of symptoms to encourage recovery.
• Link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary treatment/recovery team meetings each week.
• Utilizes the multidisciplinary assessment to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service/recover plan with a focus on recovery.
• Work with, and reports to, ADSS supervisor and/or area manager for assigned Region. Tap into community programs such as drug court to provide ADSS and bill accordingly to SCS and Payer
• Responsible for providing contacts based on the frequency defined in the consumers' treatment plans; documents attempts to contact consumers, ISP Reviews, and coordination of care with referral sources including, but not limited to, Accountability/Treatment Courts, DFCS, and Probation.
• Assist the consumer in reaching the skill building objective in their individualized service/recovery plan.
• Establishes professional and ethical relationships with consumers, families, and coworkers.
• Transport consumers if needed.

Job description

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an Addictive Disease Support Services Specialist to assist individuals with substance use related diagnoses, providing skill-building, resource linkage, and a path to community transition within the SUOP framework.

The role involves coordinating care, documenting treatment plans, crisis support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to promote recovery and self-management in a community setting.