Assessment Counselor F/T

Seafield Center Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment; Town of Riverhead (NY); Sur place; USD 29 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous Paid Time Off Policy

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance (No Co

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Résumé du poste

Seafield Center Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment in Town of Riverhead, NY seeks a full-time clinician to assess patients, determine care level, and complete intake documentation. You will coordinate referrals, perform various assessments, and provide individual, group and family counseling.

The role includes completing LOCADTR, adhering to OASAS requirements, and maintaining EMR entries. Familiarity with MAT and managed care is essential for service delivery.

Qualifications

• CASAC or CASAC Eligible, or B/A-B/S with working knowledge of Substance Use Disorders.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records and Managed Care.

Responsabilités

• Assess patients to determine appropriate level of care.
• Complete assessment and admission documentation.
• Make referrals as necessary.
• Understand Addiction, MAT, and related terminology and stigma.
• Obtain user role(s) information systems access as assigned.
• Treat all clients with dignity and respect.
• Perform admission intake: assessments, CIWA/COWS, mental status, and toxicology testing.
• Collect toxicology samples with proper labeling and infection control.
• Document LOCADTR and consent forms per OASAS requirements.
• Coordinate inpatient referrals and communicate with multiple departments.
• Provide individual, group and family counseling as needed.
• Enter progress notes into EMR and participate in staff meetings.

Connaissances

Assessment & Referrals

Group Counseling

Individual Counseling

Family Counseling

Didactic Presentation

EMR Documentation

Crisis Intervention

Managed Care Knowledge

Ages-specific: Adolescent

Ages-specific: Geriatric

EMR system proficiency

Microsoft Outlook

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Formation

CASAC or CASAC Eligible

Outils

EMR system

Microsoft Outlook

Description du poste

Full Time Position Available

$21.00-$38.00hr

Benefits Available For Full Time Employees

• Generous Paid Time Off Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Basic Group Life AD&D Insurance (No Cost)
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Other Voluntary Benefits
• Reimbursement for Professional Development Expenses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Program (401k)
• 8 Paid Holidays

Main Function

• Responsible for assessing patients to determine appropriate level of care.
• Responsible for completion of assessment and admission documentation.
• Responsible for making referrals as necessary.
• Understanding of Addiction, Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT), and the stigmatism associated with terminology and treatment of addiction and MAT.
• User role(s) information systems access as assigned.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure that all clients are treated with dignity and respect.
• Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients.
• Perform all aspects of patient intake process including but not limited to admission- assessment, communicable disease risk assessment, CIWA Scale, COWS Scale Mental Status Exam, and toxicology testing.
• Collect toxicology samples (urine or saliva) from patients, ensuring proper labeling, handling and adherence to Universal Infection Control Precautions.
• Completion of all OASAS required admission documentation including LOCADTR and consent forms.
• Determine appropriate level of care, after reviewing case with supervisor.
• Coordinate all inpatient referrals with Intake and Referral and the Utilization Review Department.
• Communicate with other Departments (i.e. Medical, Fiscal, Intake & Referral, Clinical, Administration, etc.) to relay important clinical information.
• Provide individual, group and family counseling as needed.
• Enter Progress Notes and other Clinical documentation into EMR.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Facilitate the completion of all necessary consent for release of information forms
• Act as liaison with community agencies to facilitate referrals
• Participate in weekly Case Conference meeting for treatment review of patients.
• Attend weekly clinical supervision.
• Ensure that Seafield’s policies and procedures and federal regulations regarding confidentiality of the patient and their records are adhered to.
• Performance other duties as assigned.

Competency Requirements

• Assessment & Referral
• Group Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Didactic Presentation
• EMR Documentation
• Crisis Intervention
• Knowledge of Managed Care
• Agespecific clinical skills-Adolescent
• Agespecific clinical skills-Geriatric
• Proficient in computer usage including EMR system, Microsoft Outlook and other information systems.
• Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment.

Education And Qualifications

CASAC or CASAC Eligible, or B/A-B/S with working knowledge of Substance Use Disorders. Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records and Managed Care.

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.