Clinical Coordinator

Community Medical Services; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation and holidays

401K with match

CME reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Community Medical Services (CMS) is seeking a Clinical Coordinator to help individuals with addictions gain access to care. You will work mostly from home with at least one clinic day per week in the Tucson metro area, and occasional travel to Southern AZ clinics.

The role requires a Master’s degree in behavioral health and relevant licensure, plus the ability to manage a caseload and handle substantial paperwork. CMS offers a comprehensive benefits package and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s degree in behavioral health.
• Licensure in one of the listed credentials is required.
• Ability to travel to CMS sites at least weekly.
• Experience counseling or clinical coordination strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate care plans, intakes, discharges, and service plans.
• Coordinate communication between peer specialists, clinicians, and supervisors.
• Assist with counseling and other clinical needs as required by location.

Skills

Caseload management

Documentation

Client coordination

Travel to sites

Behavioral health knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral health

Licensure: LAC/LAAC/LMSW/LAMFT

Job description

Shift: Core hours 6AM-2PM Monday-Friday with flexibility needed for extended hour clinics, occasional travel to Southern AZ clinics

Community Medical Services (CMS) is hiring a Clinical Coordinator to help those suffering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances gain access to care. In this clinically focused behavioral health role, you’ll work mostly from home, except for at least one day a week when you’ll travel to your assigned clinic in the Tucson metro area.

As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued.

Along the way, we’ll invest in your well-being through a benefits package for full-time employees that includes:

• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time
• 401K retirement plan with match
• Tuition and CME reimbursement up to 100%
• Employee assistance program to support your mental health and wellness
• Ongoing professional development

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is local to the Tucson metro area. We’ll need you in the clinic at least once a week.
• Loves paperwork. No, really. You’ll be managing a lot of it.
• Is comfortable carrying a caseload of individual clients based on clinical need. You may be called upon to assist with intakes, discharges, coordination of care, counseling, or other clinical needs of clients.
• Can maintain behavioral health licensure, completing all required documents in required time frames as required by a BHP for assigned location(s).
• May need supervised clinical hours to gain a degree, license, or professional experience.

To thrive in this role, you must be able to:

• Review documentation of peer support specialists and clinicians’ service plans and assessments.
• Work with the Quality Management Coordinator to respond to grievances, appeals, complaints, and critical incidents such as incident, accident, or death reports.
• Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of human behavior and of general mental health issues, treatment planning, and the field of human social services.
• Work with the Clinical Supervisor to ensure all appropriate professional standards and requirements are maintained as directed by the local, CARF, state, and federal agencies.
• Be available to offer leadership and cooperation to clients and community providers in the development of clinical effective services.
• Work cooperatively with the members of senior management to implement training programs for staff and for meeting regulatory agency guidelines.

Requirements

• Associate Level License (LAC) , Licensed Associate Addiction Counselor (LAAC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) required
• Master’s degree in behavioral health or related field (required)
• At least two years of experience in counseling
• Ability to travel to assigned CMS sites at least once a week

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About Community Medical Services

Community Medical Services (CMS) is a CARF accredited addiction treatment program providing services in the form of outpatient medication-assisted treatment and one on one and group counseling to those seeking help with their opioid use disorder. Headquartered in Arizona with more than 70 treatment clinics in 14 states, CMS is dedicated to meeting the challenges presented by the growing opioid epidemic in communities where treatment is lacking.

Our Commitment

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Other Conditions

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.