Substance Abuse Specialist - LCAS / LCAS-A - SACOT

Southeastern Integrated Care Llc; Shallotte (NC); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Southeastern Integrated Care Llc in Shallotte, NC is seeking a Substance Abuse Specialist (LCAS/LCAS-A) to provide clinical care under supervision, emphasizing harm reduction and abstinence to support recovery.

The role requires conducting comprehensive assessments, employing motivational interviewing, facilitating groups, and coordinating treatment placement while maintaining confidentiality and compliant documentation.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum high school diploma required.
• Strong clinical skills and ability to assess substance use and mental health.
• Ability to use motivational interviewing and document in EMR.

Aufgaben

• Conducts comprehensive substance abuse assessments considering the relationship between substance use and mental health.
• Uses outreach and motivational interviewing with beneficiaries in early stages of change readiness.
• Facilitates access to 12-step groups and other community supports.
• Accurately documents billable encounters into the EMR within 24 hours.

Kenntnisse

Clinical skills

Population knowledge

Ausbildung

High School Diploma

Tools

EMR

Jobbeschreibung

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Substance Abuse Specialist - LCAS / LCAS-A - SACOT

Full Time Shallotte, NC, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1942

Summary:

The Substance Abuse Specialist is responsible for providing care under the supervision of a Team Leader, Program Director/Coordinator, or Clinical Director that will include education on substance abuse and promote harm reduction and abstinence to work toward recovery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive substance abuse assessments considering the relationship between substance use and mental health.
• Assesses and tracks beneficiary’s stages of change readiness and stages of treatment.
• Uses outreach and motivational interviewing techniques to work with beneficiaries in earlier stages of change readiness.
• Facilitates access to 12-step groups and other community supports.
• Uses cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention to work with beneficiaries in later stages of change readiness.
• Ensures that fellow service providers’ treatment approaches are consistent with the beneficiary’s stages of change readiness.
• Facilitates the Person-Centered Planning process for beneficiaries assigned to him or her.
• Facilitates group sessions.
• Takes a lead role in placement in short/long-term treatment as needed, and detox services.
• Participates in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response” resources according to consumer needs and the PCP.
• Represent the company in a positive manner, reflective of the company’s mission, at all times.
• Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive and protected information.
• Ensures individual rights to privacy and protected health information for the person supported.
• Assists Team Lead with service, agency, LME/MCO, state and/or federal documentation requirements and timelines such as NCTOPPs, PCPs/ITRs, and reminders relative to Clinical Monthly Summaries, Discharge Summaries, and Aggregate Reports.
• Completes Intake Packets for any of the referrals that the office receives.
• Accurately documents all billable encounters into Southeastgre Integrated Care’s EMR (electronic medical record) system within 24 hours. Any corrections will be entered within 24 hours of being notified.
• Other duties as assigned.
• In addition, the employee must participate in all required training and education as mandated by the specific service line and clinical coverage policy.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• Minimum High School Diploma

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong clinical skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of the population served.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• CCS, LCAS, LCAS-A, or CADC
• Current license or certification must be maintained if applicable.
• Valid NC driver’s license including personal vehicle insurance coverage.