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Substance Abuse Specialist SACOT - Shallotte North Carolina
Company: Southeastern Integrated Care LLC Location: Shallotte, North Carolina
Posted On: 05/01/2024
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 Southeastern 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. Supervisory Responsibilities:This position can involve overseeing staff. 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 DiplomaRequired Skills/Abilities
- Strong clinical skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of the population served.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
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