Addiction Behavioral Health Specialist

ETSU • Johnson, KS

2d

About The Position

The Addiction Medicine Behavioral Health Specialist works with the Care Team to recognize and address psychological symptoms and conditions using the bio-psychosocial approach. Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, and substance use problems, including the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Activities may include individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Requirements

• Master’s in behavioral health field including social work, counseling, or psychology and LPC, LCSW, PsyD, PhD trained in behavioral medicine and health psychology concepts.
• Trained in social, systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions
• Trained in behavioral medicine and health psychology concepts.
• Trained in social systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions.
• Trained in substance abuse identification and treatment.

Nice To Haves

• Two years ' experience working in a clinical setting.
• Preferred experience in working with individuals with addictions in the setting of group sessions, and individual, and family counseling.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, and substance use problems, including the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
• Conduct individual, group, and family therapy.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Perform case management.
• Engage in client advocacy.
• Conduct prevention and education activities.
• Demonstrate reliability and responsiveness to patients, families, and team patients.
• Demonstrate mutual respect and build a trusting environment with patients, families, and team members.
• Participate towards a common goal, reinforcing individual capabilities.
• Build on strengths.
• Assess external factors that impact health and behavior.
• Show empathy.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with various stakeholder groups.
• Makes meaningful improvements to services, programs, and processes and organizational effectiveness that creates new value for patients and employees.
• Practice shared accountability between patients, families, teams, and partners.
• Share and receive information, concerns, and feedback in a supportive manner.
• Works collaboratively across disciplines and administrative functions across the organization and in the community.

Benefits

• Employee Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level