Adolescent Behavioral Health & Addiction Clinician

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

About The Position

The Adolescent Behavioral Health & Addiction Clinician supports a multidisciplinary team in assessing clients, developing treatment plans, providing counseling, and planning for discharge for clients and their families. The clinician provides individual, group, and family counseling and completes ongoing client assessments. The role collaborates with treatment team members and community providers to develop and implement individualized treatment plans, make referrals, and coordinate discharge planning. The clinician follows Carle standards of behavior, policies, procedures, safety guidelines, and applicable healthcare regulations, including HIPAA, TJC, and OSHA. The position requires regular and reliable attendance, maintaining required licenses and certifications, completing annual education and competency requirements, and understanding compliance obligations for federally funded healthcare programs. The employee must promptly raise compliance concerns and take appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff. Work may occasionally involve travel to other UPH facilities or hospitals. The employee is required to drive their own vehicle for business purposes and use the usual and customary equipment needed to perform the position’s essential functions.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC) certification within 2 years.
Illinois driver’s license upon hire.
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training within 3 months.
1–3 years of experience working with clients in an addiction, behavioral health, or related setting.
Advanced reading, writing, and oral communication skills.
Ability to respond appropriately to customers and coworkers and interact with a wide variety of people.
Ability to maintain confidential information, communicate only facts to recipients, or decline to reveal information.
Ability to project a professional, friendly, and helpful demeanor.
Basic computer knowledge, including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and web browsing; comfort using Windows OS and learning new applications.
Control over personal use of mood-altering chemicals and behaviors.
If recovering from an addiction, at least 2 years of uninterrupted recovery and active treatment through appropriate recovery practices.
Ability to use the usual and customary equipment needed to perform essential job functions.
Ability and willingness to drive a personal vehicle for business purposes.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, and family counseling to help clients achieve treatment goals.
Complete ongoing assessments of clients.
Collaborate with treatment team members and community providers to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
Provide referrals and discharge planning.
Follow Carle standards of behavior, policies and procedures, and safety guidelines.
Maintain current licenses and certifications required for the position.
Apply knowledge of HIPAA, TJC, OSHA, and other applicable federal and state healthcare regulations.
Complete annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
Understand hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, regarding fraud, waste, and abuse.
Bring compliance questions or concerns to hospital administrative staff and take appropriate action on compliance concerns reported by department staff.
Maintain regular, reliable attendance and meet the department’s business needs.
Travel occasionally to other UPH facilities or hospitals and drive a personal vehicle for business purposes.