Associate Professional

Southeastern Integrated Care LLC•Morehead City, NC

28d

About The Position

The Associate Professional is responsible for providing care under the supervision of a Team Leader or a Qualified Professional that will include direct and indirect interventions and participates in the development of the Person-Centered Plan.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a human service field and has less than one year of full-time, accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
Bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services and has less than two years of full-time, accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
Must meet 10A NCAC 27G.0104
Must be qualified to provide age-appropriate services to the population served.
Able to write legibly and/or possess basic word processing skills or be willing to learn.
Requires flexibility in scheduling and availability to adequately meet the service needs of the consumer/family and other team members.
Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel locally.
Valid NC driver’s license

Responsibilities

Provides psycho-education as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.
Assists with crisis interventions.
Participate in the initial Person-Centered Plan and its ongoing revisions, and ensures the implementation of the Person-Centered Plan (PCP).
Assists the Team Leader with behavioral and substance abuse treatment interventions.
Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric services.
Coordinates time at the location where services are being performed as specified in the service definition for that service.
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.
Consults with identified medical (for example, primary care and psychiatric) and non-medical providers, engage the community and natural supports, and include their input in the person-centered planning
Monitors and documents the status of the recipient’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions outlined in the Person-Centered Plan
Coordinates member service transition to another type of service as needed.
Maintain required records such as documentation of progress notes and ensure timely and accurate compliance of the medical records according to the record service manual.
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.