Co-Occurring Professional

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation•Rancho Mirage, CA

About The Position

The Co-Occurring Professional provides advanced clinical services in coordination with the treatment team consistent with Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s Standards of Care. The primary purpose is to provide group therapy and individual counseling/therapy services to persons with co-occurring substance abuse disorder and mental health conditions. This role integrates mental health treatment with addiction recovery within a 12 Step, abstinence-based model. The Co-Occurring Professional participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing mental health and substance use treatment services to patients and clients, including assessment and diagnosis, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and ongoing care planning. In the absence of the program manager, assume leadership and as possible, supervisory responsibility, of the clinic to ensure coordination of staff and clinical services and continuity of patient care. Provide clinical supervision to students and interns to facilitate development of clinical competency and ethical practice. Provide substance use disorder and mental health treatment services to patients according to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation standards of care, policies, and procedures. To represent Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation services to various audiences to ensure consistent knowledge about services, processes and participation. Facilitate and demonstrate communication of patient information to internal and external resources for patients according to Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation policy and procedures and consistent with Federal Confidentiality (CFR 42) and Health Information Portability and Privacy Act (CFR 45) and mandated reporting requirements.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in behavioral health
License to independently practice mental health and SUD services in state working in: CA: LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, MFTi, ASW, or PCCi
Minimum 2 years freedom from chemical dependency
Current CPR certification or obtain within 30 days (fully remote work employees exempt).
Certification must be from American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Individual National Provider Identification (NPI) number

Nice To Haves

One or more years of providing therapy in a mental health/chemical dependency treatment environment.

Responsibilities

Provide group therapy and individual counseling/therapy services to persons with co-occurring substance abuse disorder and mental health conditions.
Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing mental health and substance use treatment services to patients and clients, including assessment and diagnosis, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and ongoing care planning.
In the absence of the program manager, assume leadership and as possible, supervisory responsibility, of the clinic to ensure coordination of staff and clinical services and continuity of patient care.
Provide clinical supervision to students and interns to facilitate development of clinical competency and ethical practice.
Provide substance use disorder and mental health treatment services to patients according to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation standards of care, policies, and procedures.
Represent Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation services to various audiences to ensure consistent knowledge about services, processes and participation.
Facilitate and demonstrate communication of patient information to internal and external resources for patients according to Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation policy and procedures and consistent with Federal Confidentiality (CFR 42) and Health Information Portability and Privacy Act (CFR 45) and mandated reporting requirements.