Consejero(a) en Abuso de Sustancias

Acadia Healthcare • Rio Piedras, PR

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About The Position

Manage clients’, patients’ or residents’ cases using a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise. The role may include providing therapeutic services. The counselor provides case management and care coordination, supports continuity of care, and helps ensure appropriate resource utilization, service delivery and compliance with external agencies’ and referral sources’ requirements.

The position also includes conducting psychosocial assessments and individual, family and group sessions; coordinating treatment and discharge activities; developing, implementing, managing and evaluating care plans; and sharing clinical information with the treatment team and, as needed, insurance providers and the business office. Coordinate relevant issues and activities with the treatment team in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related human services field.
• Current license in the state where the facility operates, if required.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of experience working in a behavioral health setting.
• Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility.
• Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review.
• First aid, if required by the state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients, patients or residents in the facility.
• Coordinate continuum-of-care activities for assigned clients and ensure optimum resource utilization, service delivery and compliance with requirements from external agencies and referral sources.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments and individual, family and group sessions.
• Coordinate treatment and discharge activities as needed.
• Develop, implement, manage and evaluate client, patient or resident care plans to provide quality care.
• Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Convey medical criteria and clinical information between insurance providers and the treatment team as warranted.
• Correlate clinical data for the business office as required.
• Coordinate issues and activities relevant to the treatment team in a timely manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time