Consejero(a) en Abuso de Sustancias

San Juan Capestrano • Río Piedras, PR

8d

About The Position

Manage client, patient, or resident cases using a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise. The role may also provide therapeutic services. The counselor provides case management and care coordination, supports continuity of care, and helps ensure appropriate use of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources. The position also performs psychosocial assessments, conducts individual, family, and group sessions, and supports treatment and discharge coordination.

The counselor develops, implements, manages, and evaluates care plans; collects and shares clinical data with the treatment team; conveys medical criteria and clinical information between insurance providers and the treatment team when needed; and coordinates timely communication of issues and activities relevant to the team.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Provide case management and care coordination services for clients, patients, or residents in the facility.
• Coordinate continuity-of-care activities for assigned clients and ensure optimum resource utilization, service delivery, and compliance with external agency and referral source requirements.
• 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.
• Collect, correlate, and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
• Communicate 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