ITCD Specialist

FCC Behavioral Health • Kennett, MO

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About The Position

Integrated Treatment Specialists work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, model integrated treatment skills, and train other staff in evidence-based practice principles and practices. The role focuses on coordinated treatment for substance use and mental illness, including contributing to treatment planning, providing substance use counseling, and supporting the team’s use of motivational interviewing and other evidence-based practices.

The specialist helps ensure clinical care complies with applicable agency certification standards and the agency’s strategic plan, and follows program and agency policies and procedures. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s-level education with licensure or provisional QMHP status, and at least one year of full-time experience treating people with substance use disorders; or board qualification as QSAP (CADC, CRADC, CRAADC, CCJP, CCDP, CCDP-D, or RADC-) with one year of training or supervised experience in substance treatment.
• Alternatively, acquire 24 hours of training in IDDT-specific content and receive supervision from experienced IDDT staff.
• Working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
• Ability to communicate information orally, effectively, and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Attend team meetings.
• Maintain regular contact with peer specialists, care coordinators, supervisors, nurses, and physicians.
• Participate actively in developing treatment plans and amendments throughout the months.
• Help, consult with, and direct other staff on interventions for substance use and mental illness treatment.
• Lead by modeling and training other staff in ITCD principles and evidence-based practices.
• Provide oversight, support, and consultation to ensure a motivational interviewing approach is used.
• Take the lead in ensuring the team is focused on promoting health.
• Provide substance use counseling.
• Adhere to applicable evidence-based practice models.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
• Communicate information orally, effectively, and accurately.
• Ensure the program operates within applicable agency certification standards (CARF, DMH) and the strategic plan related to clinical care.
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time