Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS or LCAS-A)

Lumberton Treatment Center•Lumberton, NC

About The Position

Responsible for delivering competent, safe, high-quality, and professional care to assigned patients or covering for absent team members while adhering to applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations. Uses clinical knowledge of chemical dependency and psychotherapy techniques to provide education and psychotherapy to patients and support clinical units. Provides individual and group psychotherapy tailored to treatment-plan goals; completes clinical documentation, including notes, assessments, charting, reviews, treatment plans, transition and discharge planning, family-session records, and discharge summaries. Performs crisis interventions, screening, intake, orientation, assessments, treatment planning, patient education, referrals, and post-discharge follow-up while maintaining ethical, confidential records and communicating professionally with referral sources. Collaborates with peers and interdisciplinary professionals, participates in weekly treatment-team and staff meetings, and takes part in the after-hours crisis phone rotation. For Medicaid/Medicare clients, completes Comprehensive Clinical Assessments, develops and updates Person-Centered Plans and Comprehensive Crisis Plans, verifies coverage and eligibility, and manages documentation, claims, and authorization submissions through the designated LME/MCO provider portal. Ensures counseling and documentation meet regulatory and LME/MCO billing requirements within the EMR system. No supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a closely related human services field.
Active North Carolina licensure as an LCAS, LCAS-A, LCSW, or LCSW-A.
Active registration with the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (NCASPPB).
Complete all mandated continuing-education hours required to maintain licensure.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Strong commitment to professional ethics.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group psychotherapy tailored to patients’ treatment-plan goals and objectives.
Deliver clinical care in compliance with facility expectations, State Medical Assistance requirements, and licensing-board requirements.
Create clear, concise, and timely clinical documentation, including admission notes, assessments, daily charting, weekly reviews, staffing notes, biopsychosocial records, treatment plans and updates, transition and discharge plans, family-session notes, and discharge summaries.
Perform crisis interventions, screening, intake, orientation, assessments, treatment planning, patient education, and referrals.
Maintain ethical and confidential patient records; communicate professionally with referral sources and conduct post-discharge follow-ups.
Participate in weekly treatment-team and staff meetings and collaborate with peers and interdisciplinary professionals.
Participate in the after-hours crisis phone rotation.
Complete Comprehensive Clinical Assessments for Medicaid/Medicare consumers to support timely access to care.
Formulate, maintain, and update Person-Centered Plans and Comprehensive Crisis Plans in accordance with LME/MCO service definitions and client needs.
Verify reported Medicaid/Medicare coverage and catchment-area details before intake assessments and verify monthly recipient eligibility through NCTracks.
Upload clinical documentation, assessments, plans, and claims to the designated LME/MCO provider portal within required timelines.
Research, correct, and resubmit denied authorizations to avoid loss of client coverage.
Ensure sessions and clinical documentation meet federal and state regulations and LME/MCO billable-service standards in the EMR system.