Substance Use Mental Health Specialist

Community Bridges • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

The Substance Use/Mental Health Specialist provides clinical therapeutic services to patients assigned to Community Bridges, Inc.’s Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (F/ACT) team. The specialist assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients and their families. The role is governed by policies and requirements established by the Department of Behavioral Health Services, Regional Behavioral Health Authority, Bureau of Medical Facilities Licensing, and the Code of Federal Regulations. Employees are accountable for fulfilling the role’s duties and must be capable of carrying them out.

Community Bridges, Inc. is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency serving Arizona through residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical home, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services. Its programs serve people experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness, using evidence-based approaches to prevention, education, and treatment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to behavioral health, or one year of clinical experience in substance abuse treatment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree, preferably in a field related to behavioral health.
• Associate-level licensure with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a psychologist, social worker, counselor, marriage and family therapist, or substance abuse counselor.
• One to three years of full-time healthcare-related work experience providing adequate exposure to behavioral and medical crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical therapeutic services to patients assigned to the F/ACT team.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients and their families.
• Carry out duties in accordance with applicable agency policies and requirements set by DBHS, RBHA, BMFL, and the Code of Federal Regulations.

Benefits

• Five weeks of PTO accrual.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Supplemental hospital indemnity and critical illness plans.
• Pet insurance.
• Dependent care and healthcare savings accounts.
• 401(k) with employer match; 100% vested upon enrollment.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs.
• Incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time