Substance Use Specialist-Adult Community Support Services

GHI Gateway Healthcare•Pawtucket, RI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides screening, assessment, evidence-based treatment, and care coordination services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This role is designed to offer outreach, comprehensive evidence-based treatment, referral, and support services for individuals struggling with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders, as well as their family members. The primary goals are to assist clients with substance use recovery, identify and overcome barriers to recovery, and promote overall well-being.

Requirements

Bachelors or Master’s degree preferred.
CADC, LCDP, or masters-level behavioral health license (LCSW, LICSW, LMHC-A, LMHC, LMFT-A or LMFT), required.
Valid driver's license and use of car during normal working hours, or other means of transportation to complete major functions of job.
Automobile liability insurance coverage for vehicle used in accordance with center requirements.
Understanding of mental health and substance use issues.
Understanding of human development and family systems model of care.
Oral and written communication skills at a proficient level, ensuring effective and professional communication.
Ability to provide crisis intervention, brief counseling, or case management when determined necessary.
Diplomacy, strong collaboration and care coordination skills.
Report writing abilities, to include the formulation of clinical assessments and progress reports.
Ability to understand, embrace and reinforce agency ethics and codes of conduct in all contacts with clients, coworkers and the community.

Responsibilities

Meets with clients to discuss their goals and preferences for gaining and maintaining independence.
Contributes information to the person-centered treatment planning process.
Creates rehabilitation activities for clients to help them develop independent living skills and promote social and recreational opportunities.
Uses Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavior Therapy to engage and treat clients, and other evidence-based practices.
Meets with multidisciplinary team members, contributing knowledge and expertise in treatment planning, case review, and interventions.
Supports clients as they work towards their substance use recovery goals.
Maintains frequent communication and collaboration with client, team members, and community providers, and partners.
Maintains knowledge of available providers and resources in the community to address specialized needs.
Participates in supervision, team conferencing, department and agency meetings.
Maintains detailed, accurate, and timely documentation in medical record.
Collects, records, and analyzes required data within scope of job responsibilities.
Enhances and maintains professional expertise through educational activities and trainings.
Engages in trainings on evidence-based practice models specific to their assigned population, including motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy, implementing learned skills in daily interventions.
Meets requirements for client contact time according to treatment plan, and for agency productivity targets.
Follows agency policies and standards for client rights and confidentiality.
Other duties as assigned.