Substance Abuse Case Manager

Harboroaks; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Overview

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Manage the client's/patient's/resident’s cases with a solid background of clinical knowledge and expertise and may be responsible for providing some therapeutic services to clients/patients/residents.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Provide case management and care coordination services for clients/patients/residents in the facility.
2. Responsible for coordinating continuum of care activities for assigned clients and ensuring optimum utilization of resources, service delivery, and compliance with external agencies and referral sources requirements.
3. Responsible for psychosocial assessment and for conducting individual, family and group sessions.
4. Conduct various duties related to coordinating treatment and discharge activities, as needed.
5. Provide quality care through developing, implementing, managing and evaluating client/patient care plans.
6. Collect, correlate and provide clinical data to the treatment team.
7. Convey medical criteria and clinical information between the insurance provider and treatment team as warranted.
8. May also correlate clinical data for business office as required.
9. Coordinate in a timely manner, issues or activities relevant to the treatment team.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related human service field required.
2. One or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting preferred.
3. Previous experience with the patient population served by the facility preferred.
4. Previous experience in case management and/or utilization review preferred.

Substance Abuse Specialist: One or More Substance Abuse Specialists having full certification as an addictions counselor or a co-occurring disorders professional by a statewide certification body which is a member of a National Certification Body, or certified by another state government's certification board, shall be designated the role of substance abuse specialist(s).

The ACT team shall provide most of the substance abuse treatment services for consumers with serious mental illness and co-existing substance abuse disorders. The most effective assessment and treatment approaches employ an integrated treatment model in which mental health and substance abuse treatment are provided simultaneously. The Substance Abuse Specialist provided integrated, stage-wise treatment as the lead clinician for assessing, planning, and treating substance use disorders. Core treatment services provided by the Substance Abuse Specialist include, but are not limited to:

• Systematic and integrated screening and assessment;
• Interventions that are tailored to those in early stages of change readiness (e.g., outreach, motivational interviewing);
• Interventions tailored to those in later stages of change readiness (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, relapse prevention).

Additionally, the Substance Abuse Specialist will perform the following functions within the team:

• Modeling skills and individual consultation;
• Cross-training other staff to help them identify substance use issues, monitor progress in treatment, and provide stage-wise treatment for dual disorders;
• Attending all daily organizational staff meetings; and
• Attending all treatment planning meetings for consumers with dual disorders.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

1. Current license required within the state the facility is operating in if required.
2. CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
3. First aid may be required based on state or facility.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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