Job Description

Amethyst Consulting & Treatment Solutions, PLLC is seeking for a Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment Counselor who will be responsible for performing outpatient addictions treatment, completing comprehensive clinical assessments, treatment plans, follow-up therapy and case management for adults residing in a transitional living complex for homeless persons and families that are in substance abuse recovery. The ideal professional plays a crucial role in guiding individuals through recovery process and assisting them in achieving and maintaining sobriety.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing & coordinating the Person-Centered Plan
• Coordination & oversight of initial and ongoing assessment activities & ongoing assessment activities
• Initial development & ongoing revision of PCP
• Monitoring of implementation of Person-Centered Plan.
• Provide direct intervention & also arrange, coordinates, & monitors service on behalf of the client such as: Individual counseling and support; Group Counseling; training or support; biochemical assays to identify recent drug use, develop strategies for relapse prevention to include community/social support systems in treatment, life skills, crisis contingency planning; disease management, and treatment support activities the MH/DD/SA population.
• Services is provided in any location, whether group or individuals
• Provide case management to arrange, link, or integrate multiple services as well as assessment & re-assessment of the need for services.
• Inform the consumer about benefits, community resources, and services, accessing benefits and services
• A Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS) will be on call to cover all nights, weekends, and holidays.
• LCAS is expected to return all calls within 15 minutes.
• LCAS will use their professional judgment to access client’s situation. If it is a life-or-death emergency the LCAS will call 911 immediately.

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  If a situation requires a face-to-face evaluation, the evaluation will be initiated within 2 hours of receiving the emergency call.
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  If crisis cannot be deescalated, the LCAS will contact Nurse Practitioner/ MD on-call.
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  Caseloads Ratio: Adults 1:12; Adolescent 1:6
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  LCAS will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the service and demonstrate their clinical expertise and skill level by successfully completing a clinical interview.
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  Team will be under the clinical supervision of a CCS or a LCAS who is on site a minimum of 50% of the hours the service operation.

Employment Type: Part-Time position with the potential for Full-Time.