Job Description

Job Location: Pembroke Pines - 1633 Poinciana Drive - Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $70,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Serviceshttps://info.flclearinghouse.com

Position Summary:
The person in this position will be responsible for planning and coordinating the clinical Substance Abuse/Mental health services for consumers in residential treatment. Conducts assessments for consumers and provides individual and family therapy. Provides direct supervision to staff assigned to program.
Essential Job Functions:
- Oversee and coordinate clinical activities for residential programs.
- Oversee and coordinate treatment services for consumers and their families with substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders.
- Responsible for reviewing case notes and weeklies on all active cases and make comments and notes on to be discussed in the weekly Case Review Supervision meeting.
- Meets individually with each staff, weekly, for a 60 90-minute supervision session.
- Discusses progress or lack thereof, on each case and plan for next week’s sessions with Family Services Therapist.
- Supervises staff meetings and weekly case conference, presentation and consultation of challenging cases, sharing of effective strategies.
- Responsible for reviewing consumer assessments.
- Responsible for reviewing Interpretive Summaries.
- Responsible for reviewing Wellness and Recovery Plans monthly, and as necessary.
- Document all clinical services and activities in accordance with licensing, Medicaid, and CARF standards and agency policy and procedure.
- Responsible for ensuring maintenance of clinical records in accord with licensing, Medicaid, and CARF standards and agency policy and procedure.
- Ensure appropriate collection and submission of clinical and evaluation data for the residential and outpatient programs (e.g. SISAR, ASAM, etc.)
- Participate in case conference.
- Plan, coordinate, and facilitate wellness groups and therapeutic-oriented activities focused on physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and behavioral health.
- Deliver psychoeducational groups that support recovery, relapse prevention, stress management, healthy coping skills, mindfulness, and self-care.
- Provide therapeutic services inclusive of individual counseling, treatment planning, assessment facilitation, discharge planning, and treatment collaboration with clinical team to caseload overflow if/when deemed necessary per staffing and/or census patterns
- Represent the agency, as requested, at meetings of funding agencies, governmental authorities, seminars, workshops, etc.
- Participate in the discharge planning process for the consumer and family.
- Responsible for reviewing Discharge Summaries.
- Determine eligibility of consumers for Medicaid or other third-party payment.
- Provides referral and linkage for ancillary services for the consumer and family, as needed
- Responsible for inputting and reviewing incident reports.
- Completes all orientation and mandated training activities, including E-Learning Courses, within required timeframes, and in accordance with the criteria established for this position.
- Understands HIPAA, Professional Ethics, Consumer Rights and Confidentiality
- Participate in performance improvement activities
- Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Essential

Qualifications:
Certifications/Licensures:
- Certification as a CAP or MCAP, in good standing by an agency approved and recognized by the Florida Certification Board is preferred at time of hire; Preference will be given to those candidates who are currently Certified;
- Licensure as a LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT in good standing by an agency approved and recognized by the state of Florida is required at time of hire.
Education:
- Graduation from an accredited masters program with a degree in Addiction Counseling, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology or related field is required
Experience and Competencies:
- Two years of previously supervised work experience in providing individual/family therapy is required
- Bilingual is preferred.
- Maintains confidential files and records
- The ability to determine eligibility of a consumer’s admission
- The ability to evaluate the impact of substance use and mental health problems on the consumer’s functioning in major life areas
- Knowledge of the inter-relationship among substance use, mental health, and primary care disorders
- Knowledge in the understanding of Motivational Interviewing; Motivational Enhancement Therapy; Comprehensive, Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC);Trauma-Informed Care, and proficiency of nurturing Parenting Curriculum
- Demonstrate proficiency is the administration and interpretation of the below listed assessments, as needed:
- - SMQ10
- - PCL-5
- - ASAM
- - Confidence Questionnaire
- - Child/Adult Behavioral Checklist
- - Overdose screening
- - SISAR/CFARS/Mental health outcome
- - GPRA
- - Locus
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of A-CRA and ACC
- Demonstrate proficiency in individualizing the QRRS, GRRS, and biopsychosocial assessments
- The ability to interface and communicate with internal and external providers
- The ability to identify crises when they surface; mitigate or resolve the immediate problem; and de-escalate the situation, including the ability to develop Safety Plans, as needed
- Knowledge and application of developmental theories
- Knowledge and application of developmental psychopathology
- Understanding of family dynamics, family roles, and family structure
- Understanding and application of federal, state, local and agency confidentiality rules and professional standards of conduct
- Understanding of professional ethics, consumer rights, and professional responsibilities
- The ability to assess the individual’s growth and development relative to normative development for his/her chronological age, including physical, emotional, cognitive, educational, and social development
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with members of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to organize, interpret, and communicate data in a comprehensive and effective manner
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively prioritize
- Ability to network with internal and external departments and agencies
- Understands that individuals with distinct community backgrounds have different perceptions of health
- Demonstrates respect for individuals with varied identities when conducting assessments, developing Wellness and Recovery Plans and providing services
- Understands that individuals with distinct community backgrounds define and perceive family and its importance differently
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively with individuals with distinct community backgrounds
- Understands the differences among various kinds of abuse and trauma, including: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; domestic violence; experiences of war for both combat veterans and survivors of war; natural disasters; and community violence
- Understanding and application of federal, state, local and agency confidentiality rules and professional standards of conduct
- Understanding of professional ethics, consumer rights, and professional responsibilities
- Knowledge of WestCare Mission, goals and values
- Knowledge of Incident Reporting
- Knowledge of HIPAA, Professional Ethics, Consumer Rights and Confidentiality
- Familiarity with WestCare services and programs
- Demonstrates a high degree of dependability.
- - Maintains a good attendance record.
- - Observes working hours
- - Shows flexibility and is responsive to requests from supervisor
- - Works independently with minimal supervision
- - Exhibits characteristics of good workmanship, and integrity on the job
- - Work time is always productive
- Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, co-workers, external partners, and  regulatory agencies
- - Is courteous to consumers, staff, and all others.
- - Demonstrates tact at the appropriate time.
- - Cooperates with others both within and outside WestCare.
- - Works well with supervisor; accepts direction and supervision
- - Maintains a positive attitude toward work
- - Ensures and maintains a safe working environment.
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- - - Work area is clean and orderly.
- - - Verbalizes, understands and adheres to agency safety procedures.
- - - Demonstrates appropriate use of Unusual Incident Reports, in accordance with the Center’s reporting procedures
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- Presents a positive personal image
- Dresses and maintains a professional demeanor
- CPR Certification, First Aid Certification and an annual Tuberculosis test.
- Ability utilize Microsoft Office Software Suite
- Ability to provide an Affidavit of Good Moral Character
- Clearance in Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Criminal Records Checks, as required.
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Working Conditions:
- Work is primarily performed in an office or residential treatment setting.
- Some outdoor activities may be required.
Essential Physical and Mental Demands of the Job
The employee must be able to perform the following essential duties and activities with or without accommodation:
Physical Demands:
- Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds.  Use of
computer and telephone systems is required which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files).  Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations through the use of approved physical de-escalation techniques.
- Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.  Talking is required to impart oral information to employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate detailed information through oral communication.
- Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of the employee’s essential job functions and to observe client behavior and activities in and out of the facility.
- The normal work routine involves no exposure to human blood, body fluids or tissues.  However, exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate personal protective equipment will be readily available to every employee.
Mental Demands:
- Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions.
- Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients, co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels in order to exchange ideas, information, instructions and opinions.
- Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally charged settings.
- The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally abusive situations through the use of approved mental/verbal de-escalation techniques.