About Us: At Sinai Chicago, we take health care personally. Excellence in health care is about more than just medicine, technology, tests and treatments, it is about really caring for people with dignity and respect. That’s what we do. We are dedicated to providing the best care to meet the needs of people, for our community, for our patients and for you. Position Purpose: Reporting to the Outpatient Manager, the Substance Use Therapist is responsible for providing services that affirm clients’ strengths, broaden their problem-solving abilities, and increase their self-knowledge. Caregiver is responsible to ensure that appropriate documentation required for billing and coding is completed. Candidate serves as a mentor and leader incoming staff. Key Job Activities: · Conduct psychotherapeutic and other clinical treatment sessions for individuals, families, and groups · Complete all required case records and statistical reporting documentation within specified time frames · Conducts initial screenings & clinical assessment for each patient with a history and or current substance use disorder and identify the appropriate level of care. · Provide culturally sensitive care to patients with substance use disorders or dual diagnosis. · Must be able to provide direct service for 70% of working hours · Facilitate consultations and outreach to ensure access to substance use treatment services. · Develop treatment plans that address comprehensive needs & continue to update individual recovery plans. · Document and update patient records in electronic medical records · Patient case coordination, staffing, aftercare planning and discharge with individual and or group therapy · Provides information and referrals to community-based resources including medical stabilization, IOP, Medication-Assisted Recovery (Methadone, Suboxone, and Vivitrol) · Provides client education and training in the areas of psychiatric illness, substance use, and treatment with Naloxone · Provide therapy based on an identified theoretical model (cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, interpersonal, or other) · Evaluation of risk factors including suicide and violence & create safety plan. · Evaluation of case management needs with knowledge of state, federal, and local community, financial, social service resources & resources of various agencies providing services to the community. · Ability to advocate patients and families in utilizing resources and services. · Ability to lead family or group psychotherapy in the follow: crisis, family, substance use disorders and clinical supervision while being culturally sensitive to clients with multiple diagnoses. · Perform other duties as assigned Education and Work Experience: · Master’s in social work, Counseling, Psychology or related behavioral health program · Two years’ experience working in substance use · Clinic and formal training in identified styles of therapy · Experience working as a mentor and coach working with students, peers and leadership ·

Must be willing to attend ongoing community resource development Knowledge and Skills: · Experience Preferred in EPIC and MEDITECH software systems · Exceptional interpersonal skills · High level of clinical insight · Attention to detail to attend monthly staff meetings, clinical case staffing, and designed in-service sessions · Time management · Knowledge and familiarity with various agencies providing services in the community · Bilingual in Spanish is a plus but not required · Culturally competent Certifications/Licenses: · Valid Driver’s License · LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC OR · CADC required. · Personal vehicle required.

Workplace Conditions: PHYSICAL DEMANDS: · While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and talk or hear · The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch · The employee is occasionally required to stand · The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus WORK ENVIRONMENT: · General office environment and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate