Counselor, Behavioral Health Substance Use

Job Title: Counselor, Behavioral Health Substance Use

Reports To: Supervisor, Counselor Behavioral Health

Job Summary: Provides direct client education and counseling services to assigned individuals and groups participating in CCHCI services.

Qualifications and Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides intake, assessment, appropriate mental health diagnosis, and behavioral health services for referred clients.
• Provides individual counseling services dependent on degree and licensure. For example, if LISAC, can only counsel for substance abuse related concerns.
• Provides substance use counseling services. To include ability to complete appropriate, intake and assessments on the level at which substance use treatment is needed (i.e. ASAMs).
• Provides treatment plans and service plans specific to managing patients who currently are or who have a history of substance use.
• Documents and reviews documentation of behavioral health visits, such as, demographic data, treatment plans, psychosocial history, progress notes, discharge planning, etc.
• Complete continuing education according to licensing board in a timely manner.
• Continues to be in good standing with licensing board and will complete renewals in a timely manner to avoid lapse in licensure.
• Oversees and assists each assigned client with individualized service planning and reviews.
• Provides culturally sensitive therapy modalities and develops and provides new services.
• Assists in clinical discharge planning, referring clients to, or providing alternative services.
• Provides consultation and training to providers and staff about behavioral health services and clients.
• Provides reports and utilization management documents to providers and agencies involved in client's care.
• Participates in Behavioral Health team and other quality improvement and staff meetings as needed.
• Coordinates and facilitates groups to support program goals and develops structure of content.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Any one position may not include all the duties listed. The job description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates & Licenses:

• Master's Degree in Behavioral Health or related program.
• Must be independently licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a Substance Abuse Counselor, Professional Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Social Worker, or other license as appropriate.

• One to two years of experience with patient/client care in a behavioral health setting strongly preferred.
• Driver's License and Proof of Insurance may be required if requesting mileage reimbursement.
• Valid Fingerprint Clearance Card

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions, correspondence, and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office or medical equipment, etc.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computer, telephone, and other office machinery.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor, handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to skillfully gather and analyze data.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring considerable independent judgment.
• Displays high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers, preferred.
• Computer literacy required.
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Records preferred.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of a health clinic setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, and hazardous chemicals.
• Work requires reliable transportation as position requires frequent travel and extended hours to include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Work requires ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.