Substance Use Clinician

Substance Use Clinician

Program/Location: Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)/ Brockton
Education/Licensure: Bachelor's degree
Pay Range: Bachelor's Level: $58,656
Status: Full Time 8am-4:30pm

About Us

Outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services are located across Southeastern Massachusetts in Brockton, New Bedford, Plymouth, and Taunton. At most sites, services are provided during the day and many clinics have evening hours. We offer individual, group, medication management, and family services to address diverse clinical needs. An interdisciplinary team of professionals includes licensed social workers, mental health clinicians, Master’s level clinicians, certified addictions clinicians, psychiatrists, and psychologists.

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long & short term disability
• Discounted auto/home and renters insurance
• 403b - Retirement
• FSA & DSA
• PMLA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonuses & Referral
• Eligibility for free classes to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Company paid CEU Trainings w/ Education days to complete CEU's
• Free meals at select programs (when available)
• Unmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)

Clinician Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
• Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability
• Promote and enhance ones knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction
• Interagency collaboration
• Ability to facilitate a group/lecture
• Ability to set limits and enforce rules
• An understanding of boundaries and ethics
• Computer skills.

Clinician Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
• Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations
• Participate in Treatment Team Meetings
• Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to patients – including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes, daily groups, group note completion and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
• Responsible for each assigned patients medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manners
• Provide direct care to the patients. This care will include, but not limited to, individual counseling, group facilitation, lectures, orientation for new patient’s, discharge & aftercare planning, & case management of patients assigned
• Responsible for linking patient’s with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and his/her family access outpatient services when appropriate
• Attend all unit, facility meetings and case conferences as directed by the Clinical Director
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Responsible for continued education in the field of substance abuse and related courses
• Responsible for contacting the insurance company for authorization, as needed
• Utilize walkie-talkie as campus responder
• Utilize standards precautions at all times
• Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient’s rights
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director, the Clinical Director, and/or the Senior Clinician

Clinician Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
• 1 to 5 years of supervised substance abuse counseling experience