What are the responsibilities and job description for the Addictive Diseases Support Services (Substance Use Intensive Outpatient Program) position at Highland Rivers Behavorial Health?
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Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.
Job Summary:
The Substance Use Intensive Outpatient Program (SUIOP) helps individuals learn how to manage life issues and day-to- day living without the use of mood- or mind-altering substances or drugs. Program services promote recovery, self-sufficiency, development of support networks and other important life skills to enhance mental health and reduce the risk of needing inpatient treatment.
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Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring all individuals on caseload are seen at documented frequency per the treatment plan and that appropriate release of information are in place/documented for coordination of care.
- Assist the individuals with the development of interpersonal, community coping skills, and resource linkage through education, training, and modeling
- Provides assessment, monitoring and assistance to individual with self-management of symptoms to encourage recovery.
- Link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
- Provides assistance and support in crisis situations.
- Actively participates in multidisciplinary treatment/recovery team meetings each week.
- Utilizes the multidisciplinary assessment to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service/recover plan with a focus on recovery.
- Work with, and reports to, ADSS supervisor and/or area manager for assigned Region. Tap into community programs such as drug court to provide ADSS and bill accordingly to SCS and Payer.
- Responsible for providing contacts based on the frequency defined in the individuals' treatment plans; documents attempts to contact individual, ISP Reviews, and coordination of care with referral sources including, but not limited to, Accountability/Treatment Courts, DFCS, and Probation.
- Assist the individuals in reaching the skill building objective in their individualized service/recovery plan.
- Establishes professional and ethical relationships with individuals, families, and coworkers.
- Transport individuals if needed.
