ATS Case Manager FULL TIME

Areas of Responsibility

• Complete all clinical documentation for caseload including Biopsychosocial assessment, treatment plans, individual progress notes and collateral contact with supports and aftercare sources.

• Developing the patient's discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.

• Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation and coordination with referral sources.

• Coordinating ongoing care for housing and therapeutic needs with the Treatment Team, substance abuse treatment providers, healthcare providers, community resources, and family members.

• Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.

• Documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the patient's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.

Case Manager may also perform the work of an Addiction Counselor including:

• Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.

• Collaborating with patient to develop a written treatment plan that is patient-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives.

• Providing the substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient's treatment plan.

• Reviewing patient throughout the treatment episode according to ASAM, to determine the need for continued services or discharge/transfer.

• Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan to address emerging problems

• Completing Biopsychosocial assessments with assigned patients.

• Providing active case consultation.

• Facilitating groups.

• Ability to assess, plan services, and deliver services to individuals in need of substance abuse treatment.

• Ability to establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness for individual treatment and change, and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use disorders.

• Participation in continuing Professional Development.

• Knowledge of medication-assisted therapy.

• Skilled in meeting patient needs in keeping with state required staff-to-patient ratio.

• Ability to provide education and information to individuals and groups, through formal and/or informal processes, concerning their substance abuse.

• Ability to identify patient needs that cannot be met by the counselor or agency and assists patients to utilize the support systems and community resources available.

• Demonstrated knowledge of accepted principles of patient record management.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

● Minimum Associates Degree or equivalent experience.

● Current and valid Massachusetts Driver’s License.

● Current CPR certification and First Aid.

● Min 1yr experience in SUD/Mental Health Field (or corresponding college coursework) preferred

● 12 Step knowledge and addiction treatment experience preferred