What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Professional - Community Support Team position at Southeastern Integrated Care LLC?
About Company:
We are looking for mission driven professional leaders who want to be part of a collaborative and dynamic team. Regardless of title, you will be a vital member and leader of a powerful team. Southeastern Integrated Care is dedicated to providing quality care and support to individuals struggling with behavioral health disorders , substance use disorders, and chronic medical conditions. By joining us, you would have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of those in need, helping them on their journey to recovery, and improved mental well-being. We pride ourselves on having a team of committed and highly trained professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the field of behavioral health, substance use disorders, and chronic care . Working alongside such a team would foster a collaborative environment where you can exchange knowledge, share experiences, and learn from one another, ultimately enhancing your expertise and professional growth. Our supportive and empowering culture allows for us to provide cutting edge care and innovative treatment approaches
We are a company that provides our team members with a quality and comprehensive onboarding experience, amazing supervision and coaching, paid educational and training opportunities, and opportunities for advancement within our organizations. We believe that our team is number one, comes first, and that the clients and patients we serve are our number one priority. If you are a highly skilled professional with a leadership mindset, Southeastern Integrated Care is the ideal place for you to thrive, and make a difference. Our competitive salary, paid healthcare benefits options, matching 401k plan, bonus and stipend structures afford you and your family the financial support needed for you to focus on saving lives and providing the best opportunity for our clients to reach their maximum potential. If this is the type of environment you choose to work in, then Southeastern Integrated Care has a place for you.
Summary:
The Associate Professional is responsible for providing care under the supervision of a Team Leader or a Qualified Professional that will include direct and indirect interventions and participates in the development of the Person-Centered Plan.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides psycho-education as indicated in the Person-Centered Plan.
- Assists with crisis interventions.
- Participate in the initial Person-Centered Plan and its ongoing revisions, and ensures the implementation of the Person-Centered Plan (PCP).
- Assists the Team Leader with behavioral and substance abuse treatment interventions.
- Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies linkage to the most clinically appropriate and effective services including arranging for psychological and psychiatric services.
- Coordinates time at the location where services are being performed as specified in the service definition for that service.
- Participates in a first responder rotating on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response” resources according to consumer needs and the PCP.
- Represent the company in a positive manner, reflective of the company’s mission, at all times.
- Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive and protected information.
- Ensures individual rights to privacy and protected health information for the person supported.
- Consults with identified medical (for example, primary care and psychiatric) and non-medical providers, engage the community and natural supports, and include their input in the person-centered planning
- Monitors and documents the status of the recipient’s progress and the effectiveness of the strategies and interventions outlined in the Person-Centered Plan
- Coordinates member service transition to another type of service as needed.
- Maintain required records such as documentation of progress notes and ensure timely and accurate compliance of the medical records according to the record service manual.
- Accurately documents all billable encounters into Southeastern Integrated Care’s EMR (electronic medical record) system within 24 hours. Any corrections will be entered within 24 hours of being notified.
- Other duties as assigned.
- In addition, the employee must participate in all required training and education as mandated by the specific service line and clinical coverage policy.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position does not oversee staff.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a human service field and has less than one year of full-time, accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
- Bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services and has less than two years of full-time, accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
- Must meet 10A NCAC 27G.0104
Required Skills/Abilities
- Must be qualified to provide age-appropriate services to the population served.
- Able to write legibly and/or possess basic word processing skills or be willing to learn.
- Requires flexibility in scheduling and availability to adequately meet the service needs of the consumer/family and other team members.
- Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel locally.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Valid NC driver’s license
