Senior Behavioral Health Clinician (Addictions Clinician)

Position Title: Senior Behavioral Health Clinician (Addictions Clinician)

Department: Behavioral Health

Supervisor: Manager of Behavioral Health

Status / Hours per week: Exempt/ 40 hours

Salary Range: The expected base salary for the position is $70,000-$112,000 per year (commensurate with experience, licensure, etc.).

Primary Function:

The Addictions Clinician integrates trauma informed addictions services within the addictions chronic disease model of care at UCC. The Addictions Clinician provides supportive wrap-around substance abuse services and ancillary care to maintain recovery and relapse prevention goals, establish outreach and case management resources, promote healthy living and enhance counseling services in the Behavioral Health department.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform intake screening, assessment, and triage for appropriateness for detoxification, all levels of care, referrals, dual diagnoses, and follow-up.
• Complete comprehensive intake evaluations and treatment plans adhering to the Behavioral Health department policies on BH Referral Intake Process, as well as, Behavioral Health Documentation and Record Keeping.
• Provide behavioral health treatment for addictions and dual diagnosis to individuals, families, and groups.
• Provide addictions outreach, education, and harm reduction and/or abstinence case management for Addiction Services clients that meet the criteria for relapse prevention level of care.
• Provide addictions resources, linkages to services both in-house and externally to UCC clients referred for services.
• Serve as liaison between Addiction Services in Behavioral Health and the UCC Primary Care department by supplying UCC teams with resources, information and collaboration on care for patients with addiction disorders and the sequel associated with these disorders.
• Make referrals, as indicated, to other UCC departments as well as to collateral agencies.
• Provide consultation and collaboration with collateral agencies.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure the delivery of services fits within the UCC Medical Home model of care.
• Attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and Utilization Reviews, including Quality assurance projects within the department.
• Complete all appropriate paperwork and documentation in compliance and in a timely manner within Behavioral Health department policy and procedures, including the use of the EHR and ICD 10 / DSM 5 coding.
• Participate in addictions services and other behavioral health program trainings, in-house presentations and community activities as needed.
• Participate in Primary Care and Behavioral Health integration efforts as needed.
• Perform additional duties of the Behavioral Health department as needed.
• Maintain flexibility to work evenings at least 1-2x a week.