Assessment Counselor

Main Function

Responsible for assessing patients to determine appropriate level of care.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients.
• Perform all aspects of patient intake process including but not limited to admission- assessment, communicable disease risk assessment, CIWA Scale, COWS Scale Mental Status Exam, and toxicology testing.
• Collect toxicology samples (urine or saliva) from patients, ensuring proper labeling, handling and adherence to Universal Infection Control Precautions.
• Completion of all OASAS required admission documentation including LOCADTR and consent forms.
• Determine appropriate level of care, after reviewing case with supervisor.
• Cook up all inpatient referrals with Intake and Referral and the Utilization Review Department.
• Communicate with other Departments (i.e. Medical, Fiscal, Intake & Referral, Clinical, Administration, etc.) to relay important clinical information.
• Provide individual, group and family counseling as needed.
• Enter Progress Notes and other Clinical documentation into EMR.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Facilitate the completion of all necessary consent for release of information forms.
• Act as liaison with community agencies to facilitate referrals.
• Participate in weekly Case Conference meeting for treatment review of patients.
• Attend weekly clinical supervision.
• Ensure that Seafield’s policies and procedures and federal regulations regarding confidentiality of the patient and their records are adhered to.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competency Requirements

• Assessment & Referral
• Group Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Didactic Presentation
• EMR Documentation
• Crisis Intervention
• Knowledge of Managed Care
• Agespecific clinical skills-Adolescent
• Agespecific clinical skills-Geriatric
• Proficient in computer usage including EMR system, Microsoft Outlook and other information systems
• Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment

Education And Qualifications

• CASAC or CASAC Eligible, or B/A-B/S with working knowledge of Substance Use Disorders.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records and Managed Care.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those functions that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing this job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• This is a largely sedentary role and involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required occasionally.
• The employee must have the ability to use a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, copier, fax machine, scanner and telephone.