DOC SOCIAL WORK/COUNSELOR II - Substance Use Disorder - Buena Vista

About the role

This position provides substance use disorder services to the inmate population, to include formal and informal behavioral health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provides substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment services under clinical supervision
• Collaborates with other mental health professionals to ensure co-occurring issues
• Serves as consultant for unit staff regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning
• Maintains accurate Information System behavioral health needs levels, and provides group, brief, and individual treatment
• Provides clinical direction to non-clinical staff in behavioral health care and treatment of inmates
• Affirms continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referrals and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies
• Provides crisis intervention in conjunction with clinical standards regarding mental health professional privilege level
• Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate behavioral health records
• Communicates directly with inmates regarding their behavioral health care such as consequences of maladaptive behavior and desired and undesirable effects of prescribed behavioral health medication
• Listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction
• Communicates to advise, counsel, inform and/or guide staff within the clinical unit, the facility, clinical and administrative supervisors and outside agencies to ensure continuity and direction of behavioral health care
• Communicates and responds to complaints, problems, transfers, classifications, and inmate behavioral management issues
• Ensures compliance with standards and continuity of care for inmates
• Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and sensitive item contraband control

Requirements

• Current, valid license from the State of Colorado as: A Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) or Addiction Counselor Candidate (ADDC) OR Certification as a Certified Addiction Specialist (CAT) and a license as Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CSW), or Licensed Psychologist (PSY)

Qualifications

• Ability to provide direct behavioral health care to inmates
• Ability to provide comprehensive clinical documentation
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with external stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must maintain certification/licensure as an addiction counselor
• Ability to work with a diverse population of inmates
• Strong organizing, planning and prioritizing skills
• Keen ability to multi-task and demonstrate flexibility
• Ability to provide addiction counseling as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to be creative when implementing therapeutic interventions
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing
• Ability to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain language guidelines with accessibility in mind
• Self-control, a strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations
• Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing addiction treatment to an incarcerated population
• Experience providing addiction treatment to a diverse population
• Experience working with highly resistive clients
• Experience administering multidimensional substance use assessments
• Experience providing addiction counseling in an inpatient and outpatient setting