Substance Abuse Specialist

About the role

We are hiring a Substance Abuse Specialist to provide compassionate, evidence-based support to a diverse group of individuals experiencing substance use disorders. This role requires a highly organized, knowledgeable, and passionate professional who is committed to client-centered care, continuous learning, and personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual sessions to explore overall goals, treatment plan, and measurement of goal completion, assess further needs of individuals for successful recovery and program completion.
• Conducts utilization reviews based on assessment information, treatment progress, and established guidelines, to determine eligibility for services, continuation of services, and discharge for services, complete service authorization requests, and maintain current authorization for service provision.
• Utilizes assessment recommendations and input from client, family, and other involved natural and professional supports, develop person-centered treatment plans, and provide on-going monitoring and revision of treatment plans as indicated.
• Provides preventive and therapeutic interventions in individual, family, and group counseling sessions including skills building, supportive counseling, and case coordination to help client develop needed skills and support on-going treatment gains in regard to managing substance abuse and mental health symptoms and adapting to home, school and other environments.
• Consults with psychiatrist or other medical personnel regarding reporting behavioral observations and concerns, and improvement or concerns related to any prescribed medications.
• Documents treatment interventions, community support and assessment of client’s progress based on treatment goals in client’s record according to state and agency requirements within 24 hours following the billed activities.
• Routine participation within Interdisciplinary Team Meetings both in agency and community settings.

Requirements

• Must be a Qualified Professional as defined by state agencies and service definitions.
• Must be a Fully/Provisionally Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS/LCASA), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW/LCSWA) or a Certified Alcohol Drug Counsellor (CADC).
• Certain services may require additional training, knowledge, experience, and licensure.

Qualifications

• Qualified Substance Abuse Prevention Professional which is defined as: a graduate of a college or university with a Master’s degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated supervised experience in substance abuse prevention; or a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, post-bachelor’s degree accumulated supervised experience in substance abuse prevention; or a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, post bachelor’s degree accumulated supervised experience in substance abuse prevention; or a substance abuse prevention professional who is certified as a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant (CSAPC) by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board and meets the above requirements as a QSAPP.
• Required Education/Experience: Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional – LCAS/LCASA, CADC, LCMHC/LCMHCA or LCSW/LCSWA willing to obtain Substance Abuse licensure within 60 days of hire.

Skills

• Knowledge of a variety of harm reduction techniques to include Medication Assisted Treatment.
• Strong desire to expand skillsets, adapt to evolving best practices.
• Desire to be a part of a dynamic group of professionals and contribute meaningfully to a collaborative treatment environment.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities