Substance Use Specialist

Essential Functions

• Conducts daily visits in the community, completes subsequent progress notes and other required documentation in accordance with agency and OMH standards.
• Completes Wellness Plans, Comprehensive assessments and other documentation as required.
• Identifies the treatment services consumers should receive based on severity of substance use diagnosis, stage of change, immediate needs and recommend treatment objectives for the consumer’s treatment plan.
• Facilitate weekly Harm Reduction and Relapse Prevention treatment groups.
• Participates in daily morning meeting, and informs ACT team in daily meetings and weekly clinical meetings around substance use issues and incorporate findings into service plans.
• Involves family and significant others in the consumer’s treatment with the ACT team and provide psycho-education and relapse prevention based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral strategies during visits.
• Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.
• Performs other duties, consistent with the goals and objectives of the program, as directed by Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or equivalent in licensure in NYS.
• Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CASAC)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness with co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Must be outcome oriented in a fast paced environment with deadlines.