Blount Substance Use Treatment Residential Couns

Blount Substance Use Treatment Residential Couns

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The Blount Substance Use Treatment Residential Counselor

Summary of role of team
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• The Blount Substance Use Treatment Residential Counselor will act as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing administrative and direct service to clients within an adult residential co-occurring treatment facility.
• This position must be able to initiate and maintain professional and clinical relationships and interact appropriately with a team of health practitioners.

• The Blount Substance Use Treatment Residential Counselor is responsible for: assisting clients with their substance use treatment in a non-threatening, comfortable and supportive setting.
• The Residential Counselor carries a caseload of 16 clients varying residential levels of care and helps them to learn the tools of recovery through group and individual sessions.
• Clients are given individualized treatment plans and are assessed to see what they need to gain the most out of treatment and are offered further care by referring them to aftercare options.
• This position requires utilizing a personal dependable vehicle to conduct Center business as well as driving company vehicle with clients.
• Maintaining a dependable vehicle and certified driver status is a condition of employment.

• This position will work in a residential treatment center for adults who suffer from co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, providing residential co-occurring treatment.
• The program operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

1. Assesses and evaluates each client on their caseload.

• Complete all admission paperwork in TN- WITS and Centricity within required time frames on each client assigned to caseload.

2. Complete all documentation in compliance with CARF and funding standards.

• Completes progress notes daily centricity and ASAMS in TN-WITS system, according to licensure and funding source standards.
• Completes computerized assessments as assigned by Team Lead and finishes assessment the same day.
• Completes all discharge paperwork and if applicable closes charts within 48 hours of clients discharge.
• Staff will complete assigned daily tasks in Centricity.
• Participates in monthly peer review to evaluate peers charts to make sure they are in accordance with CARF standards.

3. Provides quality clinical care for the duration of clients stay in treatment.

• Meet weekly with each client assigned to their caseload for counseling session to offer support and encouragement towards completion of the substance use residential program and document each session in Centricity.
• Develop an aftercare plan that meets the client needs to prevent future relapse from Substance Dependence/Co-Occurring mental issues.
• Enforces program rules daily and implements consequences as evidenced by consequences being documented on daily shift and progress notes.
• Facilitate group activities and educational groups daily or as per assignment to enhance the client's knowledge of chemical dependency and the process of recovery.

4. Direct client supervision with daily milieu routine.

• Assists staff in monitoring the psychosocial and behavioral symptoms of clients daily as documented in progress notes.

5. Maintains a safe and secure environment for clients as evidence by minimal complaints from consumers.

• Works to provide a safe and secure and comfortable environment for all while they are in the program daily based on no reports of…