Assessment Clinician - BTG ReEntry

Terros Health is pleased to share an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an Assessment Clinician working at our Javelina location in Mesa, AZ.Terros Health is a health care company focused on the whole person, providing primary care and specializing in mental health and substance use treatment for over 50 years. We help people live their lives in recovery and we save lives every day.

Our vision is to provide extraordinary care by empowered people, achieving exceptional outcomes. We are guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment, with diversity woven throughout. Together, we are Inspiring Change for Life!

If you are interested in working for one of the State's Leading Healthcare Organizations that promotes Integrity, Compassion, and Empowerment, we encourage you to apply!

HOPE ~ HEALTH ~ HEALING

Schedule:

Full-Time, 40 hours/week Flexible Scheduling Mon - Fri Experience Treating Co-Occurring Disorders Preferred(Master’s degree, i.e., MA, MC, MSW, in a Behavioral Health Field)
Arizona Licensed: LCSW, LPC, LIAC, LMSW, LAC, LAAC or LMFT in Good Standing(Temporary license does not qualify; New Hires Only)
Additional Language Differential Pay Available:
Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili or ASL $23.42/hr + for master's level therapists $57,000+ for associate licensed therapists $70,000+ for independent licensed therapists

Under the Agency’s policies and professional requirements, with oversight by the Program Supervisor, the Justice Services Assessment Clinician works closely with the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department, Bridging the Gap (BTG) Re-entry and Crisis Aftercare Programs, the Terros Health Service Team, and other collateral community contacts to engage justice and crisis referred clients. The engagement process includes conducting a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment to determine the diagnosis and individual treatment needs of the client.

The Assessment Clinician may complete assessments for a variety of referral sources, including MCAPD, the Department of Corrections, local and county jails, the BTG Re-entry and Crisis Aftercare Programs. The Assessment Clinician participates in the development of the Service Plan through the service team format, which strives to effectively meet the patient’s/family’s needs and aims to result in improve health outcomes.

This position is responsible for providing evidence-based, therapeutic interventions which may include outpatient assessment, diagnosis, and counseling services for adults. The position reports to the Supervisor of BTG Re-entry or Director of Justice Services Essential Duties:

Prior to the assessment, reviews the all referral and supplemental documents to gain insight about the patient being assessed. This may include Pre-Sentencing Reports, Public Access Case Lookup, Probation Officer insights, etc.

Conducts a comprehensive biopsychosocial and ASAM Criteria assessment to identify whether the patient requires treatment, and if so, the treatment level of care and supportive services necessary to meet the patient’s needs.

Requests additional information from the referral source if the determination from the assessment is that treatment is not recommended; including discussions surrounding the original reason the referral was made and confirm that no additional information is available that would influence the determination, as evidenced by documentation in the patient record.

Coordinates with the referral source after each assessment. This includes, but is not limited to, communicating treatment recommendations, any concerns that arose in the assessment, and to make referral to an appropriate facility, should the ASAM Criteria assessment indicates a need for stabilization services…