Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor; Lcadc Time

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Assessing the counseling needs of the clients.

Assessing clients using ASI or using other standardized assessment tool, and for adolescents, using the CASI or using other evidence-based validated assessment tool, and diagnosing clients for substance disorders using the DSM-IV-TR.

Determining the appropriate level of care based on ASAM PPC-2R.

Obtaining previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.

Collaborating with the client in order to develop a written treatment plan that is client-centered and recovery oriented and includes goals and measurable objectives.

The director of substance abuse counseling shall develop, monitor, and provide clients and the treatment team with written schedules that will be used to update each client treatment plan(s) to ensure that each client's treatment needs are addressed.

Providing the substance abuse counseling services specified in the client treatment plan; N.J.A.C. 10:161A-1.9.

Reviewing clients throughout the treatment episode according to ASAM PPC-2R, to determine the need for continued services or discharge/transfer.

Reviewing and, where necessary, revising the substance abuse counseling portion of the client treatment plan to address emerging problems.

Developing the client discharge/transfer plans to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.

Contacting referral sources, providing case consultation and coordination with referral sources (for example: mental health treatment providers, criminal justice agencies, schools, employers, the Division of Youth and Family Services).

Participating as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients.

Providing active case consultation; and documenting all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the client's clinical record, providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.

Provides direct addiction treatment services utilizing group, individual education about the disease, relapse and recovery processes of addiction.

Acts as an advocate for the patient with other Medical Center programs and functions as a liaison with other providers for purpose of community linkage to network patients.

Acts as part of the management team that makes decisions about policies and procedures.

Records data used for performance improvement.

Designs a discharge plan for continuity of treatment needs to outpatient, community, social services and other health care agencies for continued recovery.

Facilitates group and family sessions.

Makes recommendations regarding the needs of the patient from an addiction and recovery perspective.

Provides guidance to staff and communicates concerns to the Program Director.

Notifies the Security Department when/if the need arises to ensure the safety of the patient, community, staff and/or property. Informs emergency room physicians that an immediate evaluation may need to be performed.

Reads collateral information for prior history and treatment of patients.

Makes recommendations based on screening, assessment, interview, history of present illness, family history, current legal problems, most conducive treatment and discharge plan for optimum recovery outcomes.

Monitors documentation of Counselor Interns/Credentialed Interns/Substance Abuse Workers.

Conducts on-going evaluation of the actual practice of services being delivered and seeks to identify improvement needs by patient response and approach of the type of treatment services being rendered.

Accepts Bergen New Bridge Medical Center policy regarding random staff drug testing/screening.

Maintains licensure requirements.

Makes recommendations to Supervisor/Manager/Coordinator regarding improvement…