Clinical Coordinator

Description

Core hours 6AM-2PM Monday-Friday with flexibility needed for extended hour clinics

Community Medical Services (CMS) is hiring a Clinical Coordinator to help those suffering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances gain access to care. In this clinically focused behavioral health role, you’ll work mostly from home, except for at least one day a week when you’ll travel to your assigned clinic in the Tucson metro area.

As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued.

Along the way, we’ll invest in your well‑being through a benefits package for full‑time employees that includes:

• Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Short and long‑term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time
• 401K retirement plan with match
• Tuition and CME reimbursement up to 100%
• Employee assistance program to support your mental health and wellness
• Ongoing professional development

• Is local to the Tucson metro area. We’ll need you in the clinic at least once a week.
• Loves paperwork. No, really. You’ll be managing a lot of it.
• Is comfortable carrying a caseload of individual clients based on clinical need. You may be called upon to assist with intakes, discharges, coordination of care, counseling, or other clinical needs of clients.
• Can maintain behavioral health licensure, completing all required documents in required time frames as required by a BHP for assigned location(s).
• May need supervised clinical hours to gain a degree, license, or professional experience.

• Review documentation of peer support specialists and clinicians’ service plans and assessments.
• Work with the Quality Management Coordinator to respond to grievances, appeals, complaints, and critical incidents such as incident, accident, or death reports.
• Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of human behavior and of general mental health issues, treatment planning, and the field of human social services.
• Work with the Clinical Supervisor to ensure all appropriate professional standards and requirements are maintained as directed by the local, CARF, state, and federal agencies.
• Be available to offer leadership and cooperation to clients and community providers in the development of clinical effective services.
• Work cooperatively with the members of senior management to implement training programs for staff and for meeting regulatory agency guidelines.

• Associate Level License (LAC)/Licensed Associate Addiction Counselor (LAAC) or higher (required)
• Behavioral Health Licensed Professional, such as LPC, LIAC, LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, LAMFT (preferred)
• Master’s degree in behavioral health or related field (required)
• At least two years of experience in counseling
• Ability to travel to assigned CMS sites at least once a week

Community Medical Services (CMS) is a CARF accredited addiction treatment program providing services in the form of outpatient medication‑assisted treatment and one‑on‑one and group counseling to those seeking help with their opioid use disorder. Headquartered in Arizona with more than 70 treatment clinics in 14 states, CMS is dedicated to meeting the challenges presented by the growing opioid epidemic in communities where treatment is lacking.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.