Co-Occurring Specialist

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We make a difference in people’s lives by supporting their life goals - our employees and the people we serve alike.

We invest in our employees through competitive compensation and benefits, best practice training, and fostering a team-oriented culture that promotes career development. We nurture an environment that values diversity, where inclusivity, equity, and belonging thrive.

At Bridgeway, Everyone Learns and Grows together.

We give you our best, so you can unleash your full potential.

Who we are: Bridgeway values and promotes quality clinical and administrative practices to foster the best outcomes for persons who come to us for behavioral healthcare. We offer a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth and dedication to the work. Bridgeway operates 13 PACT teams, along with more than 20 additional short-term, and longer-term integrated care and recovery service teams across 10 New Jersey counties.

At Bridgeway, we never stop growing and innovating our vision of behavioral healthcare for the future.

Why you should apply: As a Co-Occurring Specialist, you will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive.

Salary: $54,000- $65,000

5,000 Sign On Bonus

Location: Union, NJ

Work hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm OR Tuesday-Saturday 8:00am-4:30pm

Full time 40 hours per week

As part of a multi-disciplinary, core services team, provides highly individualized services for enrollees who have co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Assesses history and current needs/preferences of the person served in the areas of mental health and substance use. Works with the person served and the team to develop integrated mental health and substance use treatment goals and interventions.

Provides clinical leadership for PACT staff in the area of co-occurring treatment.

• As a team member in the frequent monitoring and assessment of the mental health status of people served as well as related variables, including significant others, the home and the community in which the person served lives
• Within the team, in the development of substance abuse assessment, comprehensive assessment and an individualized recovery plan, often focusing on substance abuse treatment needs of the person receiving services. Ensures documentation is done on time and with quality to ensure adherence to all DMHAS/Medicaid standards.
• In clinical and non-clinical team meetings, including individual and team supervision. Actively seeks out monthly supervision from supervisor.

• Teaching of skills to support each person’s’ individualized recovery journey and community integration
• Group and individual treatment modalities, depending on individual need
• Stage-wise treatment focusing on identification of substance use effects and patterns, integrating evidence-based Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment model which includes use of Motivational
• Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Teaching Strategies
• Assistance with recognition of interactive effects of substance abuse, psychiatric symptoms, and psychotropic medications
• Development of motivation for decreasing substance use, increasing coping skills and alternatives to minimize use
• Relapse prevention planning as well as assistance with attending recovery or self-help meetings
• Information about the use of alcohol, tobacco, prescribed medications and other drugs of abuse, and the impact chemicals have on the ability to function in major life areas
• Appropriate referrals/linkages to addiction services beyond the scope of PACT
• Information about eating disorders, gambling, overspending and sexual/other addictions, as needed and appropriate
• Development of WRAP and Psychiatric Advance Directives which includes stage wise treatment utilizing Motivational…