Substance Abuse Specialist- Wake County, NC

Substance Abuse Specialist- Wake County, NC

Full-time; posted: Wednesday, Nov 8 2017

Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia Send resume to:

Lucy Wachira
Raleigh, North Carolina

Email: [email protected]

Basic Responsibilities:

Responsibilities: The ACTT is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals consisting of a Psychiatrist, Registered Nurse, Vocational Specialist, Housing Specialist, Peer Support Specialist, Substance Abuse Specialist, Therapists, and other Qualified Mental Health Professionals. The majority of treatment is provided in the community and in individuals’ homes. ACTT Substance Abuse Specialist is responsible for performing the following key roles: • Conducts comprehensive substance abuse assessments considering the relationship between substance use and mental health.  • Assesses, tracks and documents individual’s stages of change readiness and stages of treatment • Uses outreach and motivational interviewing techniques to work with individuals in earlier stages of change readiness. • Facilitates access to 12-step groups and other community supports. • Uses cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention to work with beneficiaries in later stages of change readiness. • Provides structured face-to-face scheduled therapeutic interventions to provide support and guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc. in preventing, overcoming, or managing the individual's level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to remain in the community. • Provides psychosocial rehabilitative interventions and case coordination. • Ensures that the team’s treatment approaches are consistent with individual’s stages of change readiness • Facilitates the Person Centered Planning process for individuals assigned, provides case management and develops treatment plans that change as client’s needs change all for an assigned group of clients in the individual treatment team (ITT). • Serves as a consultant and educator to fellow ACT team members on the topic of integrated dual disorder treatment (IDDT) and motivational interviewing.  • Prepares and submits documentation accurately and on time. • Participates in peer review. • Ensures incident reports are prepared and submitted on time. • Prepares and presents documentation for utilization review. • Assists in training new employees. • Completes required training within prescribed timeframes including the DMH approved ACTT training. • Consults with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process. Participates in 24/7/365 on-call crisis phone rotation. • Participates in daily staff meetings and treatment planning review meetings. • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must hold a bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited institution with at least one year full-time, post-baccalaureate experience working with the severely and persistently mentally ill population or equivalent of education and required experience.  • Must be certified as a LCAS or CCS or able to obtain certification within two years. • Must have a strong commitment to the rights and ability of each person with a severe and persistent mental illness to live in normal community residence; work in market jobs; and have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services. • Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for client rights and personal preferences in treatment are essential. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and assign priorities. • Required experience in mental health environment must be met prior to hire. • Must have a valid, unrestricted, state appropriate driver’s license for the State of North Carolina and must be able to operate a motor vehicle. • Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.