Assistant Addiction Counselor

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Grant Funded

This position is grant funded.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M

9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M

Evening availability required

Weekend availability required

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under direct supervision, the Assistant Addiction Counselor serves as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, and assists in screening, orientation, case management, care coordination and other supportive services and activities for patients in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment, ensuring optimal utilization of resources and services and compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations and NYC Health + Hospitals standards of care to improve outcomes and the patient experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Conducts initial screenings of patients and performs ongoing toxicology screening to identify possible substance use disorders and prepares accurate screening reports.

2. Provides basic orientation to new patients to familiarize them with the program's rules, goals, procedures, services and expectations over the course of treatment.

3. Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of principles and philosophy of prevention, treatment, and recovery and how they relate to successful achievement of patient treatment goals and objectives through coordination and provision of case and care management services and activities that integrate supportive services, agency, professional and/or community resources in a planned framework of action, which address a patient's mental, physical, and/or behavioral needs.

4. Provides basic crisis support by responding to and following-through in crisis situations, and seeks additional assistance in the management of crisis situations, when needed.

5. Conducts site visits and/or assists with outreach activities and advocacy designed to educate staff and communities on substance abuse and addiction, prevention, availability of services and/or other related matters.

6. Discusses financial responsibility with patients in the case of outstanding bills, and provides money management assistance.

7. Assists with intake interviews of patients admitted to SUD treatment, and in the development of psycho-social histories to determine and isolate specific patient problems. Prepares accurate intake and assessment reports.

8. Co-facilitates groups, provides psycho-education, and conducts skills training classes, as directed.

9. Assists with liaison functions and in making referrals to job training, education programs, social service agencies, housing and other necessary services, in accordance with the program's policies and procedures; collaborates with referral sources to facilitate effective and timely patient care management; may make field visits, as needed.

10. Assists with the preparation of case records and reports (e.g., Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) reports, group reports) and maintains confidential patient records, in accordance with appropriate policies and procedures.

11. Participates and/or completes internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, training and related mandated health care events, as required.

12. Complies with NYC Health + Hospitals policies and procedures, and applicable local, state and national requirements and guidelines.

13. In non-OASAS-certified treatment programs, may assist in counseling patients admitted to SUD treatment in one-on-one or in group sessions and/or assist in development of treatment plans. In OASAS-certified treatment programs, may only assist in counseling patients with a valid CASAC-Trainee certification and under supervision.

14. Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

Any individual working in an OASAS-Certified Treatment Program or newly-hired into the title of Assistant Addiction Counselor in a NYC Health + Hospitals health care setting must have proof of completion of OASAS "Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT)" training and "Introductory Training in the Addictions" training.

1. Valid Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) - Trainee Certification issued by the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS); or

2. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-four credits in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or a related field; or

3. High School diploma or its educational equivalent and two (2) years of full-time paid satisfactory experience performing case management, care coordination, and related supportive functions in a substance use disorder treatment program; or

4. Satisfactory equivalent of education, training, and experience. However, all must have at least a High School diploma or its educational equivalent.

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts

Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees

College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities

College Savings Program

Union Benefits for eligible titles

Multiple employee discounts programs

Commuter Benefits Programs

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Worksite address

new york, NY, 10261, US

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