CASAC (Manhattan)

JOB SUMMARY: Provide direct alcohol/substance abuse counseling/treatment services to homeless clients, individuals and families that will address social and substance abuse problems.  Assist clients in setting goals that will promote stability and empower them.

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This employee will work as part of the PCMH team with the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Directly provide case management and substance abuse counseling services to homeless clients who have co-morbid substance abuse issues
• Complete a substance abuse assessment of clients to identify needs and treatment goals
• Engage clients in substance abuse counseling and treatment and other rehabilitative services.
• Provide substance abuse counseling services to clients in sessions including education on harm reduction, relapse prevention, abstinence, etc.
• Collaborate with internal staff to monitor clients’ treatment/medication compliance and address episodes of non-adherence
• Establish an individualized intervention/treatment plan or strategy to promote identified goals
• Use motivational interviewing, stages of change and seeking safety modalities to counsel clients to improve overall functioning
• Utilize team approach, through regular collaboration with multidisciplinary staff and facilitate clients’ health care needs are sufficiently met
• Provide advocacy for clients and families around treatment, entitlements and other necessary services
• Provide direct services, including individual counseling, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, advocacy, psycho-education, coordination of services and appropriate follow-up on all referrals.
• Encourage and provide ongoing support so that each client might assume an active role in their own treatment plan to the maximum extent possible
• Maintain required documentation in EMR database (eCW) and update clients records in accordance with governmental and agency policy
• Facilitate substance abuse groups to address addictive behaviors and promote relapse prevention
• Complete group progress notes as required by agency policy
• Identify, network and work collaboratively with community substance abuse service providers and maintain an up-to-date directory of these resources
• Initiate contact and maintain referral relationships with State, City and private agencies that provide substance abuse treatment services including residential modalities
• Arrange transportation to intake interviews at treatment programs and treatment related appointments for clients
• Directly escort clients to treatment interviews and/or treatment related appointments when needed
• Coordinate with both internal departments and external providers
• Participate in regular supervision, team meetings, case conferences and staff training
• Maintain a flexible schedule, to include evenings, weekends and Holidays
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Must have an active CASAC Certification for the state of New York and experience and familiarity with various substance abuse and clinical treatment modalities and resources
• A preferred minimum of five (5) years of experience working with mentally ill, medically frail, homeless or special needs population required
• Associate's degree preferred
• Exceptional skills at motivating clients to seek substance abuse treatment

Pay Range: $50,000.00 - $52,000.00

 

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