Job title: Clinician
Reports to: Clinical Director
FLSA: Full Time Salaried
Pay Rate: Minimum $60,000 - $70,000 Salary.
Position Overview
Serenity Mesa Recovery Center is an adolescent sober living and recovery center in Albuquerque, NM, under the ownership and direction of Healing Addiction in our Community (HAC), a New Mexico non-profit corporation. Residents enter this program after completing drug rehabilitation and/or detoxification, for the purpose of ongoing recovery and transitional services.
Working as a member of the Clinical staff, a Clinician’s primary job is to provide Intensive Outpatient therapy (individual and group), family therapy, assist in treatment planning with clients of Serenity Mesa, and function on interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care. Additionally, Clinician’s must ensure resident notes are submitted in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system appropriately and in a timely manner to meet state, city, and county contracts and billing guidelines.
Essential Job Functions:
Clinician will conduct Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP) in an individual and group setting. Clinician will be primarily responsible for running IOP groups and ensuring all clients are attending at least six hours of group per week. IOP will be provided at Serenity Mesa and Outpatient services at The Village, as needed. - Facilitate individual clinical therapy sessions with each assigned resident once per week.
- Be able to carry and manage scheduling for a case load of 7-10 residents.
- Clinician will provide input into treatment plans and help establish SMART goals with clients and/or residents to promote mental health and recovery. The Substance Use Clinician will ensure that treatment is focused on their individualized goals and the action plan to reach goals through regular consultation, intervention, and review of treatment plans.
- Clinician will conduct ASAM Admissions Interviews prior to intake and complete Comprehensive Assessments with Mental Health screeners within ten days of client intake.
- Clinician works directly with Case Management in conjunction to promote growth with the service and treatment plans.
- Clinician will update and produce treatment plans to the Clinical Director monthly. The first treatment plan is due within 30 days of intake.
- Clinician will conduct family therapy sessions, as needed and requested by client.
- Clinician ensures that all documentation for each client is accurate and current in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system appropriately and in a timely manner to meet state, city, and county contracts and billing guidelines. Clinician will utilize the Seven Challenges decision making model in individual and group settings.
- Clinician is responsible for working with other internal and external supports to ensure the client is meeting goals and objectives of their treatment plan (education, community service, etc.)
Non-essential Job Functions
- Work directly with Clinical Director and Executive Director to ensure all essential duties are covered when someone is absent.
- Answering phones and email when needed.
- Provide transportation to residents when needed.
- Work with insurance companies and Medicaid for documentation needs.
- Cover additional shifts and provide coverage for other positions when necessary.
Essential Requirements (Education, Licensing, Experience) - Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or directly related Field; at least 1 year of directly related experience which may include internship and/or practicum desired.
- NM licensure as LPCC, LPC, LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, LDAC or equivalent level, OR licensed out of state and eligible for NM licensure required.
- Ability to be insured, if required
- Minimum 2-5 years providing clinical treatment services, preferably working with adolescent substance users desired.
- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team and running groups.
- Experience integrating work with primary care services.
- Language specified, if required: Bilingual a plus (Spanish/ English)
- Experience using The Seven Challenges treatment programming model desired.
- Experience working in a school setting or in a school-based health center setting (a school-based health center is a health center, or a health clinic located on the campus of a middle or high school)
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, problem solve, and work effectively with people.
- Able to use effective management principles.
- Excellent organizational skill with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Work independently and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Knowledge of applicable state, and federal regulations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Skilled at establishing and maintaining positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, clients, stakeholders, family members and business partners.
- Ability to pass drug screening and all background checks
Work Environment
The work of this position is performed in an environmentally controlled residential facility. The position requires the ability to work under pressure and with a diverse population, including staff, physicians, clients, patients, insurance companies and other members of the public on a regular basis. The position may occasionally cause exposure to communicable diseases, bodily fluids and other conditions common to a residential environment.
I have read the job description for the position of IOP Treatment Clinician. I meet the essential requirements for this position and am capable of satisfactorily performing all the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
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