Addiction Therapist - Verde Valley Medical Center

Overview

We are thrilled to launch a new service line at our NAH Cottonwood Clinic, Addiction Medicine!!

This service will be a tremendous support to the Cottonwood community as we recognize the significant need to treat opioid dependence and other addictions. We are seeking a licensed behavioral health professional to support this service through supplemental treatment to include but not limited to psychodiagnostic assessments, alcohol and drug screenings, individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, education, and case management. This position will be co-located with primary care providers as well as specialty providers which will create the opportunity to implement the collaborative care model. Evidenced based research indicates integrating primary care is a best practice for addiction treatment.

If you have a passion for addiction, coordinating care with medical providers, and skilled at facilitating group therapy, then this is the opportunity for you! Come join our team!

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Formulates and conducts educational, therapeutic, and/or support group.

• Conducts individual and family psychotherapy.

• Communicates effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers regarding patient status and progress.

• Develops an effective working relationship with the patient and participating family members.

• Acts as a liaison between providers, patients, and community partners; engages in the collaborative of care model

• Ensures the psycho-social assessment is completed during initial outpatient visit and completely annually

• Ensures that the treatment plan has specific measurable goals, objectives, and interventions that are unique to the patient's problems and strengths.

• Participates in and effectively contributes to patient care conferences, interdisciplinary treatment planning, and case staffing.

• Ensures that interventions designated in the patient's treatment plan are carried out.

• Evaluates and documents the effectiveness of interventions and patient response in a timely manner.

• Interacts and communicates with community agencies in the assessment of and service to patients.

• Responds to requests for case management services in a timely manner; provides liaison and referral services to community agencies.

• Completes any necessary screenings, assessments, and consults according to the needs and requests by providers.

• Responds immediately to crisis evaluation requests by providers and completes necessary assessments.

• Demonstrates working knowledge of psychopathology, most current DSM, and appropriate treatment techniques, and incorporates knowledge into treatment planning.

• Attends facility in-services, staff development, clinical supervision, and department staff meetings. Meets regularly with supervisor.

• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence and provides documentation for personnel file.

Qualifications

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, or clinically related behavioral health field- Required

CPI- Required within 3 months of hireBLS (American Heart Association) certification- Required within 30 days of hire Fingerprint Clearance Card application number- Required upon hire.Fingerprint Clearance Card- Required within 90 days of hire

State of Arizona Behavioral Health license (LISAC, LCSW, LPC, LMFT or licensed psychologist)- Required