Job description

*Must be licensed in the state of Maryland*

Recovery Centers of America (RCA) is a ground-breaking addiction and mental health treatment provider, setting the standard when it comes to accessible, affordable, and effective care. RCA understands the heartache, damage, and pain substance use disorder causes a person as well as their family and friends. Not only do we believe that addiction treatment should be affordable, accessible, and evidence-based, but our driven, compassionate, and dedicated employees make those beliefs a reality! This is where you come in.

The Outpatient Clinical Assessor conducts assessments via telehealth to determine proper level of care for substance abuse and mental health programs.

Responsibilities:

• Schedules clients and ensures financial responsibilities are reviewed
• Understands and educates clients and staff on RCA's continuum of care
• Complete individualized treatment plan goals and objectives within designated timeframes
• Updates assessment trackers daily and communicates any noticeable trends to supervisor
• Work collectively with the clinical team to engage, educate, and coordinate client care with the client, their identified supports, and community providers to ensure all services prescribed are implemented
• Actively participate in the development and assessment of individual treatment and service plans
• Completes intake Biopsychosocial Assessments, including all electronic forms required by RCA and/or third-party payors
• Evaluates clients' mental and physical health, addiction severity, and/or problem behavior and assess their readiness for treatment and articulates clinical rationale for recommended level of care
• Reviews and recommends treatment options with clients, including their families, if willing
• Utilizes recognized evidence based therapeutic modalities, such as CBT, DBT, 12-Step, psychoanalytic, motivational interviewing, and stages of change
• Familiar with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and can objectively discuss options with clients
• Exhibit knowledge of all continuums of care, including admission assessment and continued stay criteria
• Conducts Urine Drug Screens and breathalyzer
• Attends treatment team and reviews new client clinicals with treatment team
• Act as an advocate for all clients when working with external providers and speaking on their behalf
• Performs Utilization Review tasks, completes utilization reviews, provides information at the request of other members, and communicates all utilization issues that may compromise client's treatment immediately to treatment team
• Documents all work in the RCA Electronic Health Record, Avatar

Education & Experience:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or another related human services field required
• Licensure as LCSW, LPC, LCADC required.
• Prior experience in a behavioral healthcare or substance abuse settings serving culturally diverse populations required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the clinical interventions
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria, dual diagnosis and experience working with the eating disorder population#INDT

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• LCPC, LCSW, LCMFT or LCADC in the state of Maryland (Required)

Work Location: Remote

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