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Care Coordinator - Outpatient DMC - Drug and Alcohol Counseling

Date Posted: Jul 27, 2023

Job Description

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment. Our Outpatient services specialize in treatment mental health and substance use disorders with treatment and skills groups, as well as community resources.

Outpatient programs provide trauma-informed care aimed at reducing the harmful impacts of substance use. Participants and their counselors work collaboratively to design an integrated, individualized, strengths-based treatment experience geared towards addressing each client’s specific needs and goals. Outpatient programs provide Individual and group therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, crisis intervention, and connection to social support services.

Benefits and perks:

  • HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
  • Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
  • Training and professional development opportunities
  • Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.
Job Overview

This is a union position.

Prototypes Women's Center is a 180 bed residential facility for women and women with children. We also offer intensive outpatient services to adult men and women. We provide comprehensive substance use disorder, mental health and psychiatric care by an interdisciplinary team of professionals. Treatment episode ranges from 60 days to 6 months. Prototyes is a fast-paced environment that strives to promote self-sufficiency while ensuring the safety of our clients.

The Care Coordinator is a registered substance use disorder professional who maintains registration from an approved/accredited California agency. The Care Coordinator is responsible for delivering services to a caseload of clients and providing individualized substance use disorder services. The Care Coordinator works in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure best possible treatment outcome for the client and provide treatment in accordance with HealthRIGHT 360’s philosophy, goals, policies, mission and vision. The Care Coordinator may provide treatment utilizing different modalities including individual and/or group. Services may be provided in: outpatient office, residential treatment, or the field, based on client and program need.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assists clients with intake, assessment, and orientation to program upon admission or transition in care level.
  • Helps lead the client through the treatment plan and delivers individual and group substance use disorder services.
  • Monitors client's progress toward achieving treatment plan goals and provides treatment plan input.
  • Utilizes trauma informed care while applying motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and evidence-based practices.
  • Delivers residential and intensive outpatient service clients with a minimum of 1 individual session per week. Delivers outpatient clients a minimum of 1 session every two weeks.
  • Seeks clinical consultation throughout the treatment episode and when encountering new and/or high risk clinical circumstance.
  • Works collaboratively with other members of the treatment team including the Case Manager, Clinical Therapist, Medical, and Psychiatrist.
  • Assists clients with coordination of care by providing appropriate linkages and referrals to additional services as needed.
  • Maintains frequent communication with the treatment team and engages in regular consults, clinical team, case conferences, and plan development meetings.
  • Delivers services in outpatient, residential, or field depending on assignments and client need.
  • Responsible for treatment oversight of the clients on their caseload, inluding case management/coordination of care.
  • Assists with client program oversight by managing client business passes, privileges, check-in, and treatment compliance.
  • Meets expected client care hours (productivity expectation is 25 client care hours per week).
Education and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education Requirements:
  • Registration as Substance Abuse Counselor from an approved/accredited California agency.
Background Clearance Required:
  • CDCR fingerprint clearance and must not be on parole or probation for a minimum of two years.
Skills and Abilities:
  • Professionalism, punctuality, flexibility and reliability are imperative.
Experience:
  • Preferably a minimum of two years’experience in the human service field and demonstrated expertise in substance abuse treatment, relapse prevention, and recovery.
  • Bilingual and Certified candidate highly desired.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

In compliance with the California Department of Public Health's mandate, all employees must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Medical and religious exemptions are available.


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