Description

SUMMARY: Assist program manager in providing clinical and program oversight for a team of SUDP/Ts and BHTs in a residential treatment setting. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Under direction of the Program Manager, help coordinate and provide intake, assessment, medication management, and milieu services. 

· Serve as the program supervisor during program manager vacations.

· Collaborate closely with LMHC staff to provide individual and group treatment services and develop individual service plans and discharge plans.

· Maintain accurate and timely electronic health records of all services as determined by WA state WAC and as outlined in STARS organizational policies and procedures.

· Work to uphold organizational values and beliefs, using evidence-based, person-centered practices when delivering services to program participants.

· Modeling professional and respectful relationships with staff and clients.

· Facilitate and maintain productive communication with community agencies.

· Adhere to strict boundaries and professional ethics.

· Provide crisis and de-escalation intervention using cognitive and behavioral intervention strategies. 

· Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Indirectly supervises up to 20 employees within the Karen’s House department.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Qualified as a Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) and licensed through the Washington State Department of Health with license in good standing.

· Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Two years of experience in a lead or supervisory position.

· Computer skills required: Microsoft Office Suite; Electronic health records software

· Other skills required: 

o Solid understanding of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria and decision-making rules. 

o Understand and implement Washington Administrative Codes (WAC).

o Understand and adhere to state and federal confidentiality regulations, including confidentiality on alcohol and drug abuse patient records, 42 CFR Part 2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 45 CFR parts 160 and 164. 

Requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Occasionally required to stand.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. 
• Occasionally exposed to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.