CDCA

Summary

Provides quality treatment services to clients seeking assistance with substance use disorders or dual diagnosed concerns. Provides treatment planning,  interventions, education, referrals, and consultations for clients in an outpatient setting. Responsible for assisting the clinical director and office manager in coordinating, planning and delivery of services to all patients. The CDCA will also facilitate groups and document client interactions, reactions and behavior in progress notes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops individualized SUD treatment plans with client input

• Facilitates/co-facilitates group therapy sessions with clients 

• Provides individual SUD sessions for substance use disorders

• Monitors participation and progress of clients assigned to their caseload and engages client in problem solving  when participation or progress is inconsistent with individual treatment plan

• Assist client as needed with self monitoring crisis situations 

• Document all clinical services and non-billable client contact in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

• Attends staff meetings as required and participates in weekly clinical supervision 

• Completes 90 day reviews of treatment plans for each assigned client

• Completes all documentation in a timely and accurate manner, consistent with legal and ethical requirements

• Establishes appropriate relationship with clients and client family members that serve to enhance the clients’ capacity for proper self-care and coping while consistently maintaining professional distance and respecting professional boundaries

• Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to optimize client outcomes and treatment effectiveness

• Maintains required licensure

• Maintains professional competence through continuous learning, utilizing various methods of self-education and instruction

• Adheres to all applicable standards and policies of privacy, security, safety, confidentiality and compliance, including applicable laws and regulations (Examples: HIPPA, 42 CFR Part 2)

• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications:

Minimum high school diploma or GED. Associate or Bachelor degree preferred. Minimum 1 years experience with treatment of adults with addictive diseases. 2 years experience is preferred.

Prefers  bachelor degree in psychology, mental health or other health or social services related field. Clean driving record required. Must pass background verification and drug screen. Ability to obtain NPI and Medicaid billing numbers.

Competencies:

• Maintains client information in a confidential manner, adhering to applicable regulations; does not allow breaches of confidentiality

• Identifies problems, involves others in seeking innovative, simple solutions. 

• Makes clear, consistent and timely decisions; acts with integrity in all decision making; distinguishes relevant from irrelevant information; understands limits of license and when to seek supervision

• Actively listens, clearly and effectively shares information, and demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.

• Strives for efficient, effective, high quality performance; delivers timely and accurate results; resilient when responding to situations that are not going well; takes initiative to make improvements.

• Accepts responsibility for own work; develops trust and credibility; demonstrates honest and ethical behavior.

• Cooperates and collaborates with colleagues as appropriate; works in partnership with others.