LCDC Group Facilitator and Intake Specialist

Description

Hi There,

You found a gold star Company. Keeping with our gold star commitment, lets talk about the patients we serve. We have lots of data about how desperately our current and prospective patients want to experience more from life. So, before you keep reading:

• Are you experiencing MORE from life? If you are, we might be the place for you. Our Team is vibrant, motivated, educated and engaged.

Not everyone will fit in here. Some people are looking for telehealth or private practice pace. Working in mental health environment like this requires experience and courage and a lifelong dedication to mental healthcare. Gold star customer service takes self-trust and commitment.

This role is IN PERSON 5 days per week. We are a residential treatment center for addiction, mental illness and family care.

We are Joint Commission accredited and require this subject matter expert to be excellent at documentation and exceptionally organized.

Do you:

• Have the unique skills required below?
• Are you practicing your own integrative care and personal care?
• Do you want to influence families in a REAL way?
• This is an in person role and your work will be education (groups), individual care and miscellaneous duties to contribute to our environment of health and hospitality. Do you manage your time like a boss and like being around others?

If you answered yes to the above FIVE bold questions above, keep reading and check out the Job Requirements.

Requirements

The scope is different than most clinics. Here, you will be part of an interdisciplinary psychiatric team and you will:

• Use DBT, CBT and REBT to build the proprietary Solstice 13 Skills
• See / care for patients individually and in group in a stabilization environment 
• Be the Chief Editor of the 609 page Solstice Success Patient Handbook - updated quarterly 
• LOCUS subject matter expert training the clinical and medical personnell
• Relapse Prevention Planning
• Safety Planning
• Discharge Planning
• Assessment gathering
• Positive Reinforement Planning 
• Case coordinate with LCSW, Intake, LADAC, Psychiatrist, DO, RD, LVN, RN and PA-C
• Educate the community on the neuromechanics of screen time and cannabis use
• Apply Massachusetts General Collaborative Problem Solving skill building and intervention for symptomatic relief across all ages
• Utilize behavioral interventions and communication tools to provide effective feedback to patients
• Manage patient crisis situations 
• Lead education and process groups
• Facilitate admissions with the registration and intake paperwork and hospitality process
• Act as liaison/advocate for information regarding medication changes, treatment, changes in treatment plan, discharge planning, etc.
• Utilize behavioral analysis to monitor assessment data in relevant evidence based methods during stabilization

Before Applying, Ensure you will:

• Be able to recognize and respond to critical improvements in patient behaviors
• Become familiar with and use behavioral redirection techniques
• Know how to respond to negative behaviors appropriately
• Target reinforcer frequency, duration and intensity to improve functional status as quality of life
• Work under high-stress situations and stay calm, courteous
• Maintain self care outside of work hours
• Support patients through the stages of change especially when insight and impulse control are impaired
• Exhibit significant reliable habits, including timeliness and organizational skills?
• Follow mandatory reporting laws for children, disabled or older adults and other protected populations in a timely manner as indicated by Texas Regulations?
• Monitor patient attendance in treatment program, motivationally interviewing pt and practicing coping skills with pt and their family?

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in group facilitation
• 5 years of experience with SUD patients
• Experience with BPS, Columbia, COWS, CIWA, CAGE, DAST, PHQ9 and GAD 7 assessments
• Effective written/verbal communication in English
• Knowledge of psychiatric and SUD diagnosis, terminology, and medical record charting basics such as DAP, treatment planning and crisis intervention
• Master's Levin Texas or LCDC Associate