Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist / LCAS

RHA Health Services

Elkin, NC

Expired: over a month ago Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Description

We are looking for talented individuals who share our dedication to the people we serve and support.

$500 Sign On Bonus

Are you are a talented and dedicatedLicensedClinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS)looking for a satisfying career opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people facing behavioral and mental health challenges?

Then join our team at RHA Behavioral Health Services!

We are seeking compassionate and positiveLicensedClinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS)to provide therapeutic support for service users with mental health, behavioral healthandsubstance abuse issues.

As a LicensedClinical Addiction Specialist with RHA, you will coordinate and monitor the array of services and supports identified in each service users person-centered plan. These interventions are strength-based and focus on the promotion of recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning. You will report to the Clinical Director and may manage two or more employees.

Job Responsibilities

As a LicensedClinical Addiction Specialist with RHA, your responsibilities will vary based on the groups you work with and the programs through which you provide services. In all activities, you will coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary team to best help service users, including behavioral health specialists, registered nurses, quality assurance specialists, paraprofessionals and the Clinical Director.

Additional responsibilities of the LicensedClinical Addiction Specialist include:

Conducting clinical assessments
Running individual, family and group outpatient therapy sessions
Conducting inpatient group therapy sessions
Orienting new service users to RHA
Developing person-centered plans for service users
Oversee the discharge planning process
Facilitating relationships between RHA, service user families/legal guardians and various social service community resources, such as food stamp and housing assistance, healthcare, job training and placement and substance abuse support groups

Our idealLicensedClinical AddictionSpecialistisan excellent communicator and listener with strong therapeutic skills who works well as part of an interdisciplinary team and runs open and productive therapy sessions. You must also excel at behavioral interviewing techniques to uncover service user needs and be able to anticipate these needs.

Additional requirements for the LicensedClinical Addiction Specialist include:

Graduate degree in Social Work or a related field
Valid licensure to provide mental/behavioral healthcare in the state of North Carolina
Minimum 2 years experience working with individuals with mental and/or behavioral health issues thatincludewriting person-centered plans, conducting effective group therapy and providing mental health diagnoses
General working knowledge of the human services delivery system in North Carolina
Valid drivers license, auto insuranceandreliable transportation
Ability to pass a drug screen and background check
Ability to lift between 20 and 50 pounds and meet the physical requirements of performing CPR and therapeutic holds
Employee supervisory experience preferred
Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred

Benefits

The greatest benefit of a career at RHA is the difference you make in the lives of our service users. Our holistic person-centered approach and focus on quality assurance, respected across North Carolina and throughout the Human Services industry supports our reputation for innovative programs and positive outcomes.

RHA Behavioral Health Services offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees that are aimed at supporting your health and wellness, financial planning, work-life balance, and protection from the unexpected.

The comprehensive compensation and benefits package forfull-timeemployees includes:

Competitive compensation program including regular performance feedback and coaching

Healthcare insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Voluntary Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Telemed and Pharmacy Insurance,

Health Advocate service which assists employees find doctors, schedule appointments, estimate costs, answer medical/prescription questions, resolve medical claims issues and basically does the leg-work for employees
Offering free diabetic medication and supplies
401(k) retirement savings program with Wells Fargo
Paid Time Off
Company sponsored Life and AD&D Insurance
Extensive Wellness Programs including company paid scholarships for healthy weight management and nicotine cessation, several wellness challenges and rewards through the year.
Free Annual Health Screening and wellness coaching event.
Discounted medical premiums for nicotine free employees.
Free CPR, first aid andjob-specifictraining opportunities
Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.

Company Description

Shared Values are PACE – Passion, Accountability, Communication, and Ethics

Shared Values represent how a company does business as it strives to reach its vision.
PACE represents the belief that RHA sets the PACE for the industry where quality is concerned. PACE stands for everything that we as an organization must believe, practice, and teach if we are to continue our success as a leader in the industry.

Shared Values are PACE – Passion, Accountability, Communication, and Ethics Shared Values represent how a company does business as it strives to reach its vision. PACE represents the belief that RHA sets the PACE for the industry where quality is concerned. PACE stands for everything that we as an organization must believe, practice, and teach if we are to continue our success as a leader in the industry.