Counselor (Early Recovery Specialist)

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of all new admitted patients and provide individual counseling services and group counseling services when appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate professional, therapeutic, and ethical boundaries with patients.
• Conduct intakes, including discharge plans, initial Needs Assessments, and Initial Treatment Plans within the timelines as required by applicable federal and state regulation, CARF guidelines and Aegis Policies.
• Provide patients with a sense of entitlement to their own recovery by involving them in their own assessment, evaluation, and treatment planning.
• Conduct daily follow-ups with newly admitted patients via face-to-face or telephonic interactions as clinically appropriate.
• Monitor and document any patient circumstance that may affect her or his recovery, to identify and address potential relapse as soon as possible.
• Provide case management to coordinate care with external providers.
• In addition to attending weekly cased conferences, participate in weekly meetings with clinic management to discuss patient progress.
• Comply with, implement, the Clinical Risk Management policies, which evaluate patients for any high-risk conditions.
• Provide a positive team approach for problem solving and evaluating challenging clinical situations.
• Review patient’s records and other documentation for accuracy, completion, and compliance with regulations and internal Policies Protocols, and Procedures using the recommended compliance, evaluation tools.
• Promote a positive team approach for problem solving and evaluation challenging clinical situations.
• Review patient’s records and other documentation for accuracy, completion, and compliance with regulations and internal Policies Protocols, and procedures using the recommended compliance, evaluation tools.
• Provide induvial counseling for patients who have missed regularly scheduled counseling appointments as needed and appropriate.
• Maintain competence by attending necessary training and receiving feedback pertinent to the Early Recovery Specialist position.
• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

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