SUMMARY: Responsible for coordinating the SafePointe harm reduction program and supporting AxessPointe’s MAT program, offering support to patients with substance use disorders who are either in recovery or active addiction.
Use lived experience to connect with clients as they explore readiness for recovery, and work with them to facilitate recovery services or connections to community support agencies.
Work collaboratively with AxessPointe’s behavioral, medical and dental teams to enhance the continuum of recovery-oriented care based on patients’ needs.
Contribute to an AxessPointe/FCS culture that is free of stigma related to substance use disorders; model and promote understanding of successful recovery strategies and behaviors.
Conduct outreach to partner agencies and attend community events in Portage County.
SUPERVISOR: Associate Medical Director, Integrated Behavioral Health
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Promote recovery skills and self-efficacy while presenting a caring, culturally responsive, and compassionate attitude and a strengths-based, person-centered approach.
- Establish trusting relationships with clients, understanding and adhering to appropriate boundaries, and modeling skills or behaviors needed to achieve and maintain recovery.
- Understand the role of MAT in achieving and maintaining sobriety and adhere to AxessPointe’s clinical policies and procedures related to MAT.
- Encourage and support adherence to clinical treatment plans including MAT, and advocate on client’s behalf as they seek to overcome any barriers to this.
- Promote the importance of comprehensive health to recovery and wellness, including primary care, dental care, and health-promoting behaviors such as smoking cessation, nutrition, and physical activity.
- Assist individuals with accessing other recovery supports, such as transportation programs, pre-treatment and recovery housing, childcare, and employment opportunities.
- Provide support and advocacy to individuals involved with the criminal justice system.
- Maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and make every attempt to resolve work-related difficulties with the co-worker in a timely fashion.
- Meet regularly with the supervisor, and promptly communicate all concerns or questions regarding individual clients or aspects of the program to the supervisor and other appropriate AxessPointe/FCS staff.
- Consult, collaborate, and communicate externally when appropriate to other service providers, schools, law enforcement agencies, courts, etc. in compliance with HIPAA and as required by law.
- Maintain required records of services provided and patient outcomes; complete all documentation in a timely manner according to the policies of AxessPointe/FCS and the Ohio Department of Mental Health, including necessary data for statistical and billing purposes.
- Maintain current knowledge of all applicable AxessPointe/FCS policies and procedures and function according to these standards.
- Comply with COA regulations, federal and state requirements, and educational/certification/registry requirements.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-service training, supervision, various committees as assigned and other meetings to receive information and instructions as well as to remain current and accurate on procedures, policies, and techniques.
- Fulfill other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Lived experience with problematic substance use, behavior change, and recovery.
- Knowledge and understanding of the range of services available to individuals with substance use disorders.
- Certified or licensed to provide Chemical Dependency Support
- Skills in crisis intervention and de-escalation.
- The ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- The ability to establish and maintain clinically effective relationships with clients.
- Ability to meet agency requirements for criminal background check.
- Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license in accordance with County policy and must maintain motor vehicle liability insurance, must maintain continuing eligibility under the existing County driver eligibility standards.
- Ability to function as part of an organization by working with others and by adhering to established policies and procedures.
- Must be knowledgeable of and adhere to all pertinent federal, state, and local laws, standards of the Ohio Department of Mental Health, and appropriate professional ethical standards.
- Five (5) years’ experience preferred
LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Certified or licensed to provide Chemical Dependency Support, Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor preferred.
COMPLIANCE:
This position requires compliance with API's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.
Failure to comply with API's Written Standards, which may include the failure to report any conduct or event that potentially violates legal or compliance requirements or API's Written Standards or, for managers and supervisors, fails to detect non-compliant conduct where reasonable efforts would have resulted in detection, will be met by the enforcement of disciplinary action, up to and including possible termination, in accordance with API's Compliance Program Policy and Procedure: Addressing Instances of Non-Compliance through Appropriate Disciplinary Actions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to finger handle or feel; to talk; or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to frequently lift up to 25 pounds. The employee may occasionally be required to lift 25 to 50 pounds; however, this is not essential; duties may be shifted to accommodate lifting restrictions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less). The employee will occasionally be working near moving mechanical parts, be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and exposed to a risk of electrical shock while running the copier, printer, other standard equipment and answering the telephone. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate. Stress level can be high at times.
Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.