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Northern Light Acadia Hospital

Department: Addiction Medicine Clinic

Position is located: Acadia

Work Type: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Summary:

The Addiction Medicine Counselor is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) or Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) with experience in the treatment of adults with substance use disorders who provides individual and group therapy services within an addiction medicine program for individuals with opioid use disorder. Working with a collaborative treatment team, they are responsible for ensuring high quality, recovery-oriented treatment to assigned caseload through assessment, evaluation, treatment and discharge planning in accordance with regulatory policies.

Responsibilities:

+ Develops initial and updated service plans in collaboration with client and treatment team as treatment needs change, or within established time frames, to identify relevant recovery oriented goals and objectives for active treatment.

+ Ensures the master treatment plan identifies effective interventions to achieve recovery outcomes, and aligns with patient's motivation, health/spiritual beliefs and functional capabilities and strengths.

+ Develops master treatment plans that reflect the counselor’s ability to analyze, classify, and interpret social and personal data.

+ Modifies interventions based on continued assessment of the patient's response to treatment and are performed according to the clinician's level of education and practice.

+ Provides individual contact with assigned caseload according to the master treatment plan goal.

+ Participates actively in group planning, implementation, and processing.

+ Provides or co-leads therapeutic groups and as assigned by Clinical Supervisor.

+ Meets with and/or provides counseling to patients, families and significant others according to the master treatment plan goal.

+ Maintains productivity in accordance with program standards.

+ Regularly considers and involves ancillary services within active treatment.

+ Mentors all new staff to ensure high quality services is provided.

+ Implements interventions that are consistent with service plan and developmental level and needs of client to elicit therapeutic change.

+ Provides case management to coordinate comprehensive health services (including primary care and dentistry), appropriate referrals to community providers and support systems to ensure continuity of care following discharge.

+ According to Hospital Policy; completes all documentation including admission history, progress notes, group notes, and discharge summaries in the identified time frame.

+ Completes documentation that demonstrates active client involvement in treatment and that reflects barriers to treatment progress.

+ Expected treatment outcomes are patient oriented, evidence based, therapeutically sound, realistic and attainable and measurable.

+ Demonstrates reflective/active listening, feedback, summarizing, reframing, empathy, support, problem solving, coaching, and psycho-education skills.

+ Consistently complies with the policies and procedures as set forth in the Clinical Policy and Procedure Manual.

+ Maintains and abides by ethical standards set forth by the facility and Maine State Licensing Boards.

+ Maintains requirements of licensure.

+ Fosters the development of teamwork within department as well as across departments and with outside providers.

+ Provides direct service as needed in all hospital hotspots.

+ Serves as a role model by developing respect, confidence, cooperation and participation in the work environment.

+ Participates in staff meetings and reviews all meeting minutes.

+ Gives and receives critical feedback on effectiveness of clinical interventions through regular peer review, scheduled staff meetings and supervisions.

+ Follows through with commitments to the patients and other providers in a timely and professional manner.

+ Communicates plans and coordinates with other team members the scheduling of meetings with patients.

+ Utilizes time effectively and can critically evaluate time management relevant to the effective operation of respective department.

+ Provides feedback from all disciplines when evaluating, planning and implementing interventions.

+ Ensures and supports a therapeutic milieu through patient and family advocacy.

+ Assists in maintaining a work environment free from recognized hazards that create a risk of injury to employees, patients or visitors and that all accidents and incidents are reported by employees and properly investigated. When appropriate, assist with the return of all workers with work related injuries and illnesses to gainful employment.

Other Information:

Bachelors Degree in clinically based behavioral sciences or addiction counseling, or in one of the following related fields: social and behavioral sciences; social work; childhood development; education and human development; mental health and human services; nursing, psychology; psychology/educational psychology; or rehabilitation services.

Experience working with Substance Abuse Population in an opioid treatment program, opioid health home or a primary care setting treating this disorder is preferred.

Competencies and Skills

+ Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.

+ Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.

+ Promotes Health and Safety: Promotes a healthy and safe environment for patients, employees and visitors. Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues.

+ Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.

+ Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct, honest, and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .

+ Serves Others: Strives to understand, meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers which may include the people and communities in our service areas. Develops and maintains relationships, alliances and coalitions within and outside the organization and leverages them in order to obtain information, support, and promote cooperation and collaboration.

+ Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.

+ Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation.

+ Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.

+ Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.

Credentials

+ Required Licensed Alcohol/Drug Cert

Education

+ Required Bachelor's Degree

Working Conditions

+ Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.

+ Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.

+ Extend body and limbs to reach items.

+ Prolonged periods of sitting.

+ Prolonged periods of standing.

+ Prolonged periods of walking.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport. Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.

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