Licensed Substance Use Clinician

Ensures and delivers the provision of treatment services including the Initial Service Plan, Assessment, Individual Treatment Plan, Progress Notes and discharge plan in accordance with Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates patient data, develops and implements a plan of care for the patient.
• Ensures that each patient has an individual treatment plan which addresses the patient's immediate health, safety, and preliminary service needs.
• Completes assessment summaries of each patient's chemical use problems.
• Provides individual treatment plan after completion of assessment which is subject to amendment until services to the client are terminated.
• Enters progress notes in each patient's chart after each treatment service. Progress notes must reference the individual treatment plan.
• Provides individual and group counseling, client education strategies to avoid inappropriate chemical use and health problems related to chemical use, transition services, and services to address issues related to co-occurring mental illness. Works cooperatively as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Initiate and maintain ongoing communication with patient referral, probation, social service agencies, etc.
• Appropriately utilizes established resources to assist in completing case management duties independently.
• Documents treatment provided to patients in their medical record based on established case management guidelines.
• Completes all reports for suspected abuse as legally mandated and consistently informs supervisor.
• Schedule is Sunday - Thursday

• Masters Degree required
• Current Nevada CADC, LADC or LCADC licensure required.
• One (1) year clinical experience in an inpatient or Alcohol and Drug Abuse facility.
• Experience with therapeutic limit-setting helpful or an understanding of level systems or other behavior management modalities helpful.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries.

Desert Parkway offers competitive benefits to include:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare spending account
• Dependent care spending account
• PTO Plan with holiday premium pay
• Discounted cafeteria meal plan
• Life insurance (Supplemental Life, Term and Universal plans are also available)
• Short- and long-term disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)