What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assessor position at CKF Addiction Treatment?
Assessor
Department:
Clinical
Location:
Salina
Reports To:
Director of Telehealth Services
Created Date:
Oct. 2016
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Revised Date:
Dec. 2017
Schedule:
8:00am-5:00pm; M-F
Category:
Hybrid
Position Summary
Assesses and refers individuals and families requiring assistance dealing with substance use disorders, such as alcohol or drug abuse, by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Interviews patient, reviews records, and confers with other professionals to evaluate condition of patient.
- Counsels family members to assist family in dealing with and providing support for patient.
- Participates in utilization review activities as required.
- Counsels patients/family members in crisis as needed.
- Maintains contact on regular basis with referral sources.
- Maintains patient’s files in a site visit ready manner, at all times.
- Refers patient to other support services as needed such as medical evaluation and treatment, social services, and employment services.
- Prepares and maintains reports and case histories.
- Formulates and conducts programs to promote prevention of alcohol and drug abuse.
- Understands and implements all TAP 21 Addiction Counseling Competencies.
- Complies with all policies and procedures related to clinical licensure.
- Assists patients with completing appropriate referral to clinically indicated services.
- Completes full Bio-Psycho-Social assessment of patient utilizing assessment instruments identified by CKF.
- Expertly utilizes teleconferencing technology to complete assessments remotely.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of KCPC/ASI system Project Management software and Word Processing software.
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
- Current valid Kansas Driver’s License.
- Licensed by the State of Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board as a Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) or Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor (LCAC) required.
- Certification by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors is also preferred.
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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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 occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
PHI Access Level
Level 2 – This position will have regular access to patient medical information, but no access to employee medical information, other than his/her own.