What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACT Substance Abuse Specialist position at Horizon Health and Wellness?
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Position Summary
Provide direct treatment, rehabilitative, and supportive services in a community setting to ACT members. Serves as the ACT team specialist for substance use issues by proving both individual and group therapy to team members as well as providing training and expertise to the staff members regarding substance use treatment. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position that includes tasks or duties (i.e., driving) that the employer in good faith believes could affect the safety, health or reputation of the Agency, participants, the employee performing the task or others.
Qualifications Required
· Master’s degree in counseling, Marriage and Family, Psychology, Social Work, or directly related field.
· Must meet eligibility for AZBBHE licensure.
· Experience or knowledge of best practices therapeutic approaches.
· Must be at least 21 years of age or older.
· If driving while on agency time or on agency business, a valid driver’s license with appropriate liability insurance and approval for liability coverage with HHW’s liability insurance carrier is required.
· Substance Use treatment knowledge/experience.
· Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
· Ability to type and working knowledge/familiarity with computers and electronic clinical record keeping.
· Must obtain and maintain a fingerprint clearance card and pass a background check.
· Have a Tuberculosis screening test and provide evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis prior to providing services and additional TB testing or screening questionnaires will be performed annually.
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