Intensive Outpatient Facilitator

Responsibilities

The Intensive Outpatient IOP Facilitator will perform assessments, and facilitate IOP group sessions, as well as individual, family and weekly programs as assigned using industry recognized therapeutic modalities and interventions and complete all required paperwork per timelines established to ensure successful billing of services.

• Perform intake screening and assessments unless otherwise assigned to a central intake staff.
• Perform and/or monitor all duties associated with program administrative functions including but not limited to psychosocial assessments and admission documentation, contacts with all referral sources and family, urine drug screens, and ensure that treatment has been authorized with the payer source both initial and concurrent.
• Provide psychoeducational programming to include didactic, audio visual, and other formats of teaching that are appropriate for this level of care.
• Perform the clinical group process portion of the program using industry recognized therapeutic modalities and interventions.
• Perform individual and family sessions as needed.
• Perform the weekly family education and weekly programs.
• Maintain the expected census in each IOP group sessions.
• Present appropriate cases at the weekly treatment team and participate in clinical supervision as scheduled and/or necessary.
• Develop a system for tracking current census, scheduling and performance of assessments of potential admissions.
• Maintain current CPR certification, yearly TB testing, and annual TB Screening Certification as required by the state.
• Assist the Program Director (PD) and/or IOP Coordinator as needed with business development and marketing functions.
• If professionally licensed: NPI number will be used to bill for services performed by those being supervised; responsible for ensuring credentials remain current, complying with all training requirements, and adequately supervising staff.

Qualifications

State and/or Program Specific Requirements:

• Alabama: Master's degree in a behavioral health related field. Two (2) years work experience with individuals who have co-occurring disorders, mental health or substance use disorders preferred. Specialized training to work with individuals who have co-occurring disorders.
• Mississippi: Master's degree in a human services discipline, including, but not limited to: Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, etc. Two (2) years work experience with individuals who have co-occurring disorders, mental health or substance use disorders preferred.
• Tennessee: Master's degree or, at minimum, on track for LADAC with a Bachelor's degree (in human services discipline, including, but not limited to: Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, etc.). 2+ years' experience working in addictive/co-occurring disorders or 3 years' experience in addictive/co-occurring disorders and actively in the process of licensure as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor.
• Hamblen County, TN, 3rd Judicial District Recovery Court: Master's degree in human services or related field. Knowledge of etiology and treatment of substance-use disorders, mental illness, physical and sexual abuse, suicide, human development and cultural diversity. Knowledge in and comfortable working with co-occurring disorders.