CASAC Counselor

Healthcare staff can work anywhere….The BEST work with US!

59K-63K

3 days (9am-5pm) 2 Evenings (1pm-9pm)

$3000 Sign on Bonus!

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village, serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.

The Role

The CASAC provides case management/counseling/advocacy services to an assigned caseload and participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to facilitate the client recovery/rehabilitation process.  These goals are accomplished by providing individual and group counseling, making appropriate interventions as needed, and maintaining the healthy integrity of the program environment.

What You Will Do

• • Provides case management/advocacy services to an assigned caseload.

   

  • Participates in monitoring the therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained, and interpersonal relationships remain positive.

   

  • Provides individual counseling and facilitation of caseload group meetings and other assigned groups.

   

  • Provides psycho-education and counseling germane to chemical dependency and relapse prevention.

   

  • Administers appropriate behavioral interventions as needed.

   

  • Provides role-modeling to Case Manager I and II staff.

   

  • Fills gaps in client services and programmatic activities created by fluctuations in staffing, and may be responsible for acting in the capacity of the Assistant Director of Clinical Services during absences.

   

  • Participates in assessment screenings to determine client needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatment, transition, and discharge plans with individual clients.

   

  • Assumes staff-on-duty assignments as requested, including the observation of urine specimen collection.

   

  • Assumes responsibility for medication management including the direct observation of clients during medication pass for adherence to their prescribed medication regime.

   

  • Conducts facility/safety runs and room checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/ drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions.

   

  • Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records and reporting of client information that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.

   

  • Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

   

  •    Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.
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  • Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team.

   

  • Functions as a liaison/advocate to clients’ families and/or other agencies as needed.

   

  
  
  • Provides outreach/education/prevention services to the local community, schools, groups, and agencies as necessary and as approved by management staff.

   

  • Provides crisis intervention/management, generating referrals to Mental Health Services and other provider resources, as indicated.

   

  • Performs other duties as requested.

Who You Will Be

• 1. High School Diploma or GED and CASAC with three years experience in human services.

   

  2. CASAC or other qualified healthcare credential is required.

   

  3.        Minimum of 3 years work experience in counseling or case management positions or a Bachelor’s degree in counseling or human services and one year of counseling experience.

   

  4. Basic keyboard skills and computer literacy (Window based environment and Microsoft Office knowledge preferred).