Lead Recovery Technician EMPACT

Job Description

Job Description

Who we are :

EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera family, is an industry-leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing valued community services and resources for behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention since 1987. We are an EEO / AA Employer.

What you’ll do :

This is a great opportunity to be a part of something transformational by providing support to clients in our 24 / 7 facility. We are looking for caring, reliable, determined individuals as part of a great team that can change lives. The purpose of the Recovery Technician Lead position is to facilitate Recovery Technician duties as well as provide supervisory support to the Clinical Coordinator and Recovery Technician team. The schedule for this position will be Monday - Friday 3pm - 11pm

Essential Responsibilities :

• Assist the Clinical Coordinator with the administrative and compliance functions; Provide instruction and training for staff, interns, and contract staff, in his / her respective discipline, as opportunities permit or as assigned by the Clinical Coordinator.
• Direct the day-to-day operations of the program; schedule meetings and services. Provide, or arrange for, coverage for positions, as needed.
• Facilitate the residential admission and discharge processes including : processing incoming referrals and facilitation of screenings, admission, clinical assessment, and discharge.
• Provides counseling, education, and supervision of clients in both individual and group settings as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assist clients in achieving their treatment goals.
• Directs, participates, and assists clients in planning and carrying out daily activities and evaluates clients during activities.
• Maintains clinical documentation including client progress towards goals, documentation of activities, med observation records, shift notes, etc.
• Provide orientation to new clients upon intake.
• Maintain all client records in current status and in accordance with agency policies and procedures, as well as health plan, state, and federal requirements
• Produce complete, timely, thorough, quality clinical documentation of all services rendered, both billable and non-billable, as required. The documentation must include sufficient information about the activity being documented and the client’s participation in, and response to, the activity.
• Provide transportation to consumers as appropriate and determined by the residential team.
• Attend regular scheduled weekly supervision meetings. Seek out additional supervision as needed
• Participate in all regularly scheduled administrative, in-service, and department staff meetings.
• Recommend to the Clinical Coordinator or Department Manager changes that would improve service delivery. Implement changes and new programming as directed.
• Provide continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment through the ongoing assessment of the person and input from the person and relevant others resulting in modification to the service plan as necessary.
• Adhere to the agency's policies and procedures. Comply with the agency's standard of care for service delivery. Assist with Quality Management, Quality Assurance, and Utilization Review.
• Perform additional related duties as requested.

What you’ll provide :

Additional Requirements and Responsibilities :

What we'll offer :

(Full-time employees)

EMPACT-SPC is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services and accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

EMPACT-SPC / La Frontera Arizona provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

All employees of EMPACT-SPC and La Frontera Arizona are employees "at will" as that term is understood in the State of Arizona. This means that employment may be terminated at any time without prior notice and for no stated reason.

EMPACT-SPC / La Frontera Arizona reserves the right to modify position descriptions as needed and without notice. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.