Addiction Behavioral Health Specialist

East Tennessee State University, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Johnson City, TENNESSEE
Deadline: ;

Posting Details
Position Information


Job Title Addiction Behavioral Health Specialist
Department Family Medicine - Clinics
Pay Grade 10
Job Category Administrative
Job Summary
The position is contingent on the continuation of an executed contract with Ballad Health for funding of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program.
The Family Medicine Clinics are accepting applications for an Addiction Medicine Behavioral Health Specialist.The Specialist is responsible for working with the Care Team to recognize and address psychological symptoms and conditions using the bio-psychosocial approach. This position will:
  • Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, and substance use problems, including the use of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
  • Develop care plans based on diagnostic assessment information that is documented appropriately, including identified goal(s), behavioral/psychological problem statement, measurable objectives, and estimated time frames for achievement.
  • Advise patients and family members in methods that facilitate a capacity for self-care and a movement towards a healthcare partnership between the healthcare teams, the patients, and their families.
  • Develop educational training materials and conduct sessions or disseminate information to the care team on recent advances in the field.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


The value of employment at ETSU goes far beyond salary. The official workday is 7.5 hours, which includes a one-hour lunch/meal break. Regular benefited ETSU employees enjoy a full range of benefits, services, and programs including:
  • Paid time off & leave
  • 17 paid holidays
  • Educational Assistance
  • Health and life insurance
  • Retirement
  • Access to University facilities and services and much more!

Check out the ETSU Human Resources Benefits page for additional information at: https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/ .
ETSU is committed to ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff are valued and work in an environment of openness and acceptance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to demonstrate reliability and responsiveness to patients, families, and team members.
  • Ability to demonstrate mutual respect and build a trusting environment with patients, families, and team members.
  • Makes meaningful improvements to services, programs, and processes and/or organizational effectiveness that creates new value for patients and employees.
  • Establish and maintain good working relationships with various stakeholder groups.
  • Works collaboratively across disciplines and administrative functions across the organization and in the community.
  • Shares and receives information, concerns, and feedback in a supportive manner.
  • Ability to participate towards a common goal, reinforcing individual capabilities.
  • Ability to build on strengths.
  • Ability to assess external factors that impact health and behavior.
  • Practice shared accountability between patients, families, teams, and partners.
  • Ability to show empathy.
  • Must be able to work full-time, in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating initiative at all times.
  • Responds to behavioral health crises calmly, and rationally, and follow agency policy and procedures.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning and assists with the development of education and training materials, as well as conducts learning sessions for staff and students.
  • Actively support the mission, vision, and values of the department, representing the organization professionally at all times.
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s in behavioral health field including; social work, counseling, or psychology. OR Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
  • Two years experience working in a clinical setting.
  • Trained in behavioral medicine and health psychology concepts
  • Trained in social systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions
  • Trained in substance use identification and treatment
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working with individuals with addictions in the setting of group sessions, and individual, and family counseling.
  • Unrestricted clinical licensure, LCSW, LMFT, LPC-MHSP, PsyD, Ph.D. (i.e., able to work independently, without supervision from a licensed supervisor), without current, or pending disciplinary action
  • Experience working with individuals with a substance use disorder.
  • Experience in higher education.
Salary

Posting Detail Information


Posting Number AS01264P
Is this position subject to a criminal background check? Yes
Is any part of the funding for this posting coming from a grant or outside funding source? Yes
FLSA Status Exempt
Open Date 12/18/2023
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants

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