SUD Specialist - ACT

Unison is seeking an ACT Specialist to provide community-based support to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. This position focuses on improving clients' independence and overall well-being through assessments, crisis intervention, education, skill development, resource coordination, and assistance accessing essential services and community supports in accordance with state, agency, and program guidelines.

• →Provides direct mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services to ACT clients in accordance with state requirements, agency policies, and individualized treatment plans.
• →Assesses client needs, monitors mental health and substance use symptoms, identifies signs of intoxication, withdrawal, or decompensation, and reports concerns to appropriate medical
  providers.
• →Provides individual and group services, including mental health and AOD education, screening, crisis intervention, therapy, case management, and treatment coordination within the scope of licensure.
• →Develops, implements, and updates individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients and the ACT team, focusing on recovery goals, stability, and relapse prevention.
• →Provides community-based support, including daily living skills development, in-home assistance, transportation, referrals, and connections to community resources and essential services.
• →Evaluates and supports clients' psychosocial, vocational, financial, environmental, and family needs while promoting independence, healthy relationships, and overall well-being.
• →Documents all client services, interventions, progress notes, prevention activities, and required records accurately and timely while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with agency and federal guidelines.
• →Participates in ACT team meetings, interdisciplinary treatment planning, supervision, staff development, and required training to support effective teamwork and coordinated client care.
• →Maintains required licensure and certifications, practices within professional scope, follows Unison policies and procedures, and meets agency clinical employee and competency expectations.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or related field. 
• Must possess a minimum of six months working with individuals with mental illness and a substance abuse problem. 
• CDCA required.  LCDC II, LCDC III or LICDC preferred. 
• Must obtain CPR and CPI certification following hire.  
• Must be at least 21 years of age.  
• Must demonstrate individual and group therapeutic skills, knowledge of mental illness and
  substance abuse.  
• Must be able to assume call on a rotating basis and work a flexible schedule that will include evenings, weekends and holidays as team maintains 24-hour responsibility for client care.     
• Must be able to drive.  
• Must demonstrate the ability to define problems, analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations.    

Unison Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).