Substance Use Disorder Professional/Case Manager

The Substance Use Disorder Professional/Case Manager (SUDP) will provide culturally relevant Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services to Tribal members and other clients. This position includes conducting assessments, creating treatment plans, offering counseling, and ensuring continuity of care through case management and follow-up.

Essential Duties:

• Provide substance use disorder services to Tribal members and other clients, including intakes, assessments, referrals, individual treatment plans, UAs, group and individual counselling and education and documentation of client care provided.
• Serve as the lead with Tribal member requests for case management. Including but not limited to:

1. Requests for inpatient and/or referred care including emergency and/or crisis situations according to the policy and process in place to ensure the requests are processed quickly and the appropriate level of care is coordinated with external agencies and/or facilities.
2. Monitor care received from external agencies and/or facilities to ensure inpatient and/or residential care received is the appropriate level of care. If the Tribal member is returning to ambulatory care provided by Snoqualmie Behavioral Health Services (SBHS) or another agency, provide the client with transition planning.
3. Plan and implement follow-up or aftercare programs for Tribal members discharged from external agencies or facilities providing inpatient or residential care services, so continuity of care is in place.
4. Provide Tribal members with information about addiction issues and services/programs available, making appropriate referrals when necessary.

• Attend relevant training sessions including evidence-based and promising practices for SUD and the provision of culturally relevant care to increase knowledge and skills.
• Prepare for and participate in SBHS care management meetings and/or SBHS staff meetings that support Tribal member or client’s access to care and transition planning or support services.
• Consistently document all care, education and case management provided in the electronic health record.
• Update annual paperwork for clients receiving services.

Additional Duties:

• Attend clinical supervision meetings with SUDP’s and staff cases and/or conduct educational meetings including review of individual service plans, diagnosing and meeting medical necessity within client files; attend other meetings as designated by the clinical supervisor.
• Maintain continuing education requirements per WAC 246-811 and develop a SUDP Enhancement Plan with the SUD Clinical Supervisor.
• The Tribe values its commitment to community service and the well-being of its members. In recognition of this, each employee may be expected to perform duties from time to time which may not be related to their regular responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.