Substance Use Program Supervisor

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve.

Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care.

We strive to provide an environment that welcomes and values the people we employ and serve.

If you are unsure whether you meet all the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.

Starting Salary: $69,742/yr +DOE Schedule: M-F: 40 hours/week.

Will be clinical .5FTE at various sites and oversee staff in all clinics Job Summary: This position will dedicate half of their time providing direct clinical care and the other half providing clinical oversight.

This position ensures clinical compliance according to Virginia Garcia's policies and procedures and in accordance with the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) within the supervising provider's scope of practice.

This position works directly with the Substance Use and Care Coordination Program Manager, the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, and other IBH leaders to ensure excellence in care and compliance with our Certificate of Approval (COA) with the Oregon Health Authority.

The Supervisor works as a member of the Integrated Behavioral Health Program Leadership and represents Virginia Garcia at internal and external meetings as assigned.

The Supervisor works closely with our Workforce Development Program to ensure a strong pipeline of CADCs into our system in accordance with the specific needs of our patient population.

This position also works closely with the Substance Use and Care Coordination Manager to ensure all Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services are aligned and delivered in accordance with the OARs as outlined in our COA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Clinical Care * Provide Substance Use Disorder individual counseling.

* Provide assessment and treatment planning upon intake and throughout services as needed to determine appropriate level of care.

* Facilitate transfer to higher levels of care as assessed and appropriate.

* Provide relapse prevention support services and planning.

* Follow up frequently and regularly with patients who are struggling with relapse and/or have a high relapse potential.

* Update medical records and clinical documentation timely using Epic - EHR in compliance with regulatory and agency guidelines.

* Apply motivational interviewing techniques to promote engagement in treatment.

* Provide crisis intervention to patients, utilizing clinical judgement to support a safe and trauma informed treatment environment.

* Act as a liaison to promote skilled outreach services to be offered when needed and within the requirements of funders.

This includes individual or group service provision, psycho-education and instruction for patients and caregivers supporting the delivery of ongoing care as needed.

* Provide management of care for patients, ensuring individualized quality care in conjunction with medical care team, as needed.

* Ensure appropriate procedures are developed and followed regarding community based and clinic safety protocols.

* This position will hold and maintain a caseload reflective of their half-time clinical FTE.

Clinical Oversight * SUD individual and group supervision for CADCs at all levels according to the requirements of the OARs.

* Identify and train clinicians in Evidence Based Practices for individual and group curricula.

* Hire, onboard, train and develop retention programs for CADCs at all levels.

* Work as a member of Workforce Development Committee to develop pipelines for CADC positions and work to make Virginia Garcia the employer of excellence for BIPOC and bi-lingual providers in our community.

* Ensure ongoing quality of the SUD Program Counseling services and address issues related to barriers to patient access to care.

* Ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations related to addictions services, lead internal audits in collaboration with the SUD Program Manager and the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health.

* Serve as a leader and point-person for external auditors related to SUD, COA, and MAR.

Work alongside the organization's Quality Department and staff to coordinate ongoing compliance and quality standards for MAR services.

* Responsible for ensuring OAR compliance of policies and procedures for CADC service provision in collaboration with the SUD Program Manager.

* Work alongside key stakeholders to evaluate clinical outcomes, continuously measuring, assessing and improving the quality of the SUD Counseling Services.

* Provide administrative and clinical supervision to CADC staff to ensure they are meeting documentation standards according to the OARs and required patient service hours.

* Work closely with clinic leadership and staff to ensure staff are working as members of the clinic's care teams and are appropriately integrated into their assigned clinic.

* Coordinate and meet regularly with community stakeholders to develop and maintain referring relationships, participate in ongoing learning and educational opportunities and maintain awareness of key resources and supports in the community related to SUD Treatment Services.

* Provide regular QI and UR services as part of the BH Department QI Program including peer review.

* Support assigned clinicians to practice within their scope using all best practices from screening and assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention and support, to discharge or transfer to higher levels of care as assessed and appropriate.

* Trainer will have high competency in EHR and meet criteria to be an Epic Superuser or Clinical Builder.

Will ensure that all staff are trained in EHR and documentation standards.

Provide crisis support to clinicians who are working with patients in crisis.

Attend agency and community meetings as appropriate and determined in collaboration with supervisor.

* Initiate and participate in patient care inter- and multi-disciplinary case conferences and educational and program service programs.

* Perform other duties as assigned.

* Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HIPAA Requirements The Substance Use Program Supervisor will have access to PHI during the course of their work activities.

They will use the information to provide individual patient assessments to be used in the development of comprehensive integrated medical care services.

Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this position will have access include: all sections of the medical record, patient demographic information in the practice management system, incoming records, reports, results, consultations, etc.

This position is required to read the content of these records only to the extent needed to accomplish the assigned tasks.

SUD related notes will be restricted as appropriate to comply with confidentiality regulations around substance use disorders.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: * Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral sciences field or at least four years' similar work experience in healthcare or behavioral health setting * Certification as a CADC II required.

* 2 years' experience in the addiction services/substance use disorder field and must maintain certification throughout employment.

* Minimum of 1 year experience directly supervising and/or training staff.

* 1 years of experience working in primary care setting.

* Knowledge of best practices related to Behavioral Health Care Coordination services, and the provision of Medication-Assisted Recovery (MAR) in a primary care setting.

* Experience working in Epic EHR required.

* Proficiency in English and Spanish both written and spoken languages and experience within the Latino community preferred.

* Cultural competency and a desire to work within a community health setting and on behalf of disenfranchised communities.

* Commitment and alignment to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center's mission, vision and values.

* Demonstrated leadership and ability to supervise, train and mentor staff.

* Ability to form collaborative relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally with key partners.

* Knowledge of the methods for effective supervision.

* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

* Knowledge of human behavior, including the ability to evaluate motivation and readiness for treatment.

* Demonstrated ability to create, maintain, and model appropriate boundaries with staff and patients.

* Ability to coordinate, collaborate and communicate well with others.

* Highly organized, motivated, and able to demonstrate autonomy and independence on projects and assignments.

* High degree of confidentiality and integrity as well as professional ethics, including dependability, reliability, accountability, and responsibility.

* Ability to be flexible and creative.

* Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, safe driving record, and insurance coverage.

Physical Requirements Percentage of time spent * Standing/Walking: up to 20% * Sitting: up to 90% * Lifting/Carrying: less than 5%; may occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.

* Travel to multiple locations within Washington and Yamhill counties.

Working Environment/Physical Hazards * Work in well-lighted, ventilated office environment.

Office equipment used * Computer: databases and word processing * Telephone, fax, copier, scanner Immunization Staff member must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required.

They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges.

The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes fairness in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.