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LADC Treatment Director – Full-Time Jobs in Minneapolis at NUWAY
LADC Treatment Director (NUWAY II) #2087
NUWAY is currently seeking a LADC Treatment Director to work in a full-time capacity at our South Minneapolis location.
Annual salary range for this role is $90,000 – $105,000 based on experience and licensure.
Organization Overview
NUWAY Alliance is a nonprofit organization created in 2019 with a mission to provide leadership, innovation, and recovery access in response to national and local trends in behavioral healthcare. It provides overarching leadership and management to NUWAY House, Cochran Recovery Services, The Gables, Arrigoni Housing Support and NUWAY Recovery Foundation. In addition to extremely competitive compensation packages, NUWAY Alliance has best in class benefit offerings for employees including company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, a 403(b)-retirement plan with an extremely generous company match, and much more!
NUWAY Alliance is a nonprofit organization created in 2019 with a mission to provide leadership, innovation, and recovery access in response to national and local trends in behavioral healthcare. It provides overarching leadership and management to NUWAY House, Cochran Recovery Services, The Gables, Arrigoni Housing Support and NUWAY Recovery Foundation. In addition to extremely competitive compensation packages, NUWAY Alliance has best in class benefit offerings for employees including company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, a 403(b)-retirement plan with an extremely generous company match, and much more!
Position Overview
The Treatment Director is responsible for the management of daily operations within residential or outpatient treatment programs serving men and women with co-occurring mental health and addiction issues. The Treatment Director ensures the program’s activities meet the specified service objectives as specified by state (DHS 245G) and federal regulations to support achievement of effective personal development; this may include working with clients individually and in group settings to identify and resolve issues including substance use, mental health, personal and/or emotional and family issues. The Treatment Director provides support to the Program Directors of 245G clinics and provides supervision and oversite to the direct service counseling team ensuring treatment quality and compliance within the scope of NUWAY’s mission. The Treatment Director may also carry a limited caseload of clients. The Treatment Director must be able to maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements.
Competencies
- Understands and applies a variety of models and theories of addiction and other problems related to substance use
- Recognizes and applies that crisis may indicate an underlying substance use disorder and may be a window of opportunity for change
- Understands and applies the philosophies, practices, policies, and outcomes of the most generally accepted and scientifically supported models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for addiction and other substance-related problems
- Recognizes the potential for substance use disorders to mimic a variety of medical and psychological disorders and the potential for medical and psychological disorders to co-exist with addiction and substance abuse
- Recognizes and applies the importance of research and outcome data in clinical practice
- Understands and applies the need for and the use of methods for measuring outcomes
- Understands and applies setting specific policies and procedures for handling crisis or dangerous situations, including safety measure for clients and staff
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree with a major or concentration in a related degree, or licensure as a registered nurse
- Current LADC license required
- Age 18 or older
- At least 3 or more years of experience providing individual and group counseling to individuals with substance use disorder
- Previous counseling or counseling internship as well as demonstrated leadership working with professional and support staff in a recovery environment
- Able to pass Minnesota DHS background study
- High degree of computer literacy including experience using an electronic health records (EHR) system
- Excellent written, communication, customer service, and case management skills
- Possess maturity, patience, understanding and empathy with recovering individuals and work with a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds
- Demonstrated working knowledge in the field of substance use disorder and/or mental health, in an addiction treatment facility
- Physical Demands: Sitting for extended periods of time. Daily use of general office and/or residential facility equipment. Lifting (max 25 pounds), minimal reaching, bending and stooping. Ability to effectively navigate program or office environment such as ascending and descending steps, passing through doorways and entrances, and accessing program/office facilities
- Proficiently understand, follow instructions, and communicate effectively in English. Able to effectively document services in writing formatted in English.
Preferred:
- ADDITIONAL LICENSES: LP, LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, Independent Mental Health License
- Minimum of 2 years field and supervisory experience preferred
- Current First Aid/CPR Certification obtained
- Skilled consultant and facilitator
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong facilitation, negotiation, investigation and mediation skills
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
NUWAY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Title: LADC Treatment Director – Full-Time
Company: NUWAY
Location: Minneapolis
