Treatment Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Job Function: The Treatment Aide I will provide assistance to the counselors by ensuring timeliness and accuracy of all administrative tasks. In addition, the Treatment Aide I will provide mental health treatment services, including substance abuse treatment, to adults and their families, consistent with the training, experience, and scope of practice established by their respective discipline and Alabama law.

Job Responsibilities

Administrative 85% of the time

• Provide assistance to the counselor to ensure the timely completion of client interactions, including but not limited to:
  • Setting an appointment for assessments, following priority population guidelines
  • Assisting with coordination of assessment, or receiving an assessment from the third party and securing approval by the Clinical Director
  • Performing the intake process, including providing education to clients regarding release of information
  • Greeting clients for group or individual sessions and securing evidence of attendance
  • Assisting with the completion of treatment plans, treatment plan updates, and case reviews by maintaining the due dates of these services and coordinating with client and counselor
  • Ensuring application of administrative components of the program, such as producing periodic reports to referral sources for counselor’s approval and performing drug screening
  • Updating client billing on schedule as directed
  • Ensure records of client attendance and services are accurate in all formats
• Receive client fees, ensure proper receipting, create and make bank deposits, and communicate information to corporate accounting
• Communicate with internal and external contacts promptly and professionally, utilizing telephone calls, email, electronic health records, and other programs designed for communication
• Assist in ensuring the safety and security of client’s health, welfare, and safety and operation of the facility at all times
• Participate in training and staff meeting opportunities as required to expand and enhance therapeutic and administrative skills
• Conduct him/herself courteously and professionally at all times
• Assist in ensuring the content of client files is in full compliance with Family Life Center, Inc. Policies and Procedures, Alabama Department of Mental Health- Substance Abuse Division, Alabama Medicaid, and contracting agency standards and regulations regarding client file data entry, quality of file content, timeliness of entries, timeliness of file updates and archiving, and timely, accurate, and pertinent documentation and corresponding billing records
• Assist with general clerical duties
• Assist with special projects and assignments per the Executive Director

Clinical 15% of the time

• Provide basic living skills, utilizing techniques and theories especially suited for individuals in the treatment population consistent with the services as delineated in the most recent version of the Alabama Department of Mental Health Substance Abuse Services Billing Manual as published and maintained by ADMH, as well as the services as delineated in the most recent version of the Alabama Medicaid Provider Billing Manual as published and maintained by Alabama Medicaid.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must meet the qualification of treatment personnel by the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama Medicaid, to include
• A high school diploma or equivalent, and
• Completion of an approved Peer Support training within three (3) months of hire.
• At least one (1) year of work experience directly related to job responsibilities
• Must achieve and maintain certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid by an approved certifying agency.
• Must have an unrestricted, unexpired State of Alabama driver’s license and be insurable to drive program vehicles if the position requires client transportation.
• Must have a working knowledge of the 12-step model of recovery.
• High level of integrity, dependability, and honesty.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office software.

ADA Specifics

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands or arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally be exposed to the weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

Quality of Work

Incumbent work quality will be in accordance with the standards of the applicable contracting, certifying, and/or regulatory entities including, but not limited to, the following: Alabama Department of Mental Health - Substance Abuse Services Division, State of Alabama Medicaid Department, Family Life Center, Inc. Policies and Procedures, and all state and federal applicable laws. In addition, all work is to be performed in compliance with Family Life Center, Inc. safety policies, procedures, and practices, and all state and federal health and safety regulations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or working conditions.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.