Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS/LCAS-A) - Jacksonville Treatment Center
Jacksonville, NC 28546
About the Job
Credentialed applicants with Trillium Health Resources, LME and Eastpointe preferred.
The Mission of Jacksonville Treatment Center is to provide individualized counseling, education and medication assisted recovery to opioid dependent adults in a safe, medically sound, and therapeutic environment. Our Mission is to provide opportunities for these individuals to explore, change and strengthen themselves so they can lead a healthy and productive life.
Responsibilities:
- The counselor will complete Comprehensive Clinical Assessments (CCA), ensuring that consumers are given efficient and prompt access to treatment.
- The counselor will be responsible for preparing the Person-Centered Plan (PCP) and Crisis Plan for each Medicaid/ Medicare client. The counselor will maintain the plan, updating the PCP based on the needs of the client and/or requirement of the Medicaid/ Medicare service definition and LME/MCO.
- The counselor is responsible for the upload of all Medicaid/ Medicare related documents to the appropriate LME/MCO provider portal.
- The counselor is responsible for the research, corrections, and re-submission of all denied authorizations and re-authorizations.
- The counselor will track each Medicaid/ Medicare recipient eligibility via NCTRACKS monthly to review individual Medicaid/ Medicare eligibility.
- The counselor will monitor the submission of CCA, PCP, and claims to the LME/MCO via the designated LME/MCO provider portal.
- The counselor will compile an accurate weekly report of all billable services.
- The counselor will facilitate SAIOP.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree (M.A) in Psychology, Counseling or, Social Work or related field or Associates Degree in Counseling or related field. Will maintain their LCAS-A or LCAS, credentials.
- Will maintain their credentialing with NCTRACKS and the designated LME/MCO.
- Registration with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Board is required and all mandated continue education hours to uphold licensure.
- If in recovery, at least 2 years continuous sobriety required.
- In addition to, an ability to work independently as well as with the team, ability to maintain high level of professional ethics.
Source : Jacksonville Treatment Center