About Us
We’re more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders.
We’re a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the
community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of
healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental,
physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch.
The Clinician is responsible for the coordination of treatment and
services of residents in residential treatment for substance use
disorder. Communicate program philosophy, goals and procedures to
residents and contribute to create a safe and nurturing environment
conducive to the successful treatment and recovery of residents.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide individual counseling and case management with assigned residents.
- Facilitate group therapy and psycho educational groups.
- Provide crisis intervention and management when needed.
- Conduct placement screening and assessment of potential residents
for appropriate level of care. Provide referrals to other agencies,
as needed.
- Conduct intake/orientation of newly admitted residents.
- Obtain bio-psycho-social histories, develop integrated summaries
and establish treatment plans with residents.
- Document on-going resident progress, individual and group
participation, case conference and family meetings.
- Assist residents with discharge and aftercare planning to include
referrals for ongoing services and resources.
- Complete discharge summary and other related paperwork within
designated time frame.
- Communicate with outside agencies and report to DCYF, courts and
probation and document accordingly.
- Maintain clinical records on assigned patients in accordance with
agency policy and state licensure requirements.
- Comply with reporting requirements established by Program’s
funding sources.
- Participate in clinical supervision, team meetings and other staff
development activities to improve professional competence.
- Participate in rotating weekend on-call responsibilities and
provide support to on duty staff, as needed.
- Report any crises/concerns to Program Director or Clinical Supervisor.
- Participates in crisis management where required.