Flushing Hospital Medical Center is a 293-bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital. The hospital offers a variety of services for a culturally diverse community, including Bariatric Surgical Service, Ambulatory Care Center, Women's Health Center, Wound Care Center, and Chemical Dependence Unit. Our busy on-site full-service pharmacy provides prescription services to discharged, emergency department, and clinic patients as well as employees.We're looking for a CASAC with a current New York State certification. Our ideal will have than be quick-thinking, with strong assessment skills, and the ability to work quickly and effectively under pressure. CASACs Provides individual counseling and facilitation of caseload group meetings and other assigned groups. Provides psycho-education and counseling germane to chemical dependency and relapse prevention. Administers appropriate behavioral interventions as needed.
Requirements - CASAC required.
- Experience with medically managed or supervised detoxification required.
- Responsibilities include initial psychosocial interviewing, multidisciplinary treatment planning, individual and group counseling, and discharge and aftercare planning.