Description - External

Department: PROMEDICA ED GRANT

Shift: 12p to 10:30p

Status: Full Time / 40 Hours per pay period

Facility: 1 Wyoming St., Dayton – MVH

General Summary/Responsibilities:

The Substance Use Navigator is responsible for providing coordination and support to Premier Health Emergency Department /OB Triage patients and patients admitted to the medical floors who have been identified with substance use disorder (SUD). SUN will be responsible for supporting linkage and warm handoff for Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) from the ED and the inpatient medical floors. This includes, but is not limited to regularly performing SUD assessments, linkages to ongoing treatment, linkages to community resources, educating patients, communicating with, Clinical and administrative staff, monitoring and reporting outcomes, and participation in other grant-related meetings and activities. Additionally, ensures follow up regularly occurs with the identified patient population.

QUALIFICATIONS - EXTERNAL

Qualifications

Education

• Minimum Level of Education Required: Associate degree

• Additional requirements:

• Type of degree: Associate

• Area of study or major: Allied Health, Chemical Dependency Concentration, or health services related field

• Preferred educational qualifications: Associate degree in either Chemical Dependency, Allied Health, Social Services, or Social Work

• Position specific testing requirement: N/A

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA) or will obtain within the first 6 months of employment

Experience

• Minimum Level of Experience Required: 1 - 3 years of job-related experience

• Prior job title or occupational experience: Community Health Worker, Peer Recovery Supporter, Case Manager or emergency department experience.

• Prior specific functional responsibilities: N/A

• Preferred experience: Medical Terminology, emergency department, substance abuse case management, grants

• Other experience requirements: Experience with data/MS Office

• Knowledge/Skills

• Understanding of SUD as a medical condition.

• Requires exceptional communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work with diverse group of individuals, without judgement, in a culturally relatable way.

• Ability to work independently and as an integral member of a team.

• Ability to plan, organize and conduct work with minimal supervision

• Ability to deal with a changing environment with possible high stress levels and be open to new ideas.

• Ability to design and deliver creative solutions.

• Ability to work with confidential patient information.

• Ability to conduct motivational interviewing

• Knowledge of available community resources.

• Knowledge of EPIC and/or other electronic health records systems and general computer literature