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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