Substance abuse services director vs clinical externship

Differences between substance abuse services director and clinical externship duties and responsibilities

Substance abuse services director example responsibilities.

• Manage the departmental budget by adjusting therapist schedules to more efficiently schedule patients.
• Re-Accredite program with CARF and new accreditation (CARF) of adolescent outpatient and intensive outpatient program.
• Refocuse strategic mission of psychiatry toward integration and support of hospital services.
• Perform patient chart audits ensuring proper documentation and patient care are provided per Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
• Negotiate contracts for inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation for HMO patients.
• Create and implement psycho-educational groups pertaining to methadone and substance abuse and behavioral health.

Clinical externship example responsibilities.

• Set up and manage new medical transcription department.
• Manage large scale TMF inventory/file cleanup projects in preparation for FDA and EMA inspections.
• Manage difficult or emotional patient situations, with compassion and professionalism.
• Participate in multiple studies managing CTM activities for various therapeutic areas simultaneously including oncology, urology, transplant, and immunology.
• Monitor EKG's, assess blood pressure, palpate heart rates, safely progress patients in exercise.
• Perform manual data entry in CTMS, TMF, CRF imaging and various departmental databases.
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