Substance abuse services director vs mental health consultant

Differences between substance abuse services director and mental health consultant 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.

Mental health consultant example responsibilities.

• Serve as resource person for family health physicians at clinic on managing psychotropic medications for medical patients with psychiatric problems.
• Evaluate patients for psychiatric and behavioral health issues; make recommendations regarding treatment measures, including medications and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Supervise residential staff and provide individual and group counseling services in rehabilitation centers.
• Provide occupational therapy consultation services to center's authorities to enhance intern's rehabilitation.
• Program communication and development working with service providers, healthcare association and organizations to establish a state-wide tobacco treatment safety network.
• Analyze and compare relate cases of past and present communicable diseases and STDs incidence to identify disease trends or patterns.
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