Addiction Behavioral Health Specialist

Job Summary 
     
The Addiction Medicine Behavioral Health Specialist works with the Care Team to recognize and address psychological symptoms and conditions using the bio-psychosocial approach. Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, and substance use problems, including the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Activities may include individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Ability to demonstrate reliability and responsiveness to patients, families, and team patients.
• Ability to demonstrate mutual respect and build a trusting environment with patients, families, and team members.
• Ability to participate towards a common goal, reinforcing individual capabilities.
• Ability to build on strengths.
• Ability to assess external factors that impact health and behavior.
• Ability to show empathy.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with various stakeholder groups.
• Makes meaningful improvements to services, programs, and processes and organizational effectiveness that creates new value for patients and employees.
• Practice shared accountability between patients, families, teams, and partners.
• Share and receive information, concerns, and feedback in a supportive manner.
• Works collaboratively across disciplines and administrative functions across the organization and in the community. 

Required Qualifications 

• Master’s in behavioral health field including social work, counseling, or psychology and LPC, LCSW, PsyD, PhD trained in behavioral medicine and health psychology concepts. 
• Trained in social, systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions
• Trained in behavioral medicine and health psychology concepts.
• Trained in social systems and familial aspects of psychological and medical conditions.
• Trained in substance abuse identification and treatment.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Two years ' experience working in a clinical setting.
• Preferred experience in working with individuals with addictions in the setting of group sessions, and individual, and family counseling. 

Compensation & Benefits 

• Salary: MR 9 Salary Schedules
• Job Family:  Social Services Professional 3
• Benefits: (Employee Benefits)

*This position is contingent upon the availability of grant funding.

Application Instructions 

• Exempt positions are only required to be posted for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days. The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants. 
• Employment is contingent on a satisfactory background check. 
• Please attach the following documents: Cover Letter, CV, Three (3) Professional References, and Transcripts.

ETSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer

University Overview (as needed) 

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an institution with over 14,000 diverse students highly ranked graduate and undergraduate programs. Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Tennessee, ETSU serves as a hub for community, discovery, and service. Aligned with the institution's mission, we value efforts to engage in teaching, scholarship, creative activities, and service that involve community partners and address significant societal needs in our region and beyond. Recognized in 2024 as a Great College to Work For, recent strategic initiatives prioritize the institution’s focus on community engagement. 

Disclaimer Statement:

Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.