Clinical Support Therapist

Join Zia Recovery Center as a Clinical Support Therapist – Substance Use Disorder in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate psychoeducational, process, and skills-based therapeutic groups across Withdrawal Management, Residential Treatment, IOP, and Outpatient levels of care.

• Conduct initial ASAM multi-dimensional assessments to determine appropriate level-of-care placement for new admissions.

• Complete recurring ASAM assessments to inform continued stay, level-of-care transition, transfer, or discharge decisions.

• Perform and document Mental Status Examinations (MSEs) as part of initial evaluations and ongoing clinical monitoring.

Requirements

• Prepare and submit Utilization Review (UR) documentation, including clinical justification for continued stay, step-down, step-up, or discharge.

• Communicate with billing department during the UR process as needed.

• Provide PRN group facilitation coverage during staff vacations, callouts, extended leaves, and collegiate internship onboarding periods.

• Collaborate with Primary Therapists, the Clinical Director, and the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding client progress, clinical needs, and level-of-care transitions.

Work Schedule

• Full-Time position.

• Weekend coverage may be required.

• Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Zia Recovery Center as a Clinical Support Therapist – Substance Use Disorder.