NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

Job Description

• Working in the medical emergency department on a behavioral health team, collaborating with medical providers.
• Conduct individual assessment to assigned patients with any type of substance use disorder, substance use, or substance misuse.
• Provide rationale for assessment for the appropriate level of care, and continuum of SUD treatment services; facilitate appropriate referral processes.
• Implement clinical techniques to address secondary abuse issues.
• Assess for signs and symptoms of intoxication, dependency, withdrawal.
• Provide psychoeducation to patients about SUD and SUD treatment.
• Provide psychoeducation and teaching to patients about harm reduction, overdose prevention, provision of Narcan and substance testing strips.
• Conduct post discharge follow up for patients when indicated.
• Rotating schedule; must be flexible with working evening, overnight, and/or weekend hours on a regular basis. Flexible compressed schedules are possible, such as working 4 day- week shifts.

Minimum Qualifications

Any individual working in a NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)-Certified Treatment
Program or newly-hired into the System in the title of Addiction Counselor in a NYC Health + Hospitals health care
setting must have proof of completion of OASAS "Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment
(MAT)" training.
For Assignment to Level I
1. Valid Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) - Level 1 Certificate issued by the
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS); or
2. Is otherwise considered a Qualified Health Professional (QHP) based on licensure, certification and/or
registration along with appropriate experience and/or training as defined in Section 800.3 (l) of the OASAS
Treatment Services: General Provisions, Title 14 NYCRR Part 800
(https://www.oasas.ny.gov/regs/documents/800.pdf).

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs