Chelsee M. Barkemeyer

• Mentored new Recovery Coaches, sharing best practices and contributing to their professional development.
• Supervising 9-12 Recovery Coaches and their caseloads.
• Instructing others in program methods, procedures, and functions.
• Assisting clients with setting realistic goals related to sobriety, employment, education, and independent living skills.
• Following progress of discharged patients to determine effectiveness of treatments.
• Intervening as advocate for clients and patients to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Maintaining detailed records of client progress, including notes on individual treatment plans, goals achieved, and any issues that arose during sessions.
• Collaborating with other health care professionals to ensure continuity of care and develop holistic treatment plans tailored to each individual's needs.
• Providing clients and family members with information about addiction issues and about available services and programs, made appropriate referrals when necessary.
• Attending treatment team meetings to coordinate care of clients.
• Coordinating counseling efforts with mental health professionals, doctors, nurses, or social workers.
• Actively seek out opportunities for networking within the recovery community.
• Maintaining accurate records or reports regarding patients' histories and progress and services provided.
• Utilizing evidence-based practices such as motivational interviewing techniques to help individuals create lasting change.
• Write treatment plans and progress notes for each patient assigned to caseload.
• Attended training sessions to increase knowledge and skills.
• Modified wellness plans to comply with changes in client status.
• Preparing reports and documentation for processing in automated medical charts.
• Overseeing and approving notes and documents submitted into client's charts by my staff members.
• Runs RIDS and obtains insurance authorizations for Recovery Coach services.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Assisted my staff with insurance issues.
• Assisted my staff in problem solving.

-Effectively communicate the services I provide and engage with new members.

-Work with members to understand their needs and care goals

-Coordinate with providers to ensure member get the care they need.

-Complete intakes and develop care plans for members.

-Connect members with resources in their communities to provide member with the support they need.

-Monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.

-Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.

• Provide counseling services to residents assigned; intervene and provide crisis intervention and management.
• Provide educational groups to include life skill training, substance abuse education and relapse prevention, per program schedule.
• Communicate program philosophy, goals, and procedures to residents.
• Conduct screening, intake and assessment of potential clients for appropriate placement.
• Provide referral for alternative programming when necessary.
• Conduct orientation for new or potential residents.
• Participate in planning, developing and scheduling of program activities.
• Provide case management services to clients to include on-going assessment, knowledge of and development and implementation of treatment plans, counseling and on-going referrals when needed.
• Communicate to the next shift counselor/charge person any pertinent observations.
• Complete and assist with monthly reporting of statistics to funding source and to provide information and feedback to collaterals.
• Charts progress, group and special notes in client records.
• Develop/assist residents with discharge and aftercare plan to include referral for ongoing services and resources.
• Provide emergency coverage for the residence as needed.
• Report any crisis/concerns to the Program Director or Clinical Supervisor.
• Document shift activity in Log Book.
• Read staff meeting notes and daily memorandums.
• Participate in on-going supervision, staff training and staff meetings.
• Initiate and participate in in-house and outside consultations when warranted.
• Participate in weekly Clinical Review as appropriate.
• Consult with in-house staff as well as outside professionals to insure continuity of care.

• Develop a wellness plan for clients in the early stages of addiction recovery.
• Submit referrals for clients to obtain mental health treatment, medical appointments, SSI/DTA assistance, SNAP benefits, Housing assistance.
• Advocate for clients in court to clear warrants.
• Provide transportation to appointments and court dates as needed.
• Obtain authorization from insurance companies.
• Provide recovery support by bringing clients to AA/NA meetings.
• Documentation and record keeping.

• Perform Narcan trainings at recovery facilities.
• Community outreach to distribute Narcan, Bleach Kits and safe sex kits to high risk individuals.
• Obtain blood from clients for STD testing and education.
• Distribute clean syringes in the Sterile Syringe Program.

• Ensure the care, safety and control of inmates.
• Perform unit searches for contraband.
• Perform inmate de-escalation techniques.
• Be knowledgeable in the Use Of Force model.
• Was qualified to carry a Glock23 outside of the prison when escorting an inmate to an appointment or to the hospital for medical care.
• Sit on mental health watches and observe and document suicidal/self harm inmates.