Tony Lewis

• Program Manager focused on developing comprehensive military and family-related programs and services in a behavioral health model approach. Goal-oriented, 20 years honorably retired Navy Veteran, and strategic professional with 7 years in the substance disorder field, with 4 years dedicated to program and project management. Excellent communication skills; comfortable interacting with patients, families, upper management, and other healthcare professionals. Well-versed in available resources, research, and assessments to help clients succeed in regaining a sense of normalcy and valuable life skills.

SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS:

• Program management
• Team management
• Program administration
• Good decision-making skills, and initiative
• Project discovery and planning
• Multi-team projects
• Budgeting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Led cross-functional teams to implement process improvements in patient care delivery.
• Developed and managed project plans to optimize operational efficiency and resource allocation.
• Oversees program, plan, direct, supervise, and evaluate the Installation's Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP), supporting over 500 clients annually.
• Provide guidance for the continual development, implementation, administration, promotion, and revision, aimed to strengthen individuals, families, and mission readiness, with a direct emphasis on substance abuse deterrence, and prevention through awareness, education, risk reduction, and crisis intervention (suicide ideation).
• Analyzes and evaluates existing and potential problem areas; recommends policy and policy changes to the Alcohol and Drug Coordinators for the regional commands, to implement established policies.

• Certify Navy Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level Two (ADC-2) professional with skills in leading situation-specific counseling sessions. Superior training and presentation skills. Organized Clinical Supervisor, successful at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong work ethic and exhibiting a positive attitude.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Qualify by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) Level 2 Certification at the reciprocal level.
• Complete Clinical Supervisor Training for Chemical Dependency Counselors and Supervisors; provided by the U.S. Navy Certification CADAC.
• Conduct 9 rigorous competency-based entry-level interviews, for prospective addiction counselors prior to admissions in the Navy drug and alcohol counselor training program.
• Kept abreast of clinical supervision/training and closely related areas in the field, with an emphasis on substance abuse intervention, assessment, and treatment through, continuing education, training, and literature, which increased staff productivity by 50%.
• Improve Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA) coding template, which was essential in the clinic achieving 100% electronic documentation of client encounters, with a 95%, or above coding accuracy rate.

SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS:

• Supervised clinical staff, ensuring adherence to protocols and quality patient care standards.
• Implemented training programs for new employees, enhancing onboarding and retention rates.
• Proficient in case management
• Group psychotherapy expert
• Dual diagnosis expert
• Expertise in crisis intervention techniques
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) expert

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Supervise clinical staff in all patient treatment activities; assign caseloads; monitor and evaluate clinicians in the performance of their duties.
• Review and approve all clinical documentation (treatment progress, treatment plans, and client coordination of care plan), and conduct regular quality assurance and quality improvement reviews, to ensure that all appropriate record-keeping is performed on a timely basis and that all governing agency regulations are met.
• Assess and evaluate staff; develop methods to use and enhance strengths to isolate and minimize weaknesses.
• Review and update the program's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), resulting in improved procedures.
• Represent U.S. Navy Hospital, Naples Italy, Substance Abuse Clinic, at all Department of the Navy (DoN) substance disorder training and management conferences (Naples, Gaeta Region, and the United States); review and participate in the planning of worldwide seminars and conferences and provide input to Navy-wide Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) guidance.

• Devoted certified Navy Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level One (ADC-1) professional with extensive experience in substance abuse treatment. Working knowledge of the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous as well as the Addictions Severity Index (ASI). Comfortable working in an environment with multi-cultural and socio-economic issues; talented and compassionate communicator.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Qualified Navy Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level one (ADC-1) at the non-reciprocal level, within 12 months of appointment.

SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS:

• Screening and assessment/intakes
• Treatment planning
• Referrals
• Client Education
• Expert on group behavior and dynamics
• Conducts suicide risk assessments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Facilitated individual and group counseling sessions to support clients in recovery from substance abuse.
• Developed personalized treatment plans based on comprehensive assessments of client needs and progress.
• Coordinate care with psychiatrists, medical doctors, social workers, and other community resources, to collaborate on treatment goals/discharge plans and to advocate for clients.
• Provide case management services, to monitor and follow up with clients' progress during treatment.
• Formulate treatment plans and progress notes to meet treatment program standards.
• Conduct risk assessments of new and assigned clients.
• Counsel clients with drug, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling problems.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with a wide range of medical clinicians across multiple disciplines (e.g. medical doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, clinical pharmacists, and nursing staff) to accomplish team goal-setting to ensure medical care to patients is met.
• Advanced knowledge of the technical health care process (including, but not limited to, scheduling across interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery and/or care in the community models and patient health care portals) as it relates to access to care.