MAT PROGRAM COORDINATOR - ORLANDO, FL

Are you looking to find personal and professional fulfillment, and align your career with your values? 

At Gateway Foundation, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with substance abuse issues gain control of their lives.

Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine—including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses—deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway’s proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.

If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around – GATEWAY IS THE PLACE FOR YOU! 

MAT Program Coordinators are responsible for:

• Developing and implementing program guidelines, policies, procedures, rules, and reguatlions related to MAT
• Monitoring program activities and services to ensure effective delivery of treatment
• Serving as liaison with all other coordinating disciplines in the MAT program
• Serving as MAT grievance liaison to the Health Services Administrator
• Facilitating communication and collobaration between medical staff, mental health staff, treatment providers, correctional staff, and clients receiving MAT
• Leading the multidisciplinary team meetings for MAT program participants to coordinate discussions regarding integrated treatment planning and client response/progress from interventions
• Maintaining a caseload as needed. Ensuring client-centered treatment planning and individualized care
• Implementing strategies to minimize diversion of MAT medications. Staying informed about diversion techniques (e.g. cheeking) and implementing measures to prevent them
• Educating and training all staff (FDC and contract) involved in MAT program to include safe administration of MAT and effective reponse to incidents. Providing training and supervision to the Case Managers and SUD counselors
• Developing and implementing project plans to enhance MAT services. Evaluating program effectiveness, collecting data, and making recommendations for improvements. Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations related to MAT services
• Advocating for clients’ access to MAT and ensuring continuity of care during incarceration and reentry. Working closely with medical staff, mental health staff and community treatment providers to facilitate enrollment into client assistance programs
• Supervising MAT case management and/or SUD counseling staff as assigned

Job Requirements:

Education / experience / licensure / certifications must meet contractual requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, social work, counseling, health management or a related human services field
• Masters’ Degree preferred
• Current credential as a Certified Addictions Professional or Masters’ Certified Addictions Professional (CAP or MCAP) in Florida or IC&RC reciprocal credential, OR; Current credential as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LMHC or LCSW)
• Three (3) to Five (5) years experience with the provision of SUD treatment/intervention services that include Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• One (1) year supervisory experience preferred

Competitive Compensation and Benefits: 

Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes:

• Health Insurance - Including a wellness premium incentive opportunity
• Dental & Vision Insurance
•  Paid Time Off - Including 18 days of PTO and 9 paid holidays in the first year
• Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Commuter Accounts
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Gateway is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training & Development Programs

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.