Addiction Engagement Counselor

Job Summary

Addiction Medicine (AM) Counselors provide engagement, counseling, and case management services to members dealing with substance use disorders. They serve a diverse population including treatment for substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health disorders, and support for family members. AM Counselors collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support members at various stages of readiness for change.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical services (individual, group, and family) to members through screening, assessment, diagnosis, and formulation/implementation of service plans.
• Ensure all care adheres to accepted best practice standards and department protocols (including supervision).
• Perform case management through appropriate triaging, referrals, consultations, and coordination with external agencies.
• Coordinate care for patients receiving medications from the Addiction Medicine Medical Team.
• Document all member care in the electronic medical record according to accepted medical/legal standards.
• Contribute to other member or department services such as program development, in-service training, and process improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year working in a substance use disorder treatment setting within the last five years, or completion of Addiction Medicine department internship before hire/transfer.
• Masters level degree in counseling, social work, or closely related field (M.S.W., M.S., M.A., M.Ed.) required at time of hire/transfer.
• Minimum two years of post-master's experience working in a substance use disorder treatment setting within the last five years.
• Certified Addiction Counselor in both OR and WA state. Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee Certification (Washington) required at hire OR Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon) required at hire OR Substance Use Disorder Professional License (Washington) required at hire OR Professional Counselor License (Oregon) required at hire OR Drug and Alcohol Counselor Certificate (Oregon) required at hire OR Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Oregon) required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Additional Requirements

• Thorough and working knowledge of current best practice treatment for adolescents and adults and their family members needing substance use disorder treatment services; including treatment principles for individual, family, and group counseling; and treatment/intervention options for common co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Thorough and working knowledge of legal requirements for reporting abuse and maintaining confidentiality.
• Thorough and working knowledge of accepted best practice protocols and ethical guidelines and behaviors for counselors.
• Thorough and working knowledge of best practices for delivering culturally aware services.
• Ability to assess, diagnose, and treat members affected by substance use.
• Ability to recognize, assess, and provide treatment for members with co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Ability to effectively apply ASAM criteria to make placement decisions.
• Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment and tools.
• Ability to provide case management for patients with a variety of needs including legal issues and social determinants of health.
• Ability to interface with large multidisciplinary systems.
• Competency in computer skills including email, and other typical office applications.
• Competency in computer skills including ability to access and utilize web-based resources.
• Proficient in providing both face-to-face and virtual care.
• Ability to learn and teach patients to use electronic recovery aids, apps, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an integrated healthcare setting including primary care services.
• Specialized training in treating adolescents with substance use disorders.
• Specialized training in family therapy and working with family members that have a family member with a substance use disorder.
• Specialized training in treating trauma.
• Experience or specialized training in applying Motivational Interviewing techniques to engage and triage new patients.
• Experience or specialized training in working with an interdisciplinary treatment team including medical providers.
• Experience or specialized training in working with patients that are receiving either prescribed or dispensed medications for substance use disorders.
• Experience using Feedback Informed Care tools in direct patient care.
• Experience providing crisis management services.
• Experience working with electronic health record systems.