Clinical Counselor

About the Role

Responsible for all coordination of activities and overall facilitation of clinical flow of patients throughout the course of treatment. Coordinates a patient's care while in residential services, including integration with family services, sessions, communication with referral sources, assessment of patient progress, and communication to the clinical team regarding special treatment needs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient assessments such as bio psychosocial assessment, patient goals, and treatment planning.
• Utilize multi-disciplinary treatment team to determine appropriate level of care and identify behavioral health needs that may require external placement.
• Facilitate group therapy and individual counseling.
• Recognize, assess, determine, and evaluate symptoms of addictions according to ASAM and DSM V criteria.
• Work with family therapist to assess family dynamics, recommend family education programs, and ongoing family therapy.
• Develop a comprehensive continuing care plan with Patient Experience Managers, including input from clinical referents, internal referents, multi-disciplinary treatment teams, family, and patient.
• Adhere to ethical constraints of a certified addiction counselor and other professional or organizational ethical standards.
• Document treatment plans, progress notes, treatment plan updates, case consultations, phone calls, and discharge summaries in the patient medical record according to policies and procedures.
• Complete necessary utilization review information.
• Coordinate all communication involving patients, referents, and family as appropriate in assessment and care planning processes.
• Conduct individual and group counseling sessions congruent with 12-step program to motivate and support patient awareness, understanding, and motivation to change related to addiction and recovery issues.
• Communicate and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team, patient, family, and referent to address clinical issues related to the individualized treatment plan and continuing care.
• Coordinate communication and collaboration with internal and external customers (e.g., referents, business development officers).
• Develop and present psychoeducational lectures, specialty groups relative to the disease of addiction, relapse, behavioral addictions, and 12-step recovery.
• For Clinical Counselor III: Step in for leadership when unavailable to run meetings, address clinical needs, and make decisions for patient care when direct supervision is not available.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Human Services or other related discipline required.
• Full clinical licensure (LPC, LCSW, or LMFT).
• Specialty training preferred (MI, DBT, Art Therapy, MBSR, CPT, CBT).
• Experience in lifespan developmental issues.
• Experience in facilitating group therapy.
• CADC preferred.

Schedule

Sunday–Thursday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Pay

$70,000–$75,000 salary

Work Location

Scotrun, PA