Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide direct addiction recovery services and consultation services in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Provision of routine addiction recovery services such as, but not limited to, intake assessments, individual and group intervention, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Provision of consultation services when requested by facility staff, medical staff or mental health staff.
• Documents all inmate encounters and significant addiction recovery information in SAMS and the Electronic Medical Record.
• Participation in staff meetings and in-service training programs.
• Provides other services relating to the functioning of the addiction recovery department as assigned.
• Inform Staff Psychiatrist of personal need for additional supervision or overall problems in delivery of services.
• Maintain confidentiality of inmate information.
• Interrelate and work effectively with other addiction recovery staff, Wexford administrative, medical and mental health personnel, New Hampshire Department of Corrections staff, inmates and outside support agencies.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Completes addiction services documentation requirements.
• Provides individual and group counseling as clinically appropriate, and agreed upon by the treatment team and/or Staff Psychiatrist.
• Aids in discharge planning and referral process to appropriate resources when an inmate is discharged to the community, work release, or elsewhere in the system.
• Attends weekly staff meetings and follows all team/unit protocols.
• Follows security regulations and policies, with consideration of clinical factors.
• Appropriately recommends/offers input to multi-disciplinary team for transfers to alternate levels of care, and/or grade changes when requested.
• Adheres to all Behavioral Health policies, including but not limited to treatment program admissions, required encounters, and treatment follow up.

Qualifications

• LICENSING: Current license (Licensed Addiction Counselor or Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor) to deliver addiction recovery services in the state of New Hampshire required.
• CERTIFICATION: Current CPR certification required.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Addictions Recovery, Psychology, Social Work, or related field preferred but not required.
• PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Professional experience in counseling and guidance, education, public health, rehabilitation counseling, social work, vocational rehabilitation; addiction treatment services or related experience preferred.

Benefits

• Annual review with performance increase
• Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care spending account