Outpatient Clinician

About the Role

San Antonio Recovery Center is looking for a compassionate Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) to assist patients through medically assisted treatments and offer techniques for managing opioid addiction. The LCDC conducts individual and group sessions to help with crisis management and coping strategies, evaluates patients’ progress during counseling, and collaborates with doctors, nurses, and other counselors to support patients’ overall outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment and casework services to patients as directed by the counseling supervisor.
• Deliver timely counseling and documentation for patient services based on the plan of care and complete referrals.
• Document patient needs, including psychological and social needs.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and timely patient files.
• Coordinate care of assigned patients and present patient status and concerns with the treatment team.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop and implement patient treatment plans according to State OTP regulations.

Qualifications

• Must be an LCDC licensed in the state of Texas.
• Required/maintained state trainee status, intern registration, or in-training standing.
• Experience working with an opiate-addicted population.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Skilled in conducting assessments, utilizing ASI criteria for appropriate patient placement, treatment plan development and implementation, service coordination, and crisis intervention.
• Excellent documentation and computer skills.
• Knowledge of local community drug trends, the effects of drugs of abuse on the body and cognitive functioning, signs and symptoms of narcotic overdose, psychosocial implications of addictive disease, the process of addiction and treatment, and social service, economic, legal, and medical systems.
• Knowledge of HIV transmission, health, behavioral, and emotional implications of addiction.
• Ability to work effectively within a medical hierarchy, assist in complex problem-solving with clients, and work autonomously.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse population and exhibit excellent customer service skills.
• Self-directed with the ability to work with little supervision.
• Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off accrual
• Excellent growth and development opportunities
• Satisfying and rewarding work striving to overcome the opioid epidemic

About Us

San Antonio Recovery Center is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of treatment to help each patient achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.