Substance Addiction Counselor

Substance Addiction Counselor Package to Include But Not Limited To

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Animal/Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus

Synopsis

The Substance Addiction Counselor will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with all other disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to provide a proactive and collaborative approach in serving the patient population. The Counselor will deliver quality treatment to justice involved individuals with varying levels of substance use/abuse issues, and who are using a variety of addictive substances. The Counselor will collaborate with all disciplines to attain effectiveness in serving the patient population.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Bachelor's level program or higher
• Minimum of 2 years employment in a clinician/counselor/social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent
• Preferred: Must have a substance use certification (i.e. CADC, CAADC, LADC)

Essential Functions

• Provides crisis stabilization, completes intakes and ongoing evaluations, and provides consultation to in-house and community services.
• Affirms individual’s level of functioning, strengths and weaknesses related to primary substance use diagnosis.
• Orients individual to treatment process/program goal.
• Delivers and reinforces evidence-based treatment/curricula.
• Develops treatment and discharge plans in conjunction with Qualified Behavioral Health Professionals.
• Performs individual and group therapeutic interventions as appropriate. Delivers and scores/interprets pre and post-tests, to include post-program surveys, as indicated.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Possesses excellent communication skills.
• Provides the timely and necessary preparation of documentation, records and reports.
• Edifies individuals on the effects of substance use on their physical, social and emotional lives.
• Participates in monthly behavioral health calls, works collaboratively with the medical team to best determine overall treatment for each individual.
• Works with other professionals to collaborate on treatment or management of the patient to include discharge into, aftercare program/community.
• Performs risk assessment of clients; coordinates care with interdisciplinary team including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals and corrections; and discharge planning.
• Plans and implements the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
• Provides the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records and reports.
• Utilizes clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs; crisis management; brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
• Excellent and timely documentation skills required.
• The ideal candidate is able to make independent clinical decisions, while utilizing assistance and supervisory intervention, as needed.