Substance Use Counselor

Primary Job Function

The licensed counselor will be responsible for offering support and assistance to patients enrolled in Medication Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorder. Utilizing evidence-based practices and a trauma-informed approach, the counselor will help patients develop individualized coping techniques and symptom management skills that enable them to experience improved quality of life. Through collaboration with doctors, nurses and a multidisciplinary team, the counselor will play a vital role in evaluating patient progress and developing an individualized plan of care.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service at regularly scheduled intervals based on patient need, best practices and state regulations;
• Cook up all bio-psychosocial assessment;
• Establish individualized treatment plan with each patient and review as clinically indicated;
• Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints;
• Develop aftercare and discharge plans.

Qualifications

• Must be an LISW, LPCC, LPC, AADC, or ADC;
• Satisfactory drug screen and criminal background check.

Benefits

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