Substance Use Disorder Counselor
About the role
Substance abuse counselors will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting programs and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts group sessions and individual sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Additionally, counselors will evaluate patients’ progress during therapy. Substance abuse counselors may also need to collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists for patients’ therapy and treatment for the best overall outcome.
BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment organization committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group counseling services;
- direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals;
- coordinate all services throughout treatment
- Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
- Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
- Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible
- Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
- Other related duties as determined by supervisor
Qualifications
- Must hold an ASUDC, CASUDC, CASUDC-I, SUDC, CSUDC, CSUD-I, LMHC, CMHC, LPS, LCSW, CSW, or SSW in the state of Utah.
- Associates and/or bachelor’s in behavioral sciences
- Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
- Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
- Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals’ life