TEMPORARY Substance Abuse Counselor (12 week assignment)
About the Role
Substance abuse counselor will assist patients through medically assisted treatments and offer techniques for handling opioid addiction. The counselor conducts individual and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies, evaluates patients’ progress during counseling, and collaborates with doctors, nurses, and other counselors to help patients achieve overall outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
- Ensure efficient and effective delivery of counseling services to all patients
- Conduct individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination
- Complete Bio-psychosocial assessment
- Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
- Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
- Other related duties as determined by supervisor
Qualifications
- Must have current LSAA, LADAC, LMHC, LMSW, LPCC, LCSW, or LMFT certification
- Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen
About Us
MedMark Treatment Centers, 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 patient achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.