Substance Use Counselor

Description

Compassionate

Full Time Substance

se Counselor Needed

Position Overview

Substance

se counselor

will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Responsibilities :

Familiarity with 12 Core Functions of Counseling

Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment

Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment

Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination

Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans

Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan

Ensures accurate and current clinical records are maintained in accordance with Federal and State Regulations governing NTP clinics

Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualificati

ons :

Current addiction / substance abuse

certification

CAC,

CADC

certification

or above is required

Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals.

Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population

Ability to Counsel 50-60 Patients with documentation each month

Satisfactory criminal background check & 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

What to expect from us :

MedMark

Treatment Center

a BayMark Health Services company,

is

a progressive substance

se treatment organization

is 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.

BayMark Health Services

is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State / Federal laws.

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