Job Description

Intake Counselor at Health Care Resource Centers summary:

Provide individual and group counseling and assessments for patients with opioid and substance use disorders, develop and review treatment and aftercare plans, and monitor progress. Collaborate with medical and behavioral health staff, involve families when appropriate, and respond to patient grievances. Position requires relevant degree or certified addiction counseling credentials, background/drug screening, and offers benefits in an outpatient clinic setting.

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Seeking a Compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor

Morning Hours: 5 AM to 1:30 PM

Position Overview:

The substance use counselor will be in charge of 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, the counselor 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.

 
Responsibilities: 

• Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination
• Facilitates establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment.
• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
• Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible
• Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
• Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
• Other related duties as determined by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 2 years of individual counseling experience
OR
Master’s Degree in Behavioral Science with a minimum of 1 year of individual counseling experience
OR
Associate’s Degree or High School Diploma with a current certification such as:
• CAC (Certified Addiction Counselor)
• CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor)
• CADC II
• LADC I (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor I)
• LADC II
• Experience working with chemically dependent individuals is preferred
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check and drug screening

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: 

 
Health Care Resource Centers, a BayMark Health Services Company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment program, 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 providing Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) and to follow compliance guidelines 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

Keywords:

substance abuse counselor, opioid use disorder, individual and group counseling, bio-psychosocial assessment, treatment planning, aftercare planning, addiction counselor certification, behavioral health, crisis management, outpatient clinic

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