Description

Zepf Center has been serving the Lucas County community for nearly 50 years. We are the leading provider of behavioral health and substance use disorder services in Northwest Ohio. Services include adult and child psychiatric, substance abuse, case management, residential, Crisis Care, and therapy programs, as well as career development and wellness services. Zepf Center also offers primary care medical services to our patients to contribute to their continuum of care. Zepf Center is a trauma-informed agency and environment for both patients and staff.

Zepf Center is a trauma-informed agency and environment for both clients and staff.

We are currently seeking a full time Counselor for our Opiate Treatment Program; utilizing best practice in providing Medication Assisted Treatment for substance abuse disorders. This individual is responsible for day-to-day treatment and programming for patients participating in the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides training and education to peers related to essential duties.
•  Provides leadership coverage when the OTP Clinical Manager is on PTO.
•  Develop individualized counseling, treatment and recovery programs that help to establish healthy behaviors and provide coping strategies.
• Complete assessments, including SUD/ mental health assessments, and intake procedures for patient admission, as needed
•  Satisfy patient engagement (productivity) requirements.
• Identify and evaluate a patient’s strengths, weaknesses, problem areas and need for the development of an individualized treatment plan; evaluate and monitor patient progress on an on-going basis.
• Provide group patient counseling and treatment.
• Provide case management services.
• Provide crisis intervention services
•  Provide training on professional counseling matters to staff members.
• Present educational programs in a group setting on such topics as: the disease of chemical dependency, AIDS, special population recovery issues, relapse, 12 step recovery, and family recovery issues.
• Facilitate patient referrals when indicated.
• Facilitate consultation with other professionals when indicated.
• Complete required patient record documentation within the specified time.
•  Participate in regular patient staffing with appropriate treatment facility staff.
• Develop and maintain liaisons with agencies to assist patients with accessibility to community resources.
• Present community education and awareness programs to the public, as requested.
• Orient patients to guidelines governing the program.
• Randomly monitor drug use among patients by using available urinalysis process.
• Work flexible hours depending on patient care and programmatic needs.

Requirements

Position Qualifications: 

• A master’s degree or higher in counseling, social work, social services, human services, or a related field and two years as a Clinical Counselor I or equivalent paid social service experience
• Maintenance of active status of a PCC or LISW, including annual educational requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of the disease of chemical dependency and recovery including knowledge of family disease and recovery support groups.
• Understanding of the continuum of patient care and the transition/placement in the various phases of treatment.
• Working knowledge of patient confidentiality and patient rights.
• Knowledge and adherence of CARF standards.
• Computer proficiency and literacy.
• CPR and First Aid trained and crisis intervention (CPI) trained.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance.

EOE/M/F/H/V

 May be eligible for a bonus if certain conditions apply, including not having worked in Community behavioral health in the last 30 days.