SUD Counselor

Job Title: SUD Counselor

Full time: Day Shift 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday-Friday

Intro and job overview: Join our KBBH team and find meaningful work, inspiring colleagues, career growth, great compensation, and excellent benefits. Located in beautiful Southern Oregon.

Join an outstanding multi-disciplinary team including an on-staff psychiatric team and licensed clinical staff. Klamath Basin Behavioral Health is an accredited NHSC facility. 

The NHSC Loan Repayment Program is open to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers who are employed by accredited sites.

SUD Counselor Benefits and Pay range:

Salary: $21.25 - $26.55 DOE

• Medical Insurance 
• Dental Insurance 
• Vision Insurance
• 403 (b) & up to 8% Matching
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Days
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

SUD Counselor Summary

Substance abuse counselors help their patients and families through the process of rehabilitation and recovery from drugs, alcohol, and other substance and behavioral addictions.   Your primary task typically consists of designing and managing a personalized recovery plan for each patient. You'll help your patients identify sources of negative behavior and understand the effects that these behaviors have on themselves and on loved ones. The overall goal is to help individuals overcome their addictions and become self-sufficient.

In addition to interventions, you'll focus on teaching patients’ preventative measures to safeguard against potential relapses. Your counseling sessions may be on a one-on-one basis or in a group format. 

SUD Counselor Responsibilities and Qualifications: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Work closely with other staff as a member of a treatment team to coordinate care for mutual clients. 
• Work closely with the client to identify issues and create goals and treatment plans.
• Assist clients with crisis management and coping strategies.
• Complete intakes, assessments, treatment plans, and aftercare plans as appropriate.
• Provide one-on-one counseling and case management services, maintain timely client documentation and work collaboratively with other community partners when needed.
• If necessary, coordinate with and complete all necessary referral paperwork for the client to enter inpatient residential treatment.
• Facilitate evidenced based groups as assigned.
• Facilitate client U.A.'s by following proper protocol, track results and follow up with clients.
• Lead group and/or individual therapy sessions.
• Be available to speak with/meet with family, as appropriate and as authorized by the client by utilizing a signed “release of information.”
• Meet with program supervisor on a weekly basis for clinical supervision and attend various meetings as needed.
• Work with team members including QMHP's, case managers, peer support and medical staff to coordinate care for mutual clients.
• Other duties as assigned by Program Supervisor.

SUD Counselor Education: Must meet requirements to qualify as a QMHP. QMHPs shall meet the following minimum qualifications and shall hold one of the following educational degrees:

• CADC I, CADC II or CADC III per MHACBO standards (MHACBO.org)
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) 
• CADC Candidate (intern), candidate status is valid for two years.  Individual must be certified with MHACBO as CADC I prior to the two-year Candidate expiration date. 
• Recovery: a minimum of two years clean and sober is mandatory.  

SUD Counselor Experience: Experience to demonstrate the competencies to identify precipitating events:

• Have experience in the field of drug and alcohol treatment, and experience working with co-occurring (dual diagnosis) clients.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid Oregon driver’s license, insurable driving record. Personal automobile insurance is required if clients are transported, or any agency business is conducted by the employee using his/her personal vehicle. It would be helpful if this individual met the requirements to become MHACBO QMHA Certified, though this is not required.  All certifications must be maintained for the length of employment.

Other Considerations: Klamath Basin Behavioral Health celebrates diversity and is committed to creating inclusive and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Our employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and agency need.