Clinical Counselor

JOB TITLE: Counselor/.Clinician

REPORTS TO: Clinical Director

DESCRIPTION: Oversee client care for assigned caseload. Conduct individual and group sessions, coordination of treatment planning including: assist with referral and collateral contacts, case management and completion of biopsychosocial assessment. Must have a working knowledge of ASAM levels of care and the DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorders.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

• Upon admission, obtain history and presenting information as well as orient new patient to program process and procedures.
• Provide patient with daily individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, as well as education and skills training.
• Collaboratively develops and updates an individualized treatment plan with the patient.
• Define all relevant community supports affecting treatment patient care including attorneys, family members, and other collateral agencies. Obtain signed releases of information to communicate with community supports.
• Update referring sources and family members on patient progress, if approved by the patient.
• Utilize patient-centered evidence-based interventions and rapport-building practices, including motivational interviewing techniques to enhance patient insight regarding diagnoses and patterns of use.
• Document treatment episodes, contacts, treatment plans and sessions according to regulatory compliance requirements.
• Coordinate comprehensive discharge plan to ensure seamless community reintegration.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or 2 years’ of addiction medicine or behavioral health experience serving culturally diverse populations.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s Degree in human services, social work, psychology, mental health, addiction medicine or related field.
• LCSW, LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, LADC I, LADC II preferred.

Competencies

• Customer Service: Demonstrates concern for meeting patient needs and provides resources that can be made available.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems, involves others in seeking solutions, conducts appropriate analyses, searches for best solutions; responds quickly to new challenges.
• Integrity: Uphold personal and professional ethics and values, and respects the culture, beliefs and abilities of patients.
• Communication Proficiency: Comfortable using a broad range of communication styles, and ability to choose appropriate, effective ways to communicate to different audiences in diverse situations.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility: Ability to promise and deliver results, build effective relationships and establish a reliable track record.