CADC Counselor

Maryville Addiction Treatment Center is recognized as a leader in the treatment of addictive disease and co-occurring disorders. For over seventy years, our holistic, evidence-based treatment approaches have helped bring hope, health and healing to those suffering from opioid, alcohol and other addictive substances.

Benefits and Perks

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan Forgiveness opportunity (HRSA)
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employer Paid Life insurance and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) matching
• Referral program
• Health savings account

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic care, treatment, and rehabilitation of clients.
• Facilitates individual and group counseling sessions.
• Works with other social agencies and managed care organizations, hospitals, clinics, courts, prisons, and gatekeepers to meet client needs and assist them in utilizing provided resources.
• Prepares treatment plans, histories, writes letters, generates reports and keeps records.
• Provides assessments and evaluations based on ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) criteria.
• Assesses treatment plans for patients using the ASI (Addiction Severity Index) and the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).
• Determines the appropriate level of care according to ASAM criteria.
• Observes clients throughout treatment to determine the need for continued services, transfer, or discharge.
• Reviews and, where necessary, revises client treatment plans.
• Develops discharge/transfer plan to ensure access to appropriate levels of care.
• Contacts, consults, and coordinates with referral sources as appropriate.
• Participates with a multidisciplinary team for assigned clients.
• Provides active case consultation.
• Documents all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow- up in the client's clinical record, and providing appropriate signatures and dating of such entries, including those made in electronic records.
• Responsible for full patient case load and documentation of accountability procedures that require verification of interventions.
• Moderates special groups such as family meetings, workshops or presentations.

Requirements

• CADC certification is required.
• Must have least two years working as a counselor, preferably in an addiction treatment facility.
• Knowledge of the basic principles, philosophies, practices, and procedures involved at drug treatment facilities.
• Familiar with a facility environment, primary functions performed, and an understanding of a patient’s levels of care.
• Experience with facilitating groups, seminars, meetings and/or specialized therapeutic groups and activities.

Job Type: Full-time

EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CADC (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Turnersville, NJ (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Turnersville, NJ: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person