What are the responsibilities and job description for the Addiction Counselor position at ND Health and Human Services?
NDSH - Jamestown, ND - Addiction Counselor
The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a specialized psychiatric hospital that serves the whole state. Services focus on psychiatric rehabilitation, residential substance use disorders treatment, and residential treatment for sexually dangerous individuals.
As an Addiction Counselor, you will provide substance use disorder evaluation and treatment services to adults within the Tompkins Rehabilitation Center and within other areas of NDSH as needed. Facilitate sessions with clients as determined by treatment plan and program schedules. Assure appropriate placement level of all clients and provide treatment according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine guidelines. Lead and/or Co-lead group therapy with ongoing assessment of client progress. Provide individual, group and family therapy, case management and behavioral management. Collect information from client, family, courts, and agencies. Community Liaison for team meetings, staffing, courts, human service centers, private agencies, community-based self-help groups, families, and employers.
To be considered for the Addiction Counselor position, you are required to have a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology, AND have current licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC) by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.
We will consider filling with an Addiction Tech at a lower pay rate - Must have completed all but two academic courses required for the addiction counseling field in a bachelor's or master's degree program, this includes Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology. Individuals in this class must complete all coursework, training, and/or tests and obtain an addiction counselor license from the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners within 6 months of the date hired. In order to be considered for an Addiction Tech position you must have applied to be part of an Addiction Consortium and accepted by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.
About HHS: ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.
Location: ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position is required to work onsite at the State Hospital in Jamestown, North Dakota.
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Application Procedures
Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/careers/e-verify
A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.
For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Shauna Eberhardt at sleberhardt@nd.gov or at 701.239.7365
Employing Unit: ND HHS - ND State Hospital
Telephone Number: 701.253.3228
TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text); 1-800-366-6889 (voice)
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.
