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Job Title: IOP Telehealth Counselor / Counselor in Training (CIT)
Organization: True Self Recovery
Program: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), Telehealth
Position Summary
The IOP Telehealth Counselor provides structured, skilled substance use treatment services to adults in our Intensive Outpatient Program. Services are delivered virtually. This role leads telehealth groups and individual sessions, completes clinical documentation, and coordinates care to support each client's recovery.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate IOP telehealth groups in a private, confidential setting
- Provide individual counseling sessions by telehealth
- Complete multidimensional assessments for clients
- Develop individual treatment plans with the team of credentialed addiction treatment professionals
- Complete and submit service authorizations, and track and monitor them
- Use motivational interviewing and engagement strategies to encourage clients to change behaviors
- Connect clients with community resources, such as psychiatric services
- Coordinate care with outside treatment providers
- Build strong working relationships with other professionals and the clinical team
- Use the therapeutic relationship to build clients' positive skills and behaviors
- Complete accurate, timely documentation in KIPU
Requirements
- Current CIT certification, or higher credential
- Must meet with a clinical supervisor once a week
- Must have a private, quiet, HIPAA-compliant space to lead groups and sessions
- Must be comfortable using technology, including video platforms, an EHR, and troubleshooting basic connection issues
- Reliable high-speed internet and a computer with a camera and microphone
- Strong computer skills
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage a growing caseload
Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health and substance use disorders, their symptoms and treatment, and how they affect clients and families
- Knowledge of counseling techniques, including motivational interviewing
- Understanding of individual and group behavior, and of effective ways to support ongoing recovery
- Ability to keep clients engaged and build rapport in a virtual setting
We're looking for someone who reflects our values of Authenticity, Purpose, and Empathy.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Addiction counseling: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rogers, AR 72756
Salary : $17