Counselor - Addiction Treatment

Counselor: Full time.

Deliver care throughout Wellbridge and are responsible for the day-to-day counseling and case management requirements of a licensed inpatient medically supervised stabilization and withdrawal program, rehabilitation program and reintegration program.   Promotes service standards and creates a patient-focused caring environment while addressing and meeting the individual needs of all patients.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical 

• Provide individual and group therapy for all treatment programs for patients and their family members 
• Direct care delivery including but not limited to assessment of physiologic and psychosocial health status
• Deliver modality specific care including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, contingency management, and relapse prevention 
• Interviewing patients, establishing treatment goals and plan
• Maintain understanding of current treatments, knowledge, and practices in addiction care and prioritize the use of best and evidence-based practices
• Develop and maintain standard policies, procedures to ensure quality services and compliance with accrediting entities.        
• Maintain documentation, patient files, and statistics as required by departmental policies and funding sources

Supervision and Support

• Commit and align with the vision to help every person affected by addiction and the people who care for them achieve long-lasting recovery
• Maintain a safe and caring environment for patients that is conducive to positive health teaching, and maintenance; patient and family expectations of care
• Recognize the need for patient care to be delivered in a culturally sensitive manner and model sensitivity to all staff
• Seek and engage in supervision from senior clinicians and peers 

Collaboration 

• Support a culture of high quality of care across the organization
• Work collaboratively with the medical and nursing teams to develop personalized treatment plans 
• Field clinically-related telephone calls and respond as indicated to promote optimal patient care 
• Support efforts of the Wellbridge research team to implement program improvement and patient outcomes
• Manage and promote relationship with academic and research institutions to promote addiction research and training.
• Provide crisis support to other clinicians and patients, as needed and in emergency situations 

Planning and Coordination

• Participate in regular clinical team meetings
• Work closely with the clinical and advocacy teams to coordinate services to patients
• Make recommendations for growth and development of the organization 
• Respond in a timely fashion to staff concerns and function proactively to retain staff
• Serve as a liaison and assist with community outreach/presentations

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year (1) of full-time satisfactory experience performing assessment and/or treatment of drug or alcohol addiction care OR a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years (2) of full-time satisfactory experience in addiction care 
• Valid License as Counselor or related-fields (CASAC, CASAC-T, LCAT, MSW and/or MHC) in the State of New York.
• BLS, required; ACLS or other certification, as required by department. Certification must be obtained within one (1) year of employment.
• Familiarity with all relevant healthcare standards: OASAS, ASAM, JCAHO, etc. 
• Demonstrated communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with data management and electronic records 
• Strong problem solving, conceptual, and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific experience with stabilization and withdrawal management care and/or rehabilitation settings 
• Teaching experience 
• Experience with therapeutic groups (preferably addiction-oriented), therapeutic communities, and inpatient care
• Knowledge of medications assisted treatment (MAT) and how behavioral interventions can support and improve outcomes for MAT 
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary and/or research team