REQUIREMENTS/EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in behavioral health/related
• Field OR Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with pending Master’s Degree in behavioral health. required. Master’s Degree in behavioral health or related field preferred.
• At least two years clinical experience specifically with chemically dependent / dually diagnosed population preferred.
• CPR / CPI (Offered at facility). Certification, or willingness to pursue certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor preferred.
• Licensed Professional Counselor preferred. Current driver’s license—Good DMV record.
• Knowledge of 12-step recovery programs.
• Ability to work with male/female, adult (18-over) substance abuse/dually diagnosed/opiate dependent population. Must be able to work with culturally diverse populations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Primary responsibility for assigned caseload.
• Prepares treatment plan for each patient
• Conducts weekly treatment plan reviews and updates
• Provides individual and group therapy and documents progress
• Develops and presents didactic material to patients
• Liaison between referral sources, insurance companies and patients
• Conducts family interviews and provides for referrals
• Provides crisis intervention to patients
• Assists with aftercare planning
• Assists in training of new clinical staff
• Participates on the interdisciplinary treatment team. This is a full time position:

Monday- Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm

For the 3rd consecutive year, Newsweek magazine has ranked Wilmington Treatment Center as one of the best Addiction Treatment Center in North Carolina. We are North Carolina's premier substance abuse recovery hospital and rehabilitation center located in the beachside community of Wilmington, NC. What began as a 22 bed hospital on one campus in 1984 has grown into a 260 bed hospital spanning 3 campuses - and we are still growing! We are a team of professionals dedicated to helping our patients begin their recovery from the disease of addiction. Even though we are growing, we still maintain that feeling of a close-knit community. We offer a fantastic comprehensive benefit package, a great team of co-workers as well as the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Experience

• 2 year(s): Clinical experience specifically with chemically dependent / dually diagnosed population preferred

Education

• Bachelors or better in Social Work or related field

• Masters or better in Social Work or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Lic Prof Counselor
• Lic Clin Social Wkr
• Cert Addictions Cnslr
• Cert Sub Abuse Cnslr
• Master Addiction Cnslr
• Lic Clin Subs Abs Cnslr

Skills

• Problem Solving
• Planning & Organizing
• Networking
• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Attention to Detail

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)