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Compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor Needed!
Position Overview:
Substance Abuse Counselorwill be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting programs and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts group sessions and individual sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Additionally, counselor will evaluate patients' progress during therapy. Substance Abuse Counselors may also need to collaborate with doctors, nurses and therapists for patients' therapy and treatment for best overall outcome.
Responsibilities:
Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination
Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment.
Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
Develops and participates in individual or group patient teaching projects
Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
Other related duties as determined by supervisor
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required with a minimum of 3+ years of individual counseling experience OR a Master's Degree in Behavioral Science
LCSW/LICSW, LMHC and/or LADC preferred
Demonstrated counseling experience
Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals.
Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population
Bi-Lingual preferred
Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen
Benefits:
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
Generous paid time off and paid holidays
Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals' life
COVID-19 considerations:
Everyone will be asked to be in compliance with the most recent COVID guidelines from CDC, State, County and City.
What to expect from us:
Health Care Resource Centers, a BayMark Health Services Company, is a progressive Substance Abuse treatment organization, is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.
BayMark Health Services is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran's status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.
