Addictions Counselor-Full Time

Addictions Counselor

Position Summary

Provide a wide range of clinical services to clients within limits of training and credentialing under supervision.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conduct initial evaluation and consumer intake interviews; assess consumer's presenting problems and formulate diagnosis.
• Develop, implement, and modify, as necessary, consumer treatment plans.
• Carry out case management services related to consumer' treatment.
• Maintain an active caseload, providing individual, group, marital, and family counseling as needed and within area of expertise and limits of credentials; assure procurement of additional services as needed.
• Consults and cooperates with community systems to facilitate linkage, referral, crisis management, advocacy, and follow up with the focus on attaining treatment goals.
• Follow Center procedures regarding the provision of consumer care and documentation.
• Maintain client and program records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations, grant requirements etc.
• Participate in continuing education activities, remaining knowledgeable in area(s) of expertise, and meet requirements for professional credentials.
• Attend meetings as appropriate and meet regularly with supervisor to exchange pertinent information and receive supervision.
• Serve as a resource person to Center and community in area(s) of expertise, including presenting classes, speaking engagements, and agency consultation.
• Maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships, and professional stature.
• Ability to demonstrate competent use of EMR.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.
• Monitor caseload to assure compliance for third-party payers, including chart reviews, completing prior requests and pre-certification.
• Perform the above listed duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

All members of the Rapid Response team must maintain current Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification & maintain current American Red Cross CPR certification.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person or by telephone. The employee must be able to travel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach, bend; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Light to moderate typing / data entry is required.

Work Environment

Work is generally performed in comfortable physical environment under numerous mental demands and emotional stress involving working with people who are often distraught and unpredictable, requiring decisions relative to dangerousness, suicide potential, competency, reality, etc. Locations away from the Corporate Office require additional safety and crisis control responsibilities.

Conditions of Employment

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs.