Substance Use Counselor

Job description

Compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor Needed! Position Overview: The Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for supporting patients through medically assisted treatments and providing techniques to manage opioid addiction. The counselor facilitates both individual and group sessions focused on crisis management and coping strategies, evaluates patient progress throughout the counseling process, and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and fellow counselors to help patients achieve positive overall outcomes. Responsibilities : Qualifications: - 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 - Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible - Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints - Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans - Other related duties as determined by the supervisor - Associate ’ s...