Counselor II-III Fulltime

Why join a team of "lifesavers" at The Center for Addiction Treatment? 

Vision

Recovery for all who seek it.

Mission

Saving lives and rebuilding families and communities by providing addiction health services.

Purpose

CAT offers help and hope for a different life by providing accessible care and tools for lifelong sobriety and recovery to patients struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling. CAT does this with the goal of saving lives and rebuilding families.

Benefits

• Bi-weekly pay depending on licensure
• Staying healthy: Medical, Dental and Vision – Starts the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Protecting your income: Life Insurance, Accidental death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, HRA, Critical Illness, and generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual
• Preparing for your future: 401k Employer match and Roth
• Company paid: Life insurance $15k and Long-Term Disability

Job purpose

Provide individual and group counseling, treatment planning, and assessment under the supervisory report of the Director of Clinical Services or their designee.

Duties and responsibilities

- Provide therapeutic treatment services to adults with substance use disorders and/or other co-occurring mental illness within their scope of practice.

- Provide both individual and group services as assigned

- Complete all required documentation, assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, and transfer/discharge notes.

- Excellent clinical skills in order to diagnose and treat DSM 5 mental health disorders, including substance use disorders.

- Coordinate all aspects of care with other members of the interdisciplinary team.

- Maintain at least an overall score of 90% in all areas of chart review.

- Participate on committees and in quality improvement activities as assigned.

- Maintain credentialing or licensure necessary for the position and continually update professional skills through in-service training and other sources.

Qualifications

Licensed by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professions Board (LCDCII minimum), Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II or III (LCDCII or LCDCIII) or the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board. License specifically includes Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). 

Independently Licensed by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board or the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board. License specifically includes Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC), or Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist (IMFT).  A minimum of two years paid experience working in counseling.  Supervision endorsement preferred.  Previous experience in electronic charting is helpful

Clinical Competencies

• Client Rights

• Confidentiality

• Crisis Management

• Diagnostic Assessment

• Documentation

• Incident Reporting

• Individual Counseling

• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) 

• Patient Education 

• Personnel Policies

• Professional Behavior

• Referrals 

• Safety

• Scheduling 

• Sigmund (Electronic Medical Record)

• Suicide Risk Assessment

• Supervision & Consultation

• Therapy Group

• Treatment Planning

• Withdrawal Recognition

 . Addiction Knowledge

Physical requirements

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.

· Position may require individual to communicate, converse and exchange information with others.

· Position may require individual to perceive communications via email, phone or in person.

· Nothing in this job description restricts CAT rights to reassign or assign duties and responsibilities and does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Direct reports

Volunteers and Interns as assigned. May include supervision of other counselors as assigned.