Job Description:
Location: Cambridge City, IN
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Our client is currently seeking a Counselor to join their team to assist with Patient Recovery!
Scope of Role:
Full-time Position
Summary: The Counselor role oversees all aspects of a patient's treatment. Responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients.
Job Responsibilities:
- Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include
- attending all clinical meetings.
- Assess the counseling needs of the patient.
- Assess the patient for substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determining appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.
- Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.
- Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan.
- Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan.
- Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.
- Participate fully as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.
- Document all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the patient's clinical record.
Job Requirements:
- Counselors must be credentialed as any of the following under the Department of •Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA):
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (IC 25-23.6-5) with an addiction credential
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (IC 25-23.6-8.5) with an addiction
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IC 25-23.6-8) with an addiction
- Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (IC 25-23.6-10.5); •
- Psychologist (IC 25-33);
- A Physician (IC 25-22.5-2);
- Advanced Practice Nurse or a Certified Nursing Specialist (IC 25-23-1);
- An individual credentialed in addictions counseling by a nationally recognized credentialing body approved by the division as indicated below:
- A Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant II (CADAC II)
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant III (CADAC III)
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant IV (CADAC IV)
- Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant V (CADAC V)
- Addiction Professional in Training (APIT)
- Certified Addiction Counselor Level I (ICACI)
- Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (ICACII)
- National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I)
- National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCAC II) oA Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
Thank you,
Contact: ehartzell@judge.com
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