Substance Use Counselor / Counselor Trainee

Substance Use Counselor / Counselor Trainee at MedMark Treatment Centers summary :

The Substance Use Counselor provides individual and group therapy to assist patients with opioid addiction recovery, including crisis management and coping strategies. The role involves assessing patient progress, developing treatment and aftercare plans, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Certification or licensure is required, and the position offers a comprehensive benefits package in an outpatient clinical setting.

Description

Compassionate Substance Ab

use Counselor

Needed!

Position Overview : Substance abuse

counselor

will 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

Involve families and significant others in patient's recovery process whenever possible

Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan

Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints

Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans

Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualificati

ons

Certification or license is required

ADT,

CAC-AD,

CSC-AD,

LCPC, LCSW,

LGADC or LCADC

from the State of Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists

Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

Salary Range : Salary ranges from $

44,000 – 80,000

annualized

This position is non-exempt, overtime eligible with prior approval

The salary of the candidate(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education,

licensure

, and training.

BayMark offers excellent benefits :

401K match

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans

Company paid

Short & Long Term

Disability

Company paid Basic Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

Flexible Sick Time

Employee Referral Program

Total compensation goes beyond the value on the paycheck. Please consider the total compensation package by contacting us at BayMark Health Services for more information.

What to expect from us :

MedMark Treatment Center

s, a BayMark Health Services company,

is

a progressive substance abuse treatment program that 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 providing Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) and to

follow compliance

guidelines 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.

Keywords :

substance use counselor, opioid addiction treatment, therapy sessions, crisis management, treatment planning, patient evaluation, mental health counseling, outpatient clinic, behavioral disorder counselor, addiction recovery