Under the clinical supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Counselor is responsible with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling Opioid Use Disorder. Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with treatment plan and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with treatment leadership team to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining and managing a caseload in compliance with regulatory standards and ratios.

• As applicable by location/state may provide relevant substance use information for class curriculum.

• Facilitates and co-facilitates didactic educational presentations, group counseling, and individual counseling sessions.

• May include family and natural supports in the client’s treatment, per the client’s preference.

• Maintains and applies knowledge of new developments in the field of substance use as required by specific state licensure.

• Maintains a collegian relationship with other substance use professionals, programs, and associations.

• Completes comprehensive behavioral health assessments and individualized treatment plans, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and unique client needs.

• Clinical staffing and oversight required.

Additional Responsibilities

• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of treatment through the ongoing assessment of the client and his/her natural supports that may result in modification to the service plan, as necessary.

• Ensures coordination of care out of the area, out of the state or out of the Arizona system prior to discontinuation of services.

• Maintains a thorough and comprehensive client record.

• Provides individual/group/family therapy utilizing an array of Evidence-Based Practices and aimed at addressing the patient’s unique needs.

• Collaborates with the client and his/her natural supports to complete a comprehensive intake assessment.

• Collaborates with the client and his/her natural supports to implement an effective service plan, takes time to explain the available clinical options to the client and his/her natural supports and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of the options.

• Serves as the point of contact for coordination and communication with other systems where clinical knowledge of the case is crucial.

• Assists in screening and coordinating primary care services for clients.

• Participates in related training for substance use.

• Responsible for prompt and thorough documentation.

• Continues professional training and stays current in professional development.

• Case notes are due at the end of each day.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Certification and Experience Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age

• Certification of CPR and First Aid Training

• Proficiency in PC and computers / Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Minimum requirement CDCA & Motor Vehicle Valid state-issued driver’s license and MVR clearance is required. Three years of driving experience is required.

• Good academic and working knowledge of SUD, MAT, community resources, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, clinical methods and procedures, intervention techniques and ability to apply same to possibly unstable, treatment resistant adult/adolescent/child of various ethnic cultures for co-occurring disorders.

• Knowledge of behavioral management, de-escalation methods, crisis intervention, and defusing techniques to prevent violent behavior harmful to self or others and the ability to apply these techniques to a client population in various levels of crisis.

Preferred Requirements

• Ability to perform duties with a minimum of supervision

• Experience working with multi-cultural and low socio-economic individuals

• General knowledge & aptitude for working independently with adults of mixed ethnicity

Tools and Equipment Requirements

• The ability to use a phone, computer, printer, and copier is required.

• Frequent use of Electronic Health Record and various web browser software is required

Physical Working Conditions and Office Setting Description

• Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment.

• Manual dexterity using computer keyboard.

• Requires prolonged sitting, standing, frequent bending, stooping, or stretching.

• Some lifting may be required.

• Frequent and prolonged typing and frequent and prolonged operation of computer, keyboard, and telephones required.

• Requires occasional use of fax machines, telephones, copiers, and other office equipment.

• Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.