Counselor
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Martinsville, IN
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Our client is currently seeking a full-time Substance Abuse Counselor to join their team based out of Martinsville, IN. Below, you will find the full job description for your review. If qualified and interested, please do not hesitate to apply for immediate consideration. Thank you, and I look forward to connecting!

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.

- The Counselor role also promotes performance improvement and service delivery by

providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and

effects of the patient's addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients

including family and group therapy.

Essential functions:

- Essential functions, including how an individual is to perform them and the

frequency with which the tasks are performed; the tasks must be part of the job function and

truly necessary or required to perform the job.

• 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.

• Maintain patient caseload (including all case management and utilization review

updates, treatment planning duties, and clinical charting as required).

Job Description - Counselor 2

• Provide coordination of support services for the patient and their family and record the

services provided in the clinical record.

• Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portion of the patient

treatment plan, as necessary.

• Facilitate family therapy as assigned.

• Contact and coordination with referral sources (i.e., legal, school, employer, etc.).

• Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizing a multi-disciplinary team

approach for assigned patients.

• Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested.

• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.

Competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities):

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives

and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.

• Adhere to all applicable HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and

42 CFR Part 2 guidelines to ensure confidentiality of patient information.

• Knowledge of legal policies and regulations in the healthcare industry.

• Commitment to valuing diversity, contributing to an inclusive working, and learning

environment.

• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among teammates by

exemplifying the company Core Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Ethics.

• Ability to exercise good judgment and remain calm in crisis situations in a professional

manner.

• Incident response and crisis de-escalation skills.

• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with teammates

maintaining professional boundaries, being respectful while maintaining a rational

detachment.

• Exhibits therapeutic rapport with patients maintaining professional boundaries, being

respectful of personal space, giving patients direct attention while maintaining rational

detachment.

• Ability to empathize with patients and their families.

• Ability to promote collaboration and inclusion between departments to provide

excellent patient care experience.

• Excellent written, communication and people-centric skills.

• Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize

responsibilities.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.

• Working knowledge of EMR/EHR systems.

• Ability to utilize a wide variety of office technology and tools to collect / enter / process

/ file patient records and documentation.

Bachelor Degree Requirement

IN (Indiana) Specific Requirements:

• LCSW

• LMHC

• LMFT

• LCAC

• CADAC II and up

Contact: jnachman@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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