Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor
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A compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor is needed to assist patients in medically assisted programs, offering techniques and strategies for handling opioid addiction through individual and group sessions. The counselor will evaluate patient progress and collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure the best overall treatment outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Conducts individual initial assessment and evaluation interviews for service eligibility determination
- Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
- Provide individual and group counseling services with direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
- Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment
- Involve families and significant others in patient’s recovery process whenever possible
- Develops and participates in individual or group patient teaching projects
- Respond, as needed, to patient grievances and complaints
- Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans and completes all discharge paperwork
Requirements
- Kansas issued LAC or LMAC required
- Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals
- Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population
- Understanding of an EMR system (electronic medical records)
Qualifications
- Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About BAART Programs
BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment program committed to providing the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting.