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Job description
Substance Abuse Counselor
The Orenda Center of Wellness is seeking an experienced substance abuse counselor for our residential men's treatment program located in the serene countryside of Buckeystown, Maryland. We are a fun energetic company doing our part in the battle against addiction and mental health stigma, by offering the highest standard of individualized treatment in a loving and therapeutic environment. Orenda will be providing the male Medicaid population of Maryland with an array of treatment services ranging from clinical care groups and therapy sessions to full mental health evaluations and counseling, psychiatric and medication management services as well as fitness, nutrition and life skills courses. We treat all residents as family when at Orenda, ensuring they are provided the highest standard of love, compassion and care while completing their treatment modalities.
The clinical addictions counselor role will report directly to our onsite Clinical Manager and work under their assigned supervisor for their licensure requirements. This role will contribute to the weekly clinical team discussions as well as participate in the expansion of the community care treatments programs we offer to all of our residents. As a true dual-diagnosis treatment facility our clients are able to receive both substance use and mental health therapies concurrently throughout their enrollment in treatment. As a preferred treatment provider, the Orenda Center of Wellness's approach is always the whole life ideal ensuring that each of our clients receives a specifically tailored treatment program that addresses their unique needs. We treat the person not the addict at Orenda Wellness, ensuring that every client that crosses our doorstep is welcomed with the open arms of respect and understanding.
This role will be responsible for a cross spectrum of clinical duties ranging from but not limited to, the conducting of individual therapy sessions, groups, and/or family meetings, facilitating substance use groups, monitoring specialty life skills courses, completing substances use clinical assessments, and assisting residence in the setting of goals as well as aftercare stepdown planning. The documenting of all clinical notes is required to be completed in our secure EMR system in line with company timeframe standards. The counselor should be comfortable working with a cross spectrum of substances abuse clients as well as being able to facilitate moderate to large groups. Qualified candidates must be skilled at personal time management as well as able to prioritize their daily workload in light of unexpected crisis interventional needs. Being able to react and make clinically appropriate decisions quickly will be helpful along with the vast experience in de-escalation and conflict resolution.
Work Schedule Required: Onsite
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday: 8a to 4:30p / Saturday: 10a to 3p --- Off Sundays and Mondays
Sunday 10a-3p / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday 8a to 4:30p --- Off Fridays and Saturdays
Position Offering:
Competitive starting salary ---- Range $52,000 to $70,000 annually - based upon licensure and experience
Company paid life insurance.
Company offered cost sharing % on all medical, dental and vision coverages.
Paid National Holidays (7)
Student Loan Forgiveness Approved Employer through HRSA / STAR Federal Programs
4.5 Weeks - PTO per year with rollover options
401K program with employee match of 3.5% after first year of service
EAP Program (Immediate Access)
Employee Wellness benefits and gym membership
Requirements:
Certificate of completion in addiction counseling, associate degree. bachelor's degree. Master's degree
Appropriate Maryland state licensing and/or certification such as ADT, CSC-AD, CAC-AD, LGADC, LCADC
CAC-AD / LCADC with supervision approval preferred
Working knowledge of ASAM criteria and regulatory standards of care
Minimum of 1 to 2 years' experience working in the field of addiction treatment and/or mental health counseling as a licensed provider
Experience facilitating therapeutic group and individual sessions
Understanding of treatment planning, clinical notations, dual diagnosis charting and interventional skills
Ability to maintain a case load of 12 or more clients at a time while keeping current on documentation and clinical deadlines
Ability to pass local & federal background checks along with being able to clear a full panel drug screening
Ability to handle crisis intervention with strong de-escalation skills.
Adaptability and motivation to improve clients' lives are indispensable.
Worksite address
buckeystown, MD, 21717, US
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