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Job description
Counselor I - PRN - AAMC - Pathways
This position serves as primary counselor, case manager, and group facilitator for patients with primary substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our treatment philosophy is based on evidence based practices and multiple pathways to recovery; all staff collaborate to provide a treatment environment of learning, growth, and individualized clinical interventions to foster patient success.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Provide assessment and counseling to individuals and groups along with integrated case management:
Provide biopsychosocial assessment to patients as assigned.
Provide collaborative treatment planning, case management, discharge planning and linkage with appropriate level of care and/or community resources.
Conduct individual counseling sessions per level of care while establishing therapeutic alliance and maintaining effective working relationships with patients.
Determine patient strengths; integrate patient's expressed goals and measurement based care into treatment planning including achievable steps with specified target dates and documenting/recognizing patient's progress.
Facilitate psychoeducational and/or therapeutic groups as assigned and may be responsible for group coverage due to vacancy or absence.
Demonstrate knowledge of ASAM, DSM V criteria, Evidence Based Practices, and medications used in substance use treatment, relative to the assessment, reassessment, and treatment of patient needs throughout the episode of care.
Maintain chart documentation, under supervision, according to Joint Commission, COMAR, Luminis Health and Pathways' requirements.
Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team:
Provide back-up support to multi-disciplinary staff as needed including supervision of treatment environment if needed. Conduct drug testing (and searches as applicable) in accordance with regulatory standards, clinical judgement, and level of care requirements.
Collaborate with other Pathways Counselors and staff to manage emergent and complex patient problems, concerns or other issues including cross-coverage of patients assigned to other counselors as needed.
Participate in clinical and multi-disciplinary team meetings and supervision, along with in-service and other assigned trainings.
Work collaboratively with all patients and staff to ensure that care is delivered to each patient based on their unique needs, strengths, values and preferences.
Luminis Behavioral Health provides multiple levels of care; every staff member has a role in our patients' success and staff may be asked to work in other areas of admission or treatment as needed.
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all types of disciplines and personalities while maintaining a positive and healthful work environment.
Display personal attributes of compassion, integrity, honesty and willingness to engage in critical self-appraisal.
Demonstrate ability to balance initiative/working independently while accepting feedback and direction.
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Flexibility to work occasionally outside normal daytime work hours.
Must be able to observe and note patient behaviors as needed including during group activities.
Must be able to hear typical environmental sounds including during some background noise.
Can understand and operate from the conceptual basis of tasks and activities.
Ability to move tables and chairs for setting up rooms for counseling.
There is reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.
Pay Range $25 — $31 USD
Luminis Health Benefits Overview:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance Benefits
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
Wellness Programs
Employee Assistance Programs and more *Benefit offerings based on employment status
Worksite address
annapolis, MD, 21403, US
Who can apply
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