[Hiring] Addiction Counselor @Addiction Recovery Care

Role Description

We are hiring an Addiction Counselor for our growing clinical team! Our Addiction Counselors will primarily be responsible for our direct client/patient services such as performing initial assessments, diagnosis, documentation, and group and individual therapy sessions.

• Delivers direct patient services, such as performing initial assessment, diagnosis, and documentation of each event necessary to determine placement for level of care.
• Delivers direct patient services performing individual and group therapy sessions, and documentation of each event, as needed.
• Effectively communicate medical necessity of services, utilizing the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines for care.
• Complete appeals process with third-party payers as needed.
• Communicate clearly and accurately to various staff.
• Coordinates with program administration.
• Organizes professional development and training in diagnosis and assessment, therapy, and charting/documentation as needed.
• Serves as a positive role model by demonstrating professional and caring attitudes and behaviors toward co-workers, patients, and guests.
• Maintains an effective clinical organizational structure and delegates appropriate authority for completion of assigned responsibilities.
• Knowledge of administrative, personnel, and clinical policies and procedures, and ability to comply and communicate these clearly and accurately to staff.
• Evaluates the impact of therapeutic interventions upon the therapeutic milieu.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a minimum of Bachelor's degree in Drug and Alcohol Counseling and/or Master's Degree in Clinical Counseling or Social Work.
• Must hold KENTUCKY LICENSE.
• Must hold an active professional certification/license recognized by the state of Kentucky for providing counseling services to individuals with a Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis. Specifically, one of the following licenses: CADC, LCADC, LPCA, LPCC, CSW, LCSW, AMFT, LMFT.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years administrative and management setting familiarity, with Performance Improvement and Standards necessary.
• Communications skills to relate to all levels of management and counseling staff.
• Self-motivated and confident Application of Continuous Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement philosophy and ability to develop the organizational strategy.

Benefits

• Salary market competitive and commensurate with experience.
• New Hire Bonus of up to $5,000 available during the first 12 months of employment.
• Attractive benefits packages for employees and their families including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and a wide array of ancillary insurance products.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Generous paid vacation, sick, holiday, and maternity/paternity leave policies.
• Clinicians receive two self-care days each year.