Addiction Counselor - Level I

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,466 - 72,681; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is seeking an Addiction Counselor in a NYC care setting. The role involves conducting assessments, counseling patients with SUD, coordinating care, and developing recovery plans within a multidisciplinary team.

You will work in a high-volume ambulatory care network, participate in QA/PI activities, and ensure documentation meets regulatory standards while supporting patient recovery and family engagement.

Qualifications

• Proof of completion of OASAS 'Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT)' training.
• Valid CASAC Level 1 Certificate OR licensure as a Qualified Health Professional (QHP) with appropriate experience/training.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial screenings and assessments, and performs ongoing toxicology screenings to identify SUD/COD and formulate history.
• Facilitates individual, group, and family counseling; provides psycho-education and skills training.
• Determines Level of Care using LOCADTR criteria to place patients appropriately.
• Develops and monitors treatment/recovery plans with goals and interventions; documents outcomes.
• Participates in staff meetings and documents services for compliant reimbursement.
• Provides orientation and coordinates with families, expands community resources, and supports discharge planning.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Crisis intervention

Communication

Education

CASAC Level 1 Certificate

Licensed/Certified Health Professional

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M
9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M

Evening availability required

Weekend availability required

Responsibilities

Any individual working in a NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)-Certified Treatment Program or newly-hired into the System in the title of Addiction Counselor in a NYC Health + Hospitals health care setting must have proof of completion of OASAS “Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT)” training.
For Assignment to Level I
1. Valid Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) - Level 1 Certificate issued by the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS); or
2. Is otherwise considered a Qualified Health Professional (QHP) based on licensure, certification and/or registration along with appropriate experience and/or training as defined in Section 800.4 (U) of the OASAS Treatment Services: General Provisions, Title 14 NYCRR Part 800 (https://oasas.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/09/800.pdf).

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

The Addiction Counselor serves as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team and participates in and/or leads the development and implementation of clinically sound, culturally relevant, and medically monitored treatment programs, case management, care coordination and other supportive and consultative services for patients in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment, in a sensitive and caring manner, and promotes the notion of recovery and self-sufficiency, as a goal of treatment. Ensures optimal utilization of resources and services and compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations and NYC Health + Hospitals standards of care to improve outcomes and the patient experience.

Under supervision, participates in and/or performs functions related to counseling, diagnostics, treatment, treatment planning, rehabilitation, assessment, intervention and other supportive services for patients in SUD treatment. The following are essential duties and responsibilities for Addiction Counselors:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Conducts initial screenings and assessments of patients, and performs ongoing toxicology screenings to obtain pertinent information about SUD and Co-Occurring Disorder (COD) and develop psycho-social histories of patients to identify and isolate potential SUD and other specific patient problems; formulates appropriate diagnostic impressions; prepares accurate screening, intake, and assessment reports.

2. Facilitates and/or co-facilitates individual, group, and family counseling for patients admitted to a SUD treatment program, provides psycho-education, and conducts skills training classes.

3. Makes decisions and maintains required records regarding appropriate Level of Care (LOC) using patient criteria tools, such as LOC for alcohol and drug treatment referral (LOCADTR), a patient placement criterion system, to ensure that a patient in need of chemical dependence services is placed in the most clinically appropriate level of care.

4. Develops and continually monitors treatment/recovery plans in collaboration with patients and members of the multidisciplinary team, including establishment of short-term and long-term treatment goals, objectives, and specific interventions. Initiates discharge planning criteria, accurately records treatment plans that are consistent with established standards and applicable administrative rules, and documents treatment outcomes, using accepted methods and instruments.

5. Participates in the evaluation of treatment progress and monitoring of patients’ recovery plans. Prepares and maintains confidential case records and files and records progress of patient in relation to treatment goals and objectives.

6. Participates in relevant staff meetings and discussions and documents services provided in case records and files in a timely and accurate manner and in compliance with all applicable standards, to ensure appropriate reimbursement.

7. Discusses financial responsibility with patients in the case of outstanding bills, and provides money management assistance.

8. Provides orientation to new patients, patients’ families and significant others, to familiarize them with the program’s rules, goals, procedures, services and expectations over the course of treatment; establishes and maintains relationships with patients’ families and significant others, and provides support by ensuring appropriate referrals, identifying service gaps, expanding community resources and helping to address unmet needs.

9. Coordinates and provides case and care management services and activities that integrate supportive services, agency, professional and/or community resources in a planned framework of action, which address a patient’s mental, physical, and/or behavioral needs in order to achieve the patient’s established goals.

10. Provides crisis intervention and support by responding to and following-through in crisis situations, and seeks additional assistance in the management of crisis situations, when needed.

11. Acts as a liaison and advises staff of patient needs with regards to job training, housing, and education programs; may advise patient on job, education, or drug treatment programs, and may make field visits to community services.

12. Conducts outreach activities and provides advocacy designed to educate staff and communities on substance abuse, substance use disorder, addiction, prevention and availability of services.

13. Participates in and/or completes internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, trainings and related mandated health care events, as required.

14. Holds and maintains required certification(s) and completes required continuing education; submits appropriate documentation within an established timeframe. Complies with NYC Health + Hospitals policies and procedures, and applicable local, state and national requirements and guidelines.

15. Performs other related duties, as directed.

JOB DETAILS

$66,074

Position type:

Full-Time

Department:

ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT

Category:

Behavioral Health

Posted:

Jul 21, 2026

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York

2094 Pitkin Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207

Liberty Av (C) ,

15 minutes walk from nearest station to the hospital.

ABOUT NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, annually serving more than a million New Yorkers in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our mission is to care for all, without exception.