COUNSELOR

Roxbury Treatment Center; Shippensburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO with carryover

Extended Leave Bank

Training budget

Perks Program

Referral program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Roxbury Treatment Center in Shippensburg, PA, seeks a full-time Counselor for the Substance Use Disorder Unit. The role involves assessing patients’ drug and alcohol histories, setting treatment goals, and delivering therapeutic and educational services in line with the center’s philosophy and objectives.

The position features a day shift with Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday rotations, at a 112-bed behavioral health facility offering comprehensive care including detox in a 60-bed unit.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or above in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing or related field with practicum in health or human services (drug/alcohol setting preferred).
• Bachelor's Degree with 1 year (1,820 hours) in health or human services, preferably in drug/alcohol setting.
• RN licensure with nursing degree and at least 1,820 hours counseling experience in health or human services.
• Full certification as an addictions counselor by a certification body in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient’s drug and alcohol history and establish treatment goals.
• Provide therapeutic and educational services aligned with Roxbury Treatment Center objectives.

Skills

Counseling

Assessment

Education

Master's degree or higher in relevant field

Bachelor's degree with 1 year clinical experience

RN licensure with nursing degree and 1 year counseling experience

Addictions counselor certification

Job description

Responsibilities

We are currently recruiting a full-time Counselor to work on our Substance Use Disorder Unit. The Counselor assesses the patient’s drug and alcohol history, establishes treatment goals, and provides therapeutic and educational services consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Roxbury Treatment Center.

Responsibilities

We are currently recruiting a full-time Counselor to work on our Substance Use Disorder Unit. The Counselor assesses the patient’s drug and alcohol history, establishes treatment goals, and provides therapeutic and educational services consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Roxbury Treatment Center.
The schedule for the full-time position is day shift Sunday - Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday.
Roxbury is a 112-bed behavioral healthcare facility located in Shippensburg, PA. Our 52-bed acute adult and adolescent psychiatric units treating individuals with mental illnesses who need short-term hospitalization. In our 60-bed chemical dependency unit, detoxification is conducted under close medical supervision for adults dealing with substance abuse issues.
Visit our website at www.roxburyhospital.com

Roxbury Is Honored To Offer

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Substantial PTO with calendar year carries over - 7.08 hours per pay period
• Earning of Extended Leave Bank (ELB) is separate from PTO earnings.
• A generous training budget.
• Participation in our extra Perks Program.
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Tuition Assistance

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Master's Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field which includes a practicum in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If the practicum did not take place in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual's written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field and 1 year of clinical experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If a person's experience did not take place in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual's written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.
• Current licensure in this Commonwealth as a registered nurse and a degree from an accredited school of nursing and 1 year of counseling experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If a person's experience was not in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual's written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.
• Full certification as an addictions counselor by a statewide certification body which is a member of a National certification body or certification by another state government's substance abuse counseling certification board.

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