Integrated Substance Use Counselor (LADC/UMICAD)

Native American Community Clinic; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Native American Community Clinic (NACC) is seeking an Integrated Substance Use Counselor (LADC or UMICAD) to join our holistic care team in Minneapolis, MN. This full-time role focuses on engagement, brief intervention, care coordination, recovery support, and helping patients navigate next steps in healing.

The position emphasizes harm reduction, culturally grounded care, and working across disciplines with medical providers, nurses, and traditional healing partners to deliver whole-person care

Qualifications

• LADC or UMICAD licensure required.
• Experience working with individuals affected by substance use disorders.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to harm reduction, cultural humility and patient-centered care.
• Preferred: experience in integrated healthcare, MOUD, or community-based settings.
• Preferred: experience working with Native American communities.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in behavioral health, counseling, social work, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Screening, Engagement, and Brief Intervention.
• Conduct substance use screenings, SBIRT assessments, and recovery-focused conversations within NACC’s dosing and office-based MOUD programs.
• Help patients identify goals, barriers, strengths, and readiness for change.
• Provide brief interventions and motivational support using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches.
• Collaborate with medical providers, behavioral health clinicians, nurses, traditional healing providers, and patient advocates to support whole-person care.
• Assist patients in accessing treatment, recovery resources, community supports, housing resources, and ongoing services.
• Support warm handoffs and continuity of care across programs and systems.
• Build trusting relationships with patients navigating substance use, recovery and complex life circumstances.
• Help patients navigate healthcare systems and reduce barriers to care.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Complete required assessments, treatment documentation, and care coordination notes in accordance with clinic and regulatory standards.
• Incorporate culturally grounded and trauma-informed approaches into patient interactions.
• Support NACC’s mission of integrating cultural healing and whole-person wellness into healthcare delivery.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship-building

Team collaboration

Harm reduction

Cultural humility

Patient-centered care

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral health

Job description

Native American Community Clinic (NACC) is seeking an Integrated Substance Use Counselor (LADC or UMICAD) to join our holistic care team in Minneapolis, MN. This full-time role focuses on engagement, brief intervention, care coordination, recovery support, and helping patients navigate next steps in healing.

The position emphasizes harm reduction, culturally grounded care, and working across disciplines with medical providers, nurses, and traditional healing partners to deliver whole-person care