Primary Counselor

Lumberton Treatment Center; Lumberton (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical Insurance

401(K) with employer match

Continuing education support/Paid lic.

Licensing and credentialing support

16 PTO days + 10 holidays

Job summary

Lumberton Treatment Center is seeking a full-time clinician to ensure competent, safe, quality care for patients under their care and in units led by clinical staff. The role uses knowledge of chemical dependency and counseling to educate and counsel patients with a focus on ethical, confidential reporting.

Responsibilities include individual/group counseling, thorough documentation, referrals, crisis intervention, and collaboration with the clinical team to meet treatment goals and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field; or an Associate’s degree in counseling or related field.
• Registration with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Board is required.
• Experience may offset formal education; ability to work independently and with a team, maintain professional ethics.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care ensuring compliance with facility expectations and licensing boards.
• Conduct individual and group counseling to meet treatment plan goals.
• Produce clear documentation (admit notes, assessments, charts, treatment plans, biopsychosocial, discharge planning, family sessions).
• Refer patients to appropriate resources and maintain ethical communication with referral sources; follow up after discharge.
• Motivate patients for changes and perform crisis interventions, screening, intake, orientation, assessment, and counseling (group/individual/family).
• Provide case management and patient education; maintain confidential reports and records.
• Collaborate with peers and professionals to ensure comprehensive, quality care.

Skills

Counseling

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Case management

Professional ethics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology/Counseling or related field

Associate's Degree in Counseling or related field

North Carolina Substance Abuse Board registration

Job description

SALARY LEVEL: According to credentials and experience in the field.

SUMMARY:

Responsible for ensuring that competent, safe quality and professional

care is provided to each of the patients assigned to his/her caseload or other team members (in their absence), in accordance with current applicable Federal, State and local standards, guidelines and regulations. Utilize knowledge of chemical dependency and counseling techniques to introduce effective education and counseling for patients under their care and in each unit under other clinical staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides quality care to the assigned patients, in terms of compliance with facility expectations, SMA and other licensing boards assuring effectiveness of the therapeutic series.
• Conducts individual and group counseling to meet treatment plan goals and objectives.
• Produce a clear and concise documentation in all areas including, but not limited to: Admit note, assessment, daily charting, weekly clinical review, staffing notes, treatment plans update, biopsychosocial, transition and discharge planning, documentation of family sessions as needed and all summaries.
• Responsible for appropriate referral to each patient in need, open clear and ethical communication with referral sources; follow up of each of his cases after discharge.
• Motivates patients for changes, effectively performs crisis interventions, screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling (group, individual, family).
• Appropriately and professionally provides case management, patient education and keep clear, ethical and confidential reports and record keeping.
• Interacts and relates with peers and other professionals to assure comprehensive and quality care for the patients.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None. Reports to Program Director and work closely with all clinical teams.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A) in Psychology, Counseling or, Social Work or related field or associate's degree in counseling or related field.
• Registration with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Board is required as well as supervision if you are not licensed.
• Experience in the field may offset formal education requirements. Ability to work independently as well as with the team, ability to maintain a high level of professional ethics.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general clinical reports and documents. Ability to respond to regulatory agencies. Ability to effectively present information to the Supervisor.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Registration with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Practice Board, CADC, CADC-I, CADC-R.

Job Type: Full-time.

Work Location: In person.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary.
• Medical Insurance.
• 401(K) with employer match.
• Continuing education support/Paid supervision.
• Licensing and credentialing support.
• 16 PTO days plus 10 federal holidays.