Recovery Counselor: Empathy-Driven Addiction Care

Pinnacle Treatment Centers; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Variable Pay Structure

Defined Career Pathing

Bonus Incentives

STAR LRP Eligibility

Continuing Education

Paid Time Off

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initi

Free Clinical Supervision

Job summary

Pinnacle Treatment Centers in Los Angeles seeks a Counselor to support patients on their recovery journey. You will conduct intakes, develop treatment plans, and provide individual and group counseling in a compassionate, evidence-based setting.

This role offers a defined career path through our Counselor Tier program, opportunities for ongoing education, and benefits such as PTO, holidays, and continuing education credits.

Responsibilities

• Provides orientation to new patients to the programs’ rules, policies, procedures, and patients' rights.
• Conduct Intakes, Discharge Planning, Initial Assessments, and Initial Treatment Plans professionally and within time guidelines as required by applicable federal and state regulation, CARF guidelines and Pinnacle Policies.
• Involve patients in the assessment, treatment planning, and intervention aspects of treatment, which provides the patient with a sense of entitlement to their own recovery.
• Administer the biopsychosocial assessment, which evaluates all areas of patients’ lives, including their addictions, medical and mental health history, socioeconomics, legal, etc. at intake and on an ongoing basis.
• Recognize and utilize patients’ Strengths, Needs, Ability, and Preferences (SNAP), to develop and implement individualized Treatment Plans that effectively help patients to meet their short & long-term goals.
• Monitor closely, and document any change of circumstances with the patients, especially as it relates to matters that may affect their recovery, identifying and addressing relapse indicators to promote relapse prevention interventions in an early stage.
• Comply with and implement the Medical Q.A (Quality Assurance) and Clinical Risk Management Policies, including: Evaluate the patients for any high-risk conditions (e.g., liver failure, pregnancy, overdose, bipolar, schizophrenia, etc.), which may endanger the patient (suicidal) or other parties (homicidal).
• Provide professional counseling and referral services by: Addressing patients’ clinical and special needs by maintaining referrals to specialized (“second tier”) services rendered by physicians, physician extenders and counselors within Aegis, as well as referrals to Keys to Recovery (or other twelve-step) support groups, and other community resources (e.g., agencies and practitioners outside of Aegis), acting as a liaison to these agencies, as necessary.
• Providing individual and group counseling as clinically necessary, to address the problem issues identified in the Initial Assessment and Treatment Plans. The counseling service will include protocols for the treatment of Relapse Prevention, Peer Pressure, Anger Management, Domestic Violence, Parenting, Family Preservation, Vocational Rehabilitation, etc.
• Utilizing advanced counseling techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, etc.
• Scheduling regular counseling sessions with patients; issue patient appointment cards.

Job description

Pinnacle Treatment Centers in Los Angeles seeks a Counselor to support patients on their recovery journey. You will conduct intakes, develop treatment plans, and provide individual and group counseling in a compassionate, evidence-based setting.

This role offers a defined career path through our Counselor Tier program, opportunities for ongoing education, and benefits such as PTO, holidays, and continuing education credits.