Residential Counselor - Briscoe

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc.; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid leave

401(k) match

Job summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. seeks a full-time Licensed Counselor or Social Worker for the Briscoe Lake Charles Program. Schedule is Monday–Friday 8 am–5 pm with weekends as needed.

You will provide core and ancillary group therapies, individual counseling, and family therapy when appropriate, coordinating with referral sources, court systems, and other providers as related to ongoing treatment and discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills.
• LMSW, LCSW, PLPC, or LPC license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to assigned clients with weekly group therapies, individual counseling and family therapy as appropriate.
• Lead weekly group therapies and ensure treatment plans are followed.
• Coordinate with referral sources, court systems, and other human service providers.
• Maintain clinical case files, assessments, treatment plans, notes and discharge summaries.
• Ensure all documentation complies with agency, state and funding requirements.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and COA site audits.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Equivalent

LMSW/LCSW/PLPC/LPC license

Job description

Compensation Range: $23-$30.50/hr.+$2,000 supervision reimbursement ($47,380/yr. - $63,440/yr, please note this is a hourly/non-exempt position)

Counselor/SocialWorker-Briscoe Lake Charles Program

Join our mission to provide a comprehensivecontinuum of care for people in Louisiana, encompassing primary care,behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment. Help save lives atOHL! To recognize your value to our organization, we offer up to $2,000 supervision reimbursement per year, as well as comprehensive, competitive benefits. Join us in making a difference!

JobSummary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a full-time Licensed Counselor or Social Worker. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8 am-5pm and weekends as needed. The Counselor will provide specialized services for the assigned caseload,provide core and ancillary group therapies weekly, individual counseling and whenappropriate, family therapy. The Counselor has the main responsibility ofmaintaining communication with the referral source, court systems, and otherinvolved human service providers as related to the client’s ongoing treatmentand discharge planning. The Counselor is responsible for working within the multidisciplinary team to develop treatment planning, treatment case reviews,and all written documentation as required by the agency, state and federalcourts, and all funding sources.

Responsibilities and Duties

It isthe duty and responsibility of the Counselor to:

• provide Clinical services toassigned clients; conduct weekly group therapies, individual counseling and/or family therapy as outlined intreatment plans; co-lead group therapies; conduct family assessments/therapy;
• function as a liaison tooutside agencies, participate in case planning conferences, and treatmentmeetings and, when necessary, attend court hearings and represent the agencyand client(s);
• maintain contact with and isavailable to Agency personnel, client’s drug court officer, and family membersregarding client's progress, problems and crises;
• maintain clinical case filefor each client to include: assessments, Individual Treatment Plans,
• Case notes, and dischargesummaries;
• apply ASAM Criteria totreatment planning;
• maximize units of servicesand maintain contract units of service by working with clients to stay engagedin treatment;
• provide crisis managementwhen indicated by client need;
• assist with the planning andorganization of therapeutic client actives both at and outside of the facility;
• ensure all written reportsare up-to-date in case file;
• ensure completion ofelectronic medical record documentation;
• attend staff and othermeetings;
• attend regularly scheduledin-service training;
• participate in quarterlytraining with staff;
• complete all Incident Reportsprior to the end of scheduled shift as required by Incident Policy andProcedure;
• adhere to all LouisianaDepartment of Health and Agency contract requirements;
• maintain COA standards andparticipate in COA site audits;
• collaborate with otherdepartments;
• work with Bayou Healthproviders for initial authorization and concurrent authorizations;
• ensure that all sign insheets are printed for group and all groups are batched for billing; and
• perform all other duties asassigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

Minimum qualificationsinclude the following:

• Master'sDegree in Social Work, Counseling, or Equivalent
• Excellentcommunication skills
• LMSW,LCSW, PLPC, or LPC only

Preferred:

Preferred qualificationsinclude the following:

• Atleast 1 year of substance use disorder treatment modalities and DSM-V experience

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includesinsurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability),leave benefits and 401k match.