Substance Abuse Counselor

BayMark Health Services, Inc.; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision and 401(K)

Generous paid time off and holidays

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

BayMark Health Services, Inc. is seeking a compassionate Licensed Substance Use Counselor to support patients through medically assisted treatments and help develop coping strategies in an outpatient setting.

You will conduct individual and group sessions, evaluate progress with clinicians, and assist in creating treatment and aftercare plans while ensuring trauma-informed, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Service field.
• Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor preferred; must pursue within two years.
• Experience with chemically dependent individuals preferred.
• Positive, non-judgmental attitude toward patients.
• Understanding of an EMR system.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients through medically assisted treatments and handling opioid addiction.
• Conduct individual and group counseling sessions for crisis management and coping strategies.
• Evaluate progress and collaborate with doctors, nurses and counselors.
• Provide counseling services; coordinate all services during treatment.
• Facilitate treatment plans; review initial plan with each patient.
• Complete Bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Develop aftercare and discharge plans.
• Deliver trauma-informed counseling to all patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Empathy

Crisis management

Group counseling

Communication skills

EMR familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Description

Compassionate Licensed Substance Use Counselor Needed!

Position Overview:

The Substance Use Counselor will be in charge with assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies. Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.

Responsibilities:

• Substance use counselor will be in charge of assisting patients through medically assisting treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction.
• Counselor conducts individual sessions and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies.
• Counselor will evaluate patients’ progress during counseling and in collaborate with doctors, nurses and other counselors to assist the patients’ achieving overall outcome.
• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
• Facilitates, establishes and reviews with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Completes Bio-psychosocial assessment.
• Develop aftercare plans and discharge plans
• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of counseling services to all patientsin trauma informed manner
• Other related duties as determined by supervisor

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Human Service field.
• Certified as an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor in West Virginiais preferred; must work towards certification within two years of hire
• Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals is preferred
• Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population
• Understanding of an EMR system (electronic medical records)
• Satisfactory drug screen and criminal background check.

We Invest in Tools That Make Your Job Easier

Counselors have access to AI-supported clinical documentation tools designed to help streamline case notes and administrative tasks, making documentation more efficient while supporting high-quality patient care.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
• Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals’ life

What to expect from us:

MedMark Treatment Centers, aBayMark Health Services company, isap progressive substance use treatment organization, is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

BayMark Health Servicesis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.