Substance Abuse Counselor - Florence, SC (OTP)

Crossroads Treatment Centers; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

401K with match

Continuing Education Allowance

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Paid parental leave

Mental Health Day

Calm subscription

Job summary

Crossroads Treatment Centers seeks a Substance Abuse Counselor to provide direct patient care in outpatient clinics. You will conduct individual counseling, assessments, and treatment planning while coordinating care with nursing and medical staff across our network.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field and relevant clinical experience; lived addiction experience is a plus. We offer comprehensive benefits and opportunities for licensure support.

Qualifications

• General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.
• Lived addiction experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field; option to assist with ADC-IP licensing.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients.
• Conducts clinical assessments to determine treatment needs.
• Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning.
• Manages assigned caseload and ensures compliance with clinical treatment requirements.
• Collaborates with nurses and providers to deliver holistic treatment services.
• Facilitates urine drug screening for patients.

Skills

Underserved populations experience

Lived addiction experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services

Job description

Crossroads Treatment Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder. Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery. This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients. Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

Day in the Life of a Substance Abuse Counselor

• Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients
• Conducts clinical assessments to appropriately assess patient’s treatment needs
• Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning
• Manages assigned caseload and compliance with clinical treatment requirements
• Collaborates with nurses and providers to provide holistic treatment services
• Facilitates urine drug screening for patients

Schedule and Hours

Our clinical team enjoys an early morning schedule with early afternoon out times. It is expected for all clinical team members to participate in our Saturday rotation. The frequency of this rotation is determined by the current staff count. Expected hours for this role are 37-40 hours per week.

4:45 AM – 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Education and Experience requirements

• General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.
• Lived addiction experience is a plus.

Qualified candidates will hold one or more of the following certifications/licenses : ADC-IP, ADC, LPCA, LPC, LMFT, LISW, LMSW, AADC and LAC

Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field (we can assist in getting your ADC-IP)

Position Benefits

• Consistent schedule with early in times and out times
• Advancement opportunities. Clear, climbable structure into Counselor levels (1, 2, 3) based on the certification or license held
• Targeted caseload. Caseloads follow state regulations and can range from 40-55 patients.
• Excellent training if you are new to our field. We are able to offer necessary training/supervision to those in process of becoming fully certified or licensed.
• Opportunity to save lives every day!

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• PTO
• Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
• Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Mental Health Day
• Calm subscription for all employees

Loan Forgiveness Program:

• Crossroads is a STAR (Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery) approved organization. This means our clinicians will have access to help pay off federal student loans so they can focus on what they do best: patient care!