Substance Use Clinician

Default Brand; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long & short term disability

Discounted auto/home and renters insur

403b - Retirement

FSA & DCA

PFML

Employee Assistance Program

Eligibility for free classes to become

CEU Trainings with Education days

Free meals at select programs

Unmatched Leave Time — up to 3 weeks

Job summary

High Point New Bedford is seeking a Clinician to join our health and human service team in New Bedford, MA. This full-time role runs Tue-Fri 8:00–4:30 and Sat 1:00–9:30, with comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Education must be a Bachelor's, Master's or independently licensed. The position emphasizes direct patient care, assessments, counseling, discharge planning, and collaboration with the treatment team to help clients achieve stability and recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree and/or independently licensed in a related field.
• Minimum of one year of supervised substance abuse counseling experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs.
• Ability to facilitate a group/lecture.
• Comply with Federal Regulations, HIPAA and confidentiality policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to patients – assessments, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes and group sessions.
• Link patients with aftercare services prior to discharge and aid access to outpatient services.
• Attend unit meetings, case conferences and mandatory trainings; maintain caseloads and ensure timely records.
• Respect patients' rights and maintain ethical boundaries; participate in treatment team activities.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Group facilitation

Assessment and case management

Boundary ethics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or independently licensed in related field

Job description

Program/Location: High Point New Bedford
Education/Licensure: Bachelor's, Master's or Independently Licensed
Pay Range: $28 - $39 (Education, experience, & licensure dependent)
Status/Shift: Full Time - Tuesday - Friday are 8am - 4:30pm and Saturday is 1pm - 9:30pm

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long & short term disability
• Discounted auto/home and renters insurance
• 403b - Retirement
• FSA & DCA
• PFML
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligibility for free classes to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Company paid CEU Trainings w/ Education days to complete CEU's
• Free meals at select programs (when available)
• Unmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)

About Us

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeast Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues and/or self-help programs
• Diagnostic, assessment skills and case management ability
• Promote and enhance ones knowledge about the symptoms of psychiatric illness and addiction
• Ability to facilitate a group/lecture
• Ability to set limits and enforce rules
• An understanding of boundaries and ethics
• Maintains and submits any current Licensure or Certificate necessary for the performance of the position
• Comply with Federal Regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, Confidentiality of Alcohol Abuse Policy and HIPAA Regulations
• Participate in Treatment Team Meetings
• Maintain assigned caseload; Providing direct care to patients – including assessments of the new patients, individual counseling, discharge planning, treatment plans, daily progress notes, daily groups, group note completion and completion of bio-psychosocial assessments
• Responsible for each assigned patients medical records. All records are to be professional, complete and thorough with entries made in a timely manners
• Provide direct care to the patients. This care will include, but not limited to, individual counseling, group facilitation, lectures, orientation for new patient’s, discharge & aftercare planning, & case management of patients assigned
• Responsible for linking patient’s with aftercare services prior to discharge and aiding the patient and his/her family access outpatient services when appropriate
• Attend all unit, facility meetings and case conferences as directed by the Clinical Director
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Responsible for continued education in the field of substance abuse and related courses
• Responsible for contacting the insurance company for authorization, as needed
• Utilize walkie-talkie as campus responder
• Utilize standards precautions at all times
• Demonstrates behaviors that recognize the rights of patients as defined by the patient’s rights
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director, the Clinical Director, and/or the Senior Clinician

Clinician Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree &/or independently licensed in a related field
• Minimum of one (1) year of supervised substance abuse counseling experience

Any compensation range provided is an estimate based on current market data. The actual offer may fall above or below this range, depending on the candidate’s experience, skills, and geographic location.

High Points’main objective is to ensure all employees and their families lead fulfilling and healthy lives. We offer essential resources and support to build and sustain physical, financial, and emotional strength to achieve this. Our focus is on overall well-being so you can concentrate on the things that matter most. Our benefits plan comprises medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, 403b, paid vacation/time off, and other benefits.

High Point and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristics.

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