Substance Use Counselor/Counselor Intern

BayMark Health Services; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(K)

Paid time off and holidays

Career growth opportunities

Outpatient clinic environment

Job summary

BayMark Health Services seeks a compassionate Licensed Substance Use Counselor to support patients in an outpatient setting. The role focuses on medically assisted treatment guidance, crisis coping techniques, and individual/group counseling to promote recovery.

Responsibilities include progress evaluation, treatment planning, and collaboration with doctors and nurses to optimize patient outcomes. A positive, non-judgmental attitude and Texas LCDC certification are required.

Qualifications

• Must possess an LCDC in the state of Texas.
• Previous experience with chemically dependent individuals preferred.
• Positive, non-judgmental attitude toward patients.
• Understanding of an EMR system is required.
• Satisfactory drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling; schedule regular sessions.
• Evaluate patient progress and collaborate with clinicians.
• Establish initial treatment plans with each patient.
• Complete bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Develop aftercare and discharge plans.
• Ensure trauma-informed delivery of counseling services.
• Coordinate services across the treatment team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Empathy

Crisis counseling

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

LCDC Texas

Tools

EMR system

Job 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

• Must possess an LCDC in the state of Texas


• 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.

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, a BayMark Health Services company, is a 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.