Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC

VitalCore Health Strategies; Smyrna (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Short Term/Long Term Disability

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program and Disc.

401K & Plan Matching

PTO

Annual Incentive Bonus

Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Job summary

VitalCore Health Strategies in Delaware is seeking a Substance Use Disorder Counselor (CAADC, CADC) to join the Behavioral Health Unit at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.

This full-time position involves working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver proactive, compassionate care to inmates in need. The role requires a Bachelor's degree or higher and CADC/CAADC certification (or active progress toward certification within two years).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a clinical field.
• CADC/CAADC certification or active progress toward certification (within 2 years).
• If not certified, must be under supervision by a certified supervisor with documented supervision.
• Flexibility to work days, evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and ongoing evaluations, and offer consultation to in-house and community services.
• Participate in monthly behavioral health calls and coordinate with the medical team for overall treatment.
• Perform risk assessments and coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and discharge planning.
• Assist in planning and implementing program goals and objectives.
• Prepare documentation, records and reports with accuracy and timeliness.
• Apply clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs and crisis management; utilize CBT and Motivational Interviewing.

Skills

Crisis counseling

CBT

Motivational Interviewing

Clinical decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

CADC/CAADC certification or in progress (within 2 years)

Job description

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Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC

BEHAVIORAL Full Time James T. Vaughn Corr. Center-Behavioral, Smyrna, DE, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 13549

Salary Range: $55,000.00 To $68,000.00 Annually

Join the VitalCore Team in Delaware! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit!

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Substance Use Disorder Counselor at Community Corrections Treatment Center and James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, DE for Full-Time!

Pay is based on experience and having a CADC.

You will be given the opportunity to utilize your training, skills and experience in a face-to-face setting with people from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Being able to see the impact you are making with these individuals, when they are at their lowest, least hopeful points. You will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team comprised of Medical, Psychiatry, Ancillary, Security, Legal, community providers and psychiatric hospitals. The best part of this – It is done in real-time with real people!

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELOR PACKAGE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELOR POSITION SUMMARY:

The SUD Counselor will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with all other disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to provide a proactive and collaborative approach in serving the patient population. Flexibility of working days, evenings and weekends

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from a Bachelor's level program or higher
• Employment in a clinician/counselor/social work capacity in a public or private agency or equivalent preferred.
• Must have a substance use certification (i.e., CADC, CAADC) or must be actively working towards attaining a substance use certification and must obtain the certification within two years of hire.
• Individuals who are not certified must be under the direct supervision of a certified clinical supervisor with written documentation of supervision.
• Flexibility of working days, evenings and weekends

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELOR ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Professionals will provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and on-going evaluations, and provide consultation to in-house and community services.
• Participate in monthly behavioral health calls, work collaborative with the medical team to best determine overall treatment for each individual.
• The SUD Counselor performs risk assessment of inmates; coordination of care with interdisciplinary team including medical staff, community providers, psychiatric hospitals and corrections; and discharge planning.
• The SUD Counselor assists in planning and implementing the goals and objectives of programs and projects.
• The SUD Counselor provides the necessary preparation of documentation, necessary records and reports.
• The SUD Counselor utilizes clinical skills such as prioritizing treatment needs; crisis management; brief clinical interventions including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
• Excellent and timely documentation skills required.
• The ideal candidate is able to make independent clinical decisions, while utilizing assistance and supervisory intervention, as needed.

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.