Therapist Substance Abuse Counselor

Ocean Healthcare; Lakeland (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Ocean Healthcare seeks a therapist/substance abuse counselor for per diem, in-person work at our hospital in New Jersey. The clinician will join a multidisciplinary team and provide evidence-based individual and group counseling aimed at wellness and recovery for adults with mental illness and addiction concerns.

The role includes facilitating 2-3 groups daily when scheduled, observing and documenting patient progress, and ensuring trauma-informed care in all activities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling (preferred).
• Minimum of 1 year of mental health/addictions counseling experience.
• Experience conducting group sessions in a psychiatric inpatient facility preferred.
• Licensure eligibility for LAC/LPC/CADC/LCADC.

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts evidence-based psychotherapeutic group interventions to support wellness and recovery.
• Conducts group therapy sessions for psychiatric inpatients with mental illness and substance misuse.
• Collaborates with evening and weekend multi-disciplinary staff to meet safety needs of patients.
• Observes, assesses, records and reports patient behavior with regard to progress in treatment.
• Maintains proper clinical documentation per policies and procedures.
• Assists in planning, developing, and carrying out therapeutic and activity-based programming.
• Creates a warm, caring environment with unconditional positive regard.
• Designs sessions around trauma-informed and recovery-based practices.
• Assists with special patient events and participates in facility projects.

Skills

Group therapy

Trauma-informed care

Recovery-based practices

Counseling techniques

Education

Master’s degree in counseling

Licensure eligibility: LAC, LPC, CADC, LCADC

Job description

Title: Therapist/Substance Abuse Counselor (Per Diem)

Pay: $23-26/hour

Licensure requirements: LAC, LPC, CADC, LCADC (OR Eligible for Licensure)

Job Type: Part-time (Per Diem)

Schedule: As needed, Weekend and evening availability preferred

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person (Onsite)

Description:

Seeking a client-centered clinical mental health counselor or substance abuse counselor to join our adjunctive therapy team. This is a great opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of clinicians who provide programming throughout the hospital serving adults with acute psychiatric illness, many of whom have dual diagnosis. In this position, the adjunctive therapist plans and conducts a variety of evidence-based creative arts and counseling interventions that support the wellness and recovery of individuals with mental illness/addiction concerns. Our clinicians facilitate 2-3 therapeutic or activity based groups per day in accordance with trauma-informed and recovery-based principles. Adjunctive Therapists also facilitate individual sessions and complete assessments.

Adjunctive therapy staff participate as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. The therapist is expected to observe, assess, record and report patient behavior and relate it to patient's progress in treatment via documentation and verbal communication, and complete proper clinical documentation in accordance with policies and procedures.AT Staff create an atmosphere of warmth, caring, and unconditional positive regard toward all patients and staff. We are looking for a per diem therapist who has evening and weekend availability but may also have day shifts available at times.

Job Description

• Plans and conducts a variety of evidence-based psychotherapeutic group interventions that support the wellness and recovery of individuals with mental illness and substance misuse.
• Conducts group therapy sessions with patients with acute psychiatric illness and substance misuse to support their wellness and recovery, balancing experiential engagement with discussion as indicated.
• Works with evening and weekend multi-disciplinary staff to ensure that the safety needs of patients are met
• Observes, assesses, records and reports patient behavior and relate it to patient's progress in treatment via documentation and verbal communication as needed
• Maintains proper clinical documentation in accordance with policies and procedures
• Assists in the planning, developing, and carrying out of therapeutic and activity-based programming
• Creates an atmosphere of warmth, caring, and unconditional positive regard toward all patients and staff
• Designs individual and group sessions around trauma informed and recovery based practices
• Assists with the implementation of special patient events as needed
• Participates in all other facility projects as directed by the Director and Team Leaders

Experience:

• Master’s degree in counseling, professional or associate licensure preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience providing mental health/addictions counseling
• Experience conducting group sessions in a psychiatric inpatient facility preferred
• Experience and/or training in counseling techniques
• Any additional combination of skills, ability, and experience appropriate for the job