Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Job title: Counselor

Classification: Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Division: Detox, Residential and Ambulatory – DR&A, PHP

Summary/Objective:

The Counselor role oversees all aspects of a patient’s treatment. Responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients. The Counselor role also promotes performance improvement and service delivery by providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and effects of the patient’s addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients including family and group therapy.

Essential functions: Essential functions, including how an individual is to perform them and the frequency with which the tasks are performed; the tasks must be part of the job function and truly necessary or required to perform the job.

•Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include attending all clinical meetings.

•Assess the counseling needs of the patient.

•Assess the patient for substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determining appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.

•Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.

•Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan.

•Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan.

•Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.

•Participate fully as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.

•Document all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the patient’s clinical record.

•Maintain patient caseload (including all case management and utilization review updates, treatment planning duties, and clinical charting as required).

•Provide coordination of support services for the patient and their family and record the services provided in the clinical record.

•Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portion of the patient treatment plan, as necessary.

•Facilitate family therapy as assigned.

•Contact and coordination with referral sources (i.e., legal, school, employer, etc.).

•Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach for assigned patients.

•Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested.

•Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.

•Other duties as assigned.

Competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities):

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.

• Adhere to all applicable HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and 42 CFR Part 2 guidelines to ensure confidentiality of patient information.

• Knowledge of legal policies and regulations in the healthcare industry.

• Commitment to valuing diversity, contributing to an inclusive working, and learning environment.

• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among teammates by exemplifying the company Core Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Ethics.

• Ability to exercise good judgment and remain calm in crisis situations in a professional manner.

• Incident response and crisis de-escalation skills.

• Develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with teammates maintaining professional boundaries, being respectful while maintaining a rational detachment.

• Exhibits therapeutic rapport with patients maintaining professional boundaries, being respectful of personal space, giving patients direct attention while maintaining rational detachment.

• Ability to empathize with patients and their families.

• Ability to promote collaboration and inclusion between departments to provide excellent patient care experience.

• Excellent written, communication and people-centric skills.

• Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.

• Working knowledge of EMR/EHR systems.

• Ability to utilize a wide variety of office technology and tools to collect / enter / process / file patient records and documentation.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapid growth environment.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs 

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.  

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.