What are the responsibilities and job description for the Addiction Counselor Trainee position at Avera Health?
Location :
Avera Addiction Care Center-Aberdeen
Worker Type : Regular
Work Shift :
Primarily days with possible weekends / evenings / holidays (United States of America)
Pay Range :
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
21.75 - $33.00
Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Entry-level part of a dynamic treatment team dedicated to providing effective therapeutic and preventive services to individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use. Counselors must be committed to the disease concept while utilizing the 12-step process. Duties include substance abuse screenings, treatment needs assessment, individual / group / family counseling, facilitating treatment and crisis intervention to adolescents and adults affected by substance abuse, addiction, and dual diagnoses issues. As part of a multidisciplinary team, counselors develop measurable and patient-centered treatment goals. All counselors and trainees must maintain compliance with documentation requirements pursuant to state, federal and agency regulations.
What you will do
- Performs screenings, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports, and record keeping, consultation.
- Assist with inquiry calls, consultations.
- Provides clinical information to insurance companies for continued stay and / or appeals.
- Provides accurate and concise data entry.
- Maintains current on client records for quality assurance.
- Submits billing for all services conducted in a timely manner.
- Completes all performance improvement / quality assurance tasks.
- Assists with transportation of patients.
- Assists with medication monitoring and education.
- Participates in weekly clinical staffing with multidisciplinary team.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :
Preferred Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :
Expectations and Standards
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
Avera is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Salary : $22 - $33
