What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUD Counselor position at Recovery Center of Maryland, LLC?
Recovery Center of Maryland’s mission is to help men and women reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction to alcohol and other drugs and to reduce the incidence of addiction in future generations. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to clients with substance use and co-occurring disorders. The Addiction Counselor provides critical alcohol and other drug counseling, assessment and referral services to clients in a manner that reflects the agency's mission.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
● Conduct screening interviews to determine the need for a drug and alcohol assessment and for emergent care services in the specific areas of detoxification, psychiatric care, and intensive outpatient treatment; make referrals to appropriate health and human services agencies as needed based on the outcome of the screening interview.
● Conduct confidential, quality assessments, utilizing ASAM Placement criteria and the Addiction Severity Index to determine the appropriate level of care.
● Use a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to work collaboratively with clients and internal and external team members to help support clients in their treatment and recovery
● Provide clinical consultation to referral resources, Mentors, family members, and others to help support clients in their recovery.
● Work closely with clients to engage them in the decision-making process and help them understand the benefits of assessment and accessing the appropriate level of care as indicated
● Collect and review referral information upon assignment of clients from the referral source and consult with others as needed to support coordination of services and scheduling of client interviews.
● Coordinate with the Intake Coordinator as needed to contact clients to confirm appointment dates, times, and assessment locations.
● Collect information from collateral resources to aid in determining diagnosis and need for treatment.
● Conduct IOP and SUD groups Monday through Friday as directed by the Program Administrator.
● Remain in compliance with internal and external policies, procedures, regulations, and Standards, including all of the agencies policies and procedures and Quality Assurance Plan, State Licensing standards, County Monitoring requirements, and Beacon Health regulations.
● Participate in all assigned meetings, staff development, and training as required..
Requirements
● Certification or license in Maryland in at least one of the following:
• Alcohol and Drug Trainee
• Certified Associate Counselor – Alcohol and Drug
• Certified Supervised Counselor – Alcohol and Drug
• Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• Licensed Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• Licensed Master Social Worker
• Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
● Combination of comparable skills, experience, and education
● Strong interpersonal and engagement skills
● Strong organizational and time-management skills
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Strong computer Skills required; experience with EMR system a plus
● Ability to support the agency’s mission and philosophy, and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural diversity and workplace harmony
● Value for and ability to deliver excellent customer service
General Knowledge and Skills (will possess at time of employment or will be expected to learn upon employment)
Knowledge of the dynamics of behavioral health disorders (BHD) and their impact upon persons served; the social factors involved in (BHD); the up-to-date principles/techniques (evidence based/best practices) of services and their application to individuals possessing (BHD); the community resources available to persons with (BHD), to include crisis response, person centered planning, psycho-educational interventions and cognitive and behavioral therapy; knowledge of acceptable billing and service record documentation.
Skill In the application of Person Centered Planning, evidence based/best practices as defined by COMAR 10.47, and/or literature/research, and organizational policy/procedure: skill in. the delivery of services using accepted treatment modalities, to include monitoring, linking, assessing, and coordinating; skill in establishing/maintaining effective therapeutic relationships with persons served and/or their family members; and, skill in accurately documenting services provided and billed.
Ability demonstrated in the application of evidence based/best practices models, interventions and referral techniques of services.
Additional Job Requirements:
● Must have the ability to effectively hear and communicate with other employees, the public, and persons served.
● Being “on call” by pager/phone will be required as part of this position, to include the provision of crisis intervention/management services to consumers in need (1 week rotation).
● Must have reliable transportation, have/maintain a valid drivers license, and maintain adequate automobile insurance.
● Travel is required as part of this position.
● Ability to operate telephone, fax machine, and computer hardware/software, etc,
● Must have the ability to write in a manner that is legible/readable/understandable.
● Willingness to work in a high stress environment that is driven by team performance.
