Intake Counselor - Contracted

Intake Counselor - Contracted

Join a supportive team who values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion, Hope, & Authenticity!

As our contracted Intake Counselor, you will be responsible for completing approximately ten assessments per week for SouthLight's new Fayetteville location.

We are able to accommodate a permanent, full-time Intake Counselor, if desired. This would require the ability to provide out-patient mental health and substance use treatment in addition to intake screenings and assessments.

Schedule

Assessments completed virtually (option to work on-site).

Flexible, daytime hours.

Pay

$100/assessment.

Job Responsibilities of an Intake Counselor

• Provide intakes, screenings, ongoing assessments and evaluations, treatment and care coordination
• Establish a therapeutic counseling relationship with each client
• Provide case management and coordination support
• Maintain accurate client records including treatment plans, person center plans, psychosocial assessments, crisis plans and service notes in a fully integrated electronic medical record system
• Schedule random drug screens for clients as needed and/or according to treatment plan, while using results as therapeutic tool to determine the client's progress in treatment
• Ensure compliance and fidelity with all state and federal guidelines as well as all contract and/or licensing requirements for substance use and mental health disorder treatment programs
• Familiarity with payor sources and provide documentation to obtain authorization to ensure clinical services provided are billable

Qualifications of an Intake Counselor

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Human Services field

Licensure/Certifications

• Licensed or provisionally licensed to practice clinically (e.g., LCAS/A, LCSW/A, LCMHC/A)
• Dual licensure preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn, strong attention to detail, positive attitude and ability to be flexible and embrace change in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to provide compassionate, collaborative, inclusive and authentic client-centered approach to care delivery
• Ability to interact effectively with persons of widely diverse roles, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic classes, those in crises or resistant or negative toward organization
• Knowledgeable in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and mental health disorders
• Professional interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to use electronic medical record systems
• Comfortable with MS Office Suite and windows-based applications
• Experience working with Veterans or Veteran affiliation is preferred

About SouthLight Healthcare

Tap into your passion at SouthLight Healthcare. Build your career in an environment where your voice, passion and work matters every day. At the core of SouthLight is a commitment to our values, our employees and clients. We strive to be an organization where every colleague can contribute and excel. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to building a culture that values diversity and inclusion. SouthLight offers competitive opportunities and a robust benefits package.

Founded in 1970, SouthLight Healthcare is one of the area's largest and long-established nonprofit providers of substance use treatment and mental health services. With outpatient and community-based programs, SouthLight provides prevention, education and treatment services in the Triangle and beyond. SouthLight has multiple office locations throughout the Triangle area, serving more than 9,000 clients each year. Services include adult outpatient counseling, Intensive Outpatient Program, Psychiatric Services and Medication Management, Opioid Treatment Program, Court Deferral Program, Peer Support Services, Family Centered Treatment, Community Support Team and a residential treatment program for women and children and more.