What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counselor position at The Judge Group?
The Counselor role 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.
Responsibilities :
- 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.
Required Skills
Requirements :
Bachelors Degree Required
IN (Indiana) Specific Requirements :