Counselor

Location: Cambridge City, IN

Salary: $60,000.00 USD Annually - $65,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Our client is currently seeking a full-time Licensed Counselor to join their team based out of the Cambridge City, IN. Below, you will find the full job description for your review. If qualified and interested, please do not hesitate to apply. Thank you, and I look forward to connecting!

Summary

• 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).

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.

Bachelors Degree Required

IN (Indiana) Specific Requirements:

• Counselors must be credentialed as any of the following under the Department of
• Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA):
• A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (IC 25-23.6-5) with an addiction credential
• indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Mental Health Counselor (IC 25-23.6-8.5) with an addiction
• credential indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (IC 25-23.6-8) with an addiction
• credential indicated in #8;
• A Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (IC 25-23.6-10.5);
• A Psychologist (IC 25-33);
• A Physician (IC 25-22.5-2);
• An Advanced Practice Nurse or a Certified Nursing Specialist (IC 25-23-1);
• An individual credentialed in addictions counseling by a nationally recognized
• credentialing body approved by the division as indicated below:
• A Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)
• A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant II (CADAC II)
• A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant III (CADAC III)
• A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant IV (CADAC IV)
• A Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant V (CADAC V)
• An Addiction Professional in Training (APIT)
• A Certified Addiction Counselor Level I (ICACI)
• A Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (ICACII)
• A National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I)
• A National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCAC II)
• A Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
  
  

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