Independent Licensed Substance Use Counselor (LMHC, LICSW)

• Overview Company Summary If you are searching for a fulfilling place to develop your career and an opportunity to make a difference in helping others, then keep reading on.
• Here at AAC, we have a progressive culture; we listen to your ideas, value a work/life balance, invest in education, and we foster trust and respect for all individuals.
• Our exceptional comp and strong benefits include company matching 401K, medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• We are looking for our future leaders, who are not only going to fill the qualifications for this job description, but who are going to exceed expectations.
• Be a part of a team whose mission is to provide quality, compassionate, and innovative care to adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Our purpose and passion are to empower patients, their families, and our communities by helping individuals achieve recovery and optimal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.
• This position is for our Outpatient Setting located in North Kingstown, RI.
• Schedule can be flexiable Monday-Friday (ex shift: 8:00-4:30p or 12-8:30p)

Responsibilities

Job Summary Responsible for providing individual, group and family counseling. Conduct clinical assessments for new patients and on-going required assessments. Counselor III will demonstrate expertise in therapeutic interventions, treatment modalities and utilize evidence based practices. Counselor III will participate in Treatment team and provide service coordination as needed for patients. Counselor III will advocate and communicate with the Utliziation Review department on all aspects of patient care. American Addiction Centers strives to ensure that all of our patients receive the most comprehensive care to address the issues that may impede their recovery.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Provide intervention, assessments, treatment planning, triage and individual/group counseling. Initiate and provide family counseling services. Provide clinical services to all patients on caseload and assist when needed with other patients as assigned . Participate in weekly treatment team meeting and program staff meetings. Ensure that all documentation necessary meet contract, licensure, accreditation and standards for services in a timely manner following the AAC’s documentation policy guidelines. Communicate efficiently with other departments to ensure the best care for patient. Provide clinical services to outpatient and inpatient adult population. Understand and abide by State Department standards, facility accreditation, AAC’s policy and procedures. Demonstate dependability and adaptability. Maintains confidentiality of patient and company information. Abide by the standards of HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2. Assists in monitoring and managing patient community as a therapeutic milieu. Intervenes in crisis to deescalates situation and resolves crises, using events as entries into therapeutic processes for patients. Diagnose substance use disorder and/or other co-occurring psychiatric disorders within scope of practice.