Addictions Counselor

The Addictions Counselor provides direct addictions counseling and case management services to patients at the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) including services required, but not limited to, state, federal regulations and requirements from all accreditation agencies. Foster an attitude of compassion for patients suffering with substance use disorders and maintain professional standards of care.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Below are the primary duties and essential functions of an employee in this position. While not all tasks may be performed by every employee in this role, all employees are expected to perform related tasks as needed. These essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Complete intake evaluations for new patients entering the program
• Identifyindividual recovery goals and develop individualized treatment plans
• Updatepatient treatment plans on a regular basis identifying progress and achievement with treatment goals
• Meet regular counseling requirements or exceed counseling requirements
• Responsible for accurate, timelyand confidential documentation in patient EMR
• Assistwith obtaining all necessary consents
• Make all necessary referrals when services are needed beyond what OTP provides
• Engage in case management services to provide comprehensive care and support
• Assess and determinehealth education needs and facilitate learning opportunities
• Assess the need for additionalpsychiatric evaluation to determine if supplementary treatment, outside of OTP services, is needed. If so, make a referral and follow up by obtaining and reviewing results. Share results with the multidiscipline team
• Encourage involvement of family members, significant others and or supportive persons and document all contactwith these individuals
• Develop interventions to assistpatient in learning about prevention transmission of Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS
• With pregnant patient, confirm prenatal care treatment is occurring and if not, develop treatment plan and interventions to address non-compliance
• Assistlab staff to obtain urine drug screens with minimal frequency of 8 times per year, more often if determined by treatment team
• Ensure patients receive copies of patient rights and responsibilities