Counselor

Maintain ongoing participation in the daily operation of the program through the provision of various clinical and therapeutic activities.

General duties and responsibilities

• 1.
• Assist in implementing the established program policies, mission and procedures, as they relate to client services.
• 2.
• Provide treatment services to assigned clients.
• 3.
• Intervene with clients regarding special problems as needed.
• 4.
• Maintain client caseload and provide individual and group counseling as well as perform scheduled assessments.
• 5.
• Assist in facilitating intake/orientation process of new clients.
• 6.
• Facilitate educational/lectures and process groups 7.
• Maintain accurate up to date clinical record keeping.
• 8.
• Contributes input for Performance Improvement with regard to quality of care and planning of clinical services.
• 9.
• Provide for crisis intervention with patient or family.
• 10.
• Assist in the development and implementation of program goals.
• 11.
• Conduct outreach to other agencies within the community and to absent clients.
• 12.
• Assist in coordinating services with relevant agencies for individual clients and refer clients to other programs as needed.
• 13.
• Prepare reports, maintains statistical data, attends meetings and participates on committees as assigned.
• 14.
• Maintain confidentiality of all client information as required by law.
• 15.
• Competent to work with patients appropriate to the setting of the agency regarding age and special populations.
• 16.
• Maintain knowledge of OASAS regulations and new developments in a changing health care environment.
• 17.
• Maintain all applicable certificates.
• 18.
• Maintain a current knowledge of reimbursement methods such as managed care, Medicaid and commercial insurance.
• 19.
• Work as a team player in all areas to enhance the program as a whole.
• 20.
• Represent our agency with an ethical, fair and positive attitude.
• 21.
• Responsible for all aspects of case management regarding insurance issues.
• 22.
• Assist with food services as needed.
• 23.
• Responsible for safe escort or transport of patients as needed (medical transportations/bus passes).
• 24.
• Responsible for participation in Utilization Review.
• 25.
• Responsible for maintaining contact with families and respective agencies/caseworkers etc.
• 26.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree or Certificate from OASAS approved training program.
• One or more years experience in Alcoholism or Substance Abuse Treatment.
• Casac/*casac-T or qhp.