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Substance Abuse Counselor (ABLE House)

Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center, Inc.
place New York, 10170
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Medication Management
Substance Abuse
ECT
Pharmacotherapy
Individuals

About Job

Job Type

Full-time

Description

As a member of the clinical team, the counselor will work under the supervision of the Program Director to deliver addiction treatment services to clients,

Description

  • Provide substance abuse counseling services to patients/families, including psychosocial assessment and treatment, short and long term, crisis, intervention, individual and group counseling.
  • Carry an active caseload of patients and complete all intake forms.
  • Conduct intake assessment, develop treatment plan/review and progress notes.
  • Participate in weekly staff meeting/case conference, in-house/external training and monthly supervision with Director
  • Educate patients on Substance use/abuse, MAT and NRT.
  • Manage written and electronic patients records, knowledge of STARS and HRA2010E
  • Participate in agency sponsored and community outreach events such as health fairs and ground rounds.
  • Provide necessary reports, case records, documentation and statistics as required.
  • Working knowledge of referral process for individual aftercare, and other concrete services.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Director.
  • Conduct weekly random urines and monitor medication.
  • Conduct Monthly fire drills

Requirements

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree and/or CASAC/CASAC-T require.
  • At least 2 years of experience in the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services field.
  • Counseling experience required.
  • Good verbal and written communication.
  • Computer Skills is a requirement.

Salary Description

48,000-50,000

Required

Preferred

Job Industries

  • Other

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Medication Management
Substance Abuse

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Pharmacotherapy

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Individuals with Addiction Issues
Law Enforcement/Fire/First Responders

Settings

In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Home Health/In-home