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Addiction Counselor

Pleasant Behavioral Health Systems
place Baltimore, 21201
local_atm $30 - $32 an hour
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Part Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Addiction
Substance Abuse
Individuals
Individuals with Addiction Issues

About Job

Job Details:
  • Counsel consumers, individually and in group sessions at least 4 times a week, to support them in their journey of overcoming addiction, adjusting to life, and making positive changes.
  • Provide individual sessions weekly.
  • Complete and maintain accurate records about the patients' histories and progress, services provided, and other essential information.
  • Collaborate with our other professionals to evaluate consumer needs and plan treatments.
  • Conduct Intake Assessments/ASAM to determine the level of care.
  • Develop treatment plans for consumers.
  • Responsible for determining the consumer's strengths/weaknesses and needs to assist consumers in developing a treatment plan within 7 days of admission.
  • Monitors and documents assigned consumer's progress toward the treatment plan.
  • Provides alcohol and drug education in counseling sessions and groups.
  • Must keep consumer records up-to-date utilizing the EHR System.
  • Responsible for assuring that assigned consumers are given random urinalysis according to State and Federal guidelines.
  • Responsible for consumer confidentiality as regulated by federal and state guidelines.
  • Responsible for all counselor trainee work performances.
  • Recruit 5 clients a month.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
  • Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong analytical skills.
  • MUST HAVE CAC-AD OR ADT License (DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LICENSE).
  • Must have exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Must have a working knowledge of computers including EHR.
  • Knowledge of the established diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Issues

Addiction
Substance Abuse

Therapeutic Approach

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Individuals with Addiction Issues
Racial Justice Allied

Settings

In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home