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Certified Substance Abuse Counselor - Part Time

Medical Temporaries, Inc.
place Norfolk, 23500
local_atm $15080 - $15080 biweekly
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Part Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Substance Abuse
Trauma
ECT
Couples
Families

About Job

Job Description:
Medical Temporaries, Inc. has two Part Time/Direct Hire positions available for Certified Substance Abuse Counselors to work in Norfolk, VA on Saturday and Sundays only for five hour shifts to facilitate group sessions .

Job Title : Certified Substance Use Counselor (CSAC) or LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

Requirements :
  • Licensed with LPC or LCSW or certified with CSAC
  • Experience in outpatient mental health, medical settings, and/or educational counseling centers preferred.
  • Has working knowledge and experience in use of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures. This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries.
  • Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people from varied backgrounds.
  • CSAC, LCSW, LPC
Location : Norfolk, VA

Hours : around 5 hours per day, Saturday & Sunday (around 10 hours per week)

Type : Direct Hire

Salary: $15,080 - $16,640: (depending on experience level)

Summary :
The clinician provides clinical psychosocial assessment, individual therapy, couples, and family therapy (as applicable), group therapy and independently documents the workload in the confidential medical record system. Provides outreach presentations and will also serve as needed for student crises as they arise.

Duties :
  • Independently performs case finding functions and outreach, identifying and screening students for psychosocial needs
  • Independently conducts psychosocial assessments.
  • Develops treatment plans in collaboration with the student and with the Student Counseling Center if applicable.
  • Independently identifies high-risk patients and provides crisis intervention services, seeking to address the cause as well as the presenting complaint, coordinates family conferences and serves as liaison to family members, faculty, and other personnel.
  • Develops campus education materials/modules and assists with Peer Counselor activities as assigned.
  • Independently provides consultation services to staff regarding the psychosocial needs of students and the impact of psychosocial problems on health care and adherence to treatment plan.
Educational Requirements

  • Masters Degree in Counseling from a CACREP accredited school and/or
  • Masters Degree in Social Work and licensure in a state at the independent/clinical practice level.
  • A terminal Masters Degree in Psychology may be considered.
Skills:
  • This position requires one who is student-centered, accessible, and open to providing mental health services to students.
  • The successful candidate must be able to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators and serve as a liaison and student advocate when needed
  • Must possess the ability to deal with student crises as they arise
  • Experience with outreach programming, web content management (e.g., social media), creative design (e.g., creating flyers) is desired.
Benefits/Perks: Health Insurance, Direct Deposit, Weekly Pay

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About Us:
Medical Temporaries is sincere in its efforts to provide quality medical care to the community. We are interested in healthcare workers who have a passion for helping others and are able to provide compassionate care and services to those who need it. We build a bridge to help you reach your career goals. Many of the area's premier medical facilities partner with Medical Temporaries to handle the recruiting and hiring for their facilities. With more than 32 years of experience staffing the medical community, we have the relationships and resources available to get your foot in the door in a timely manner. We work diligently to ensure the job is a good fit for everyone, Your Success is our Success . For more information about our company and current opportunities, you can visit our website at www.medtemps.com.

Medical Temporaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Substance Abuse
Trauma

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Couples
Families
Groups
Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Individuals with Addiction Issues
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)
Racial Justice Allied
School

Settings

Intense Out-patient (IOP)
Milieu
Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
Private Practice
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Schools
Home Health/In-home