CAADC Certified Addictions Counselor

The Horsham Clinic is seeking a dedicated and empowering certified Addictions Counselor to join our team!

We are currently hiring for a per diem role. This is the perfect opportunity for those looking to gain additional experience in a behavioral health setting where you can assist our patients and Counseling Department on an as needed basis.

The Addictions Counselor assesses the patient’s drug and alcohol history to establish treatment goals and provides therapeutic and educational services in a manner consistent with the philosophy of the Horsham Clinic.

About Horsham:

For more than 60 years, The Horsham Clinic has helped children, teens, adults, and older adults manage and overcome a number of mental health issues at its 55-acre campus nestled in Ambler, Pennsylvania. We have a total of 206 licensed acute beds and are one of the largest providers of acute inpatient services in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Horsham Clinic also offers partial hospitalization services for children, teens, and adults at our main campus in Ambler, and at our Chester County and Delaware County partial programs. We are committed to restoring every patient’s emotional well-being through interdisciplinary clinical programs and care that are provided by highly skilled professionals. At Horsham, we encourage patients to grow and learn from their treatment, as well as develop their full potential to enjoy their quality of life with families, friends and within their community. While our line of work may be challenging at times, it is also extremely rewarding! Come join our team!

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Job Summary:

The Addictions Counselor assesses the patients drug and alcohol history to establish treatment goals and provides therapeutic and educational services in a manner consistent with the philosophy of the Horsham Clinic

Requirements:

• Certification of CADC, CAADC required.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred in Social Work, Psychology, Therapy, Counseling or similar. (If candidates have a bachelors, they must have an active and qualifying certification)
• Minimum 1 year of progressive experience in a behavioral health setting.
• Experience in Group Therapy required.
• Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/ aggressive behavior. General hospital environment.
• Must be willing to work with a variety of patient populations: adults, adolescents, and dual diagnosed.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of behavioral mental health, nursing clinical practices, and management
• Knowledge of principles and practices relevant to nursing and patient care activities
• Highly Developed written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to plan, direct, and monitor activities with demonstrated leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.
• Proficiency with common computer-based applications such as EMR, electronic mail, word processing and various databases.

Benefits:

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Competitive Compensation

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Referral program

Application Question(s):

• Do you currently hold an active CAADC certification?

Work Location: In person