substance abuse counselor

registered nurse

licensed practical nurse

direct support professional

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Lexington Center for Recovery, Inc

The Drug Treatment Service Industry is rife with issues facing such a challenging field. I love what I do and appreciate that Lexington has fostered/allowed me to experience extensive career and personal growth. The clinical and medical staff and services overall are of a higher caliber and availability than multiple other similar agencies I have worked with. The management is dealing with unprecedented growth and demand in the field of substance use, as well as their explosive growth in the past 10 years. There is a culture of openness and curiosity, if you have a skill set or passion it is welcome. 
I am a firm believer that you take yourself wherever you go, so somewhat biased about how one experiences the workplace!

Lexington is a great place to work if you want to be surrounded by staff lacking boundaries, professionalism or purpose. Tons of people are fired over gossip and rumors, while those breaking HIPAA guidelines get promoted. Don't bother trying to improve the quality of care; you'll be undermined and terminated for that. I'd love to say the clients are the problem, but they are not. The problem is a very dysfunctional and ineffective administrative structure and personnel. Work here if you'd like to be frustrated and talked about behind your back- by senior staff. Leaving is the first step to a healthy recovery!

Lexington is a great place to work.  The best part of my job is my interaction with the staff throughout the agency.  Lexington is filled with super, kind people, and there is always someone around to help whenever it is needed.  The work is constantly challenging in a good way, but Lexington does believes in a healthy work/life balance.  Lexington is ahead of the curve when it comes to new technology and ideas.  Lexington offers its staff training opportunities.  It is more than just a paycheck, the agency offers many great benefits, a liberal time off policy and rewards longevity of employment.   

I felt I was hired for a position that they really didn’t need. I was never able to do “my job “because I was always relieving or assisting the administrative assistant.  Then after only 6 weeks I was let go because I was told that I required more training and Support than they were willing to give (PS - I had 2 training sessions) - what kind of company lies like that?? should not have taken this job in the first place because the role was not clearly explained to me. 

I enjoyed working with the patients.  You understand the disease of addiction from working with them.  Some are committed to sobriety and some are not.  The working conditions were poor.  Poor supervisor.  Poor coworkers.  There was a "therapist" who couldn't even make eye contact with coworkers or patients.  Some of the therapists are in recovery and are less than forgiving with the patients.  I have heard personnel has changed a lot, as well as the director and that things are better.  I learned a lot here but certainly not from my supervisor or coworker.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Witnessing clients making clinical gains in treatment; and knowing your input assisted them in making these positive changes. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
too many entities to report to, tons of paperwork 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
supportive and positive; staff is often providing positive feedback

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
very busy, often interacting with clients. completing paperwork and making calls.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not supportive of their staff at all!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They are primarily focused on making money and micromanage their staff

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There are micromanagement is very difficult to deal with

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Previous answers by what it is like to work at this company

While is generally counselors nice. However work can be overwhelming. Very little training provided for massive amount of work expected. Consistent fluctuations in duties. Not much support from management. Work place in constant state of flux. Employees expected to work from home during inclement weather  lap tops provided. Great for job for Counselors not so great for Administrative Assistants. High turnover rate. 

Overall a decent place to work, however, there is little to no communication from upper management. This can feel like the company is adrift and doesn’t care about developments in the field, cutting-edge treatment, etc. Little to no room for advancement. Worst part is the low pay, though they have recently been trying to address this. Also, they have addressed the understaffing issues and employee exodus.

As an administrative assistant the job can get quite boring and not challenging at all. Management is confusing and not available.. Hours are decent, good work life balance, not a stressful atmosphere. Not a lot of room for growth administratively. Coworkers keep to themselves, not an inclusive atmosphere. Workload is easy and reasonable.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Substance abuse counselor 20 salaries reported	$57,500 per year
Registered nurse 6 salaries reported	$40.00 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 4 salaries reported	$60,625 per year
Direct support professional 11 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Counselor 5 salaries reported	$53,000 per year

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