Overview
Join our team as a Primary Counselor delivering compassionate, evidence-based substance use treatment in an outpatient withdrawal management setting. As a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, you will carry your own caseload as the primary counselor for patients working through detox and early recovery, providing individual and group counseling, building treatment plans, and coordinating care alongside our medical and clinical team. This is a chance to do hands-on counseling that changes lives while growing your clinical skills in a collaborative, well-supported program.
Duties
- Serve as the primary counselor for an assigned caseload, building rapport and guiding patients through withdrawal management and early recovery.
- Conduct substance use screenings and biopsychosocial assessments to identify patient needs and inform the care team's treatment decisions.
- Provide individual and group counseling focused on substance use education, relapse prevention, and recovery skills.
- Develop and update individualized treatment and service plans using motivational interviewing, CBT-informed approaches, and person-centered, recovery-oriented methods.
- Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and records in compliance with HIPAA and program standards.
- Carry out intake, ongoing case management, and discharge and aftercare planning to support smooth patient transitions.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (medical providers, nursing, licensed clinicians, and community partners) and refer co-occurring mental health needs to licensed clinical staff.
- Apply crisis intervention techniques within scope and escalate to clinical and medical staff as appropriate.
Qualifications
- CADC in good standing with the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB). CSAC also considered. CADC working toward LCAS-A or LCAS is a plus.
- Experience providing substance use or behavioral health counseling, ideally in detox, residential, or outpatient addiction settings.
- Familiarity with ASAM criteria and DSM-5-TR substance use disorder criteria.
- Working knowledge of treatment planning, case management, and clinical documentation standards.
- Skill in crisis intervention and de-escalation for patients in acute withdrawal or distress.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills for working within a multidisciplinary team.
Join us in making a lasting impact by helping individuals build the foundation for lasting recovery.
Pay: $40,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
