Addictions Counselor
Position Summary
Provide a wide range of clinical services to clients within limits of training and credentialing under supervision.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Conduct initial evaluation and consumer intake interviews; assess consumer’s presenting problems and formulate diagnosis.
- Develop, implement, and modify, as necessary, consumer treatment plans.
- Carry out case management services related to consumer’ treatment.
- Maintain an active caseload, providing individual, group, marital, and family counseling as needed and within area of expertise and limits of credentials; assure procurement of additional services as needed.
- Consults and cooperates with community systems to facilitate linkage, referral, crisis management, advocacy, and follow up with the focus on attaining treatment goals.
- Follow Center procedures regarding the provision of consumer care and documentation.
- Maintain client and program records in accordance with applicable standards and regulations, grant requirements etc.
- Participate in continuing education activities, remaining knowledgeable in area(s) of expertise, and meet requirements for professional credentials.
- Attend meetings as appropriate and meet regularly with supervisor to exchange pertinent information and receive supervision.
- Serve as a resource person to Center and community in area(s) of expertise, including presenting classes, speaking engagements, and agency consultation.
- Maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships, and professional stature.
- Ability to demonstrate competent use of EMR.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
- Monitor caseload to assure compliance for third-party payers, including chart reviews, completing prior requests and pre-certification.
- Perform the above listed duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with one of the following credentials: CADAC II, CADAC IV, ICAC I, ICAC II, LAC, MAC, NCAC I, NCAC II, NCAAC, LSW with MATS, or ACIT II with MATS,
- OR master’s degree in mental health field with one of the following credentials: LCAC, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT,
- OR Psychologist, physician, or physician assistant.
- Advanced knowledge and skills in addictions treatment.
- Demonstrate competence in assessment and treatment of chemically dependent clients, including obtaining and interpreting information in terms of the dependence.
- Knowledge of the natural history of dependence and the relevant biological and sociocultural factors.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Understanding and knowledge of the range of treatment needed and appropriate utilization of available treatment resources.
- Willingness to use reliable personal transportation in work capacity.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Licensed/Credentialed in State of Indiana preferred.
- Maintain current Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification.
- Maintain current American Red Cross CPR/First Aid certification.
- Valid driver’s license in accordance with motor vehicle policy.
- The provider must have applied for required credentialing exam within 30 days of hire.
- Within 90 days of their hire date, the provider must have scheduled the required credentialing exam.
- All Addictions Counselors must sit for the exam within six months of their hire date.
All members of the Rapid Response team must maintain current Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification & maintain current American Red Cross CPR certification.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to communicate in person or by telephone. The employee must be able to travel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach, bend; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Light to moderate typing/data entry is required.
Work Environment
Work is generally performed in comfortable physical environment under numerous mental demands and emotional stress involving working with people who are often distraught and unpredictable, requiring decisions relative to dangerousness, suicide potential, competency, reality, etc. Locations away from the Corporate Office require additional safety and crisis control responsibilities.
Conditions of Employment
- Completion of tuberculin screening no later than three days prior to first day of employment and annually thereafter.
- Completion of MMR, Varicella, influenza, and coronavirus vaccine.
- Completion of a pre-employment drug screening and completion of post-employment drug or alcohol tests upon reasonable suspicion of use.
- Satisfactory reference and background investigation checks.
- Satisfactory completion of an Indiana Department of Child Services criminal fingerprinting background, Indiana State Criminal History, Sex and Violent Offender Registry, Child Protection Services History and local law enforcement agency checks at the time of hire and every four years (or at contract renewal when applicable) for any employee that has direct contact on a regular and continuing basis with DCS consumers.
- Completion of center-wide orientation and ALL required paperwork prior to reporting for work.
- Demonstrated of computer literacy through successful completion of pre-employment testing may be required.
- Completion of HCI’s Quality Training, Trauma Informed Care, and e-learning.
- Successful completion of New Employee Department Checklist within 90 days of employment.
- Attendance at all mandatory staff development and training.
- Successful completion of a six month on the job orientation period.
- Successful completion of Annual PES.
- Adherence to all policies, procedures, rules, and regulations set forth by Hamilton Center, Inc.
- Participation in payroll electronic deposit.
- Adherence to Compliance Program Plan.
Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principal job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs.
