Substance Abuse Counselor

Company: New Season
Location: Richmond
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

For over 30 years, New Season Treatment Centers have been a leading national health care service provider of outpatient treatment centers that specialize in providing safe, quality and best in class care for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder ("OUD").

Operating in over 70 treatment centers in multiple states, our team members are engaged in medication-assisted treatment, counseling, support, and care management of individuals living with OUD. We treat the whole person and, in so doing, address the underlying causes of OUD in an effort to provide a continuum of care that not only addresses treatment needs but supports the patient on their journey to recovery.

Job Summary:

Provides individual, group, and family counseling to patients as required. Works with multidisciplinary treatment team consisting of Medical Director, Program Director, Treatment Services Coordinator, Counselors and Nurses to identify and meet the clinical needs of the patient and to assist in their overall well-being.

Essential Functions:

Works with patients to complete all intake, admission, discharge and transfer paperwork.

Documents patient progress through counseling and interaction through groups.

Completes patient psychosocial and an individualized treatment plan within the required time frame.

Identifies any clinical/case management needs and works to address those needs.

Performs individual, group, and family counseling as required.

Performs at least 20 hours of direct one-on-one patient contact per week through individual or group counseling.

Reports patient abuse, neglect and exploitation as required.

Reports patient grievances as required.

Educates patient in all aspects of treatment, corresponding health issues and steps to recovery.

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