Job Description

SUD Counselor

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Health RIGHT 360 offers residential treatment services designed to serve individuals and families with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our program helps clients address addiction and related issues, increase skills, manage stressors, connect to supportive service, and build a foundation for lasting recovery. Residential programs run 24/7 and include individual and group therapy, family therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, medication support services, and crisis intervention.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

Job Summary

SUD Counselors are responsible for assessing client needs and strengths in support of health and substance use recovery through individual and group counseling, delivering curricula in accordance with program specific requirements. SUD Counselors assist clients in navigating systems of care while providing a supportive treatment environment.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Treatment Responsibilities:

• Facilitates individual counseling sessions with each caseload client.
• Provides learning experience opportunities and offers clinical support to assist clients in meeting their treatment goals.
• Proactively links clients to both internal and external resources based on their treatment needs and follows up on the progress/status.

Treatment Setting Responsibilities:

• Facilitates group counseling sessions and community meetings and teaches classes on various treatment-related topics.
• Performs crisis intervention and communicates with treatment team as unforeseen situations arise. Documents client updates and incidents in the facility daily log system.
• Performs periodic program safety checks to ensure and maintain the safety and security of the facility.
• As needed, accompanies clients to offsite appointments related to their treatment.
• Attends required trainings and meetings.
• Maintains a warm, welcoming environment to encourage clients to attend required groups, classes, and individual sessions.
• May work weekends and holidays.

Documentation Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with each caseload client and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain treatment plans, problem lists, transition plans, progress notes and appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the client.
• Properly documents all individual and group counseling sessions and completes the discharge paperwork/process and required agency assessments in timely manner.
• Also, maintains accurate records by data entering documentation into various electronic systems for all caseload clients in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.
• Maintains weekly logs of client contacts and help motivate clients to fulfill their weekly obligations. And other duties as assigned.

Education And Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Qualifications:

Education Required:

• Certification or registration with Drug and Alcohol Certification recognized by DHCS
• High School diploma or equivalent
• First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment
• CPR Certified within 30 days of employment
• A valid California driver's license

Desired:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field

Knowledge Required:

• Culturally humble and able to work with a diverse population
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Outlook and internet applications
• Experience working successfully with issues of substance use, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self sufficiency

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the data
• Professionalism, punctuality, flexibility, and reliability are imperative
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Integrity to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner
• Action oriented. Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multitask and juggle multiple priorities.
• Outstanding ability to follow-through with tasks
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively as part of interdisciplinary team and independently assume responsibility
• Strong initiative and enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed
• Able to communicate well at all levels of the organization including working with organization leadership and high-level representatives of partner organizations
• Able to work within a frequently changing project scope while maintaining overall direction and structured priorities.

Desired:

• Knowledge of co-occurring disorders and trauma informed treatment
• Knowledge of clinical documentation (treatment plans, progress notes etc.)
• Experience working with criminal justice population
• Bilingual

Must complete background check or livescan clearance. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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