Substance Abuse Counselor
Advocate Aurora Health
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 - $37 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Responsibility for the case management of addiction patients and families.
- Completes biopsychosocial assessment of patients.
- Formulates a comprehensive diagnostic summary evaluating clinical needs and conditions and identifying strengths and limitations.
- Formulates individualized treatment plans based on clinical needs identified in the diagnostic summary.
- Coordinates team input, family and patient goals in formulating treatment plans.
- Incorporate family when appropriate.
- Continually revises treatment plans based on progress and/or new information.
- Introduces patient and family to 12-step recovery.
- Prepares achievable discharge plans, working with patient, team, and family when appropriate.
- Conduct addiction focused group counseling.
- Uses a peer-centered process so that the group needs and individual treatment goals are met.
- Conducts daily group therapy using skills of group dynamics: defense mechanisms, transference, opening and closing, group goal setting, and other curative techniques.
- Keeps focus on addictions while identifying and responding to related issues.
- Utilizes students and interns as co-facilitators as appropriate.
- Clinical supervision to students under supervision of Substance Use Service.
- Clinically supervises the case management of assigned counselors with regard to psychosocial assessments, diagnostic summary, treatment planning, progress reporting and discharge planning.
- Provides timely input to Supervisor or Substance Use Service of supervisee’s clinical abilities with regard to strengths and areas of needed improvement for evaluation purposes.
- Teaches new staff and students the principles of the disease concept and the philosophy of addiction treatment and recovery.
- Delivery of addiction/recovery education.
- Develops and delivers clear, concise, relevant information on addiction and recovery in a lecture/discussion format.
- Presents information in a manner that communicates dignity and respect.
- Motivates patients to learn and understand necessary facts about addiction and the process of recovery.
- Participation in the Quality Improvement Performance Plan and other program development activities.
- Serves on committees and projects as assigned.
- Carries out program improvements as assigned.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Behavioral Health or equivalent, Bachelors Degree preferred
- 2 year experience in the field
- Knowledge regarding: diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders
- Ability to use dictation service
- Legible handwriting
- Has experience in counseling and supervision skills but requires adaptation to current role
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program