Addiction and Co-occurring IOP Counselor - Evening

Lake Detox•Lafayette, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Lake Wellness Center operates four innovative facilities throughout South Louisiana. Members of Lake Detox and Wellness Center have years of experience in working with patients battling addiction. Our treatment team is staffed with caring, compassionate, and qualified clinicians. If you have experience as a counselor, have a current license, provisional license or a CIT, and have a compassionate, caring heart, then we have a fantastic career waiting for you. Apply today to join our successful, growing work family and become part of a life-changing patient care team. We have an opportunity for a Counselor to join us and make Lake Wellness Center your new "work home". This position is Monday to Thursday, 1-9 PM; Fridays 9am-5pm

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor's degree.
Current, unrestricted license - LAC, CAC, RAC, CCS, LMSW, LCSW, LPC (or PLPC), LMFT (or PLMFT), etc.
A Counselor in Training (CIT) may be permitted in lieu of a license.
Prior experience as a clinician, providing therapy services in addiction treatment or dual-diagnosis.
Possess an understanding of the role of 12-step principles in sobriety.
Ability to positively interact and develop rapport with patients and their families, professional support staff, team members and various individuals from the community agencies.
Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally.
High energy with engaging personality and strong people skills.
Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar.
Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
Ability to multi-task and successfully prioritize workload.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Prior experience as a counselor.
Have a license or provisional license.
Preferably have previous experience in substance abuse/addiction treatment.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical services via group and individual therapy.
Provide crisis intervention and referrals for patients.
Participate in clinical assessments and screenings to aide in the admissions process.
Write and submit clinical master admission, discharge and updated treatment plans, and clinical updates for UR review.
Conduct assessments and evaluations based on the model/treatment criteria.
Engage patients at admission and through their treatment episode to ensure delivery of the best patient care with unconditional positive regard.
Document patient notes, interventions, phone calls, and overall patient data, including symptom monitoring.
Document weekly progress notes and weekly progress questionnaires.
Keep all patient charts up to date.
Work collaboratively with the medical and clinical team and provide immediate notification of unusual or potentially high-risk findings.
Actively participate in weekly medical and/or clinical staffing of patients.
Contact current patients on a regular basis to keep patients engaged.
Provide support for clinical services to other team members when needed.
Adhere to rules and regulations regarding treatment, such as group size, caseload and referrals.
Aggressively implement continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.