Addiction and Co-occurring IOP Counselor - Evening

Lake Detox • Metairie, LA

2d • $40,000 - $55,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lake Detox & Wellness Center is seeking a compassionate and qualified Counselor to join their growing team in Metairie, LA. This role involves providing clinical services, crisis intervention, and patient support within an addiction treatment setting. The ideal candidate will have a current license or provisional license, experience as a counselor, and a strong understanding of addiction treatment principles.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree. Master's degree preferred.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical (2 BCBS plans to choose from)
• Dental
• Vision
• Life/AD&D
• Short & long term disability
• Accident
• Critical illness
• Paid time off (5 sick days, vacation that increases over time, 10 paid holidays)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level