Addiction Services Counselor Senior

Allina Health • Hastings, NE

12d • $29 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Addiction Services Counselor at Allina Health, you will utilize critical thinking to provide comprehensive patient care through assessment, planning, and counseling. You will facilitate individual and group sessions, coordinate with community agencies, and advocate for patients, ensuring a centered approach to addiction treatment. Join us in making a meaningful impact on the journey to recovery and wellness.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Behavioral Sciences or comparable experience
• Vocational or Technical Training in family dynamics and treatment issues for families
• LADC required upon hire
• First Aide Certificate - Multisource preferred within 60 Days
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association OR Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross OR Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days)

Nice To Haves

• 5 to 7 years of experience as Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Responsibilities

• Utilizes critical thinking skills in the addiction counseling process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.
• Provision of patient care is based on care management, quality/resource, stewardship, patient advocacy/customer service and role modeling.
• Accountable for professional practice of addiction counseling and participation in the interdisciplinary care delivery model.
• Patient and Family assessment.
• Participates in comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment of patient.
• Assesses family dynamics and implications for successful treatment.
• Assesses and addresses educational needs of patients and families – assigns appropriate work to both.
• Facilitates group, individual and family therapy.
• Treatment Planning.
• Completes referrals for additional services - internal and externally.
• Promotes family involvement in treatment and education.
• Performs discharge planning.
• Screens for admission to addiction services care options.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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