Addiction Services Counselor
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. Meet our Care Team Members: Allina Center for Mental Health and Addiction Job Description: Utilizes critical thinking skills in the 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 counseling and participation in the interdisciplinary care delivery model.
Requirements
- Associates degree in Behavioral Sciences
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor - MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy required upon hire
- Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below: ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association ◦ Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross ◦ Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Sciences
- Experience in a treatment program
Responsibilities
- Perform initial assessment and screen for admission to addiction services.
- Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of patient.
- Reassess patient and progress in treatment.
- Crisis support and management.
- Meet requirements for 245G and third-party payers.
- Complete treatment plan per department process.
- Documentation of patient, and family if appropriate, participation in development of treatment plan.
- Review treatment plan with patient at regular intervals.
- Initiate referrals to internal/external providers and agencies.
- Coordinate discharge and transition planning.
- Facilitate group and individual counseling, as identified by treatment plan.
- Coordinate treatment with other community agencies/providers, when appropriate.
- Provide patient and family education, as needed.
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
