ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR

UHS•Horsham Township, PA

23h

About The Position

The Horsham Clinic is seeking a dynamic and talented Certified Addictions Counselor. The Horsham Clinic is a 206-bed, private behavioral healthcare facility located on a beautiful 55-acre suburban campus in Montgomery County. We are minutes from Philadelphia and serve patients and families from Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Horsham Clinic provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. In addition to our main campus in Ambler, we have two satellite partial hospitalization programs in Chester County and Delaware County. Our program diversity reflects the needs of the community and the expertise of our board-certified Medical Directors that offer a combined 40-year of tenured experience at Horsham Clinic. Summary The Addictions Counselor is an active member of the treatment team. The Addictions Counselor is responsible to assess the patients’ drug and alcohol usage history and develop individualized interventions to assist patients in meeting their treatment goals. The Addiction Therapist provides a variety of educational and therapeutic interventions including but not limited to patient education, individual group sessions consistent with the philosophy and objectives of the Horsham Clinic. To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in thecriteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, andability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment tounits providing care to varied populations including children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and dually diagnosedpatients in an inpatient and partial hospital setting.

Requirements

CAADC Certification required
Certification or Licensure in Counseling, CAC, CCDP
Masters Degree in Counseling, or Psychology
Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit violent/ aggressive behavior. General hospital environment.
Experience in Group Therapy required
Must be willing to work with adults, adolescents and dual diagnosed patients.
Demonstrates working knowledge of behavioral mental health, nursing clinical practices, and management
Knowledge of principles and practices relevant to nursing and patient care activities
Highly Developed written and verbal communication skills
2 or more years of progressive experience with addictions and behavioral health populations
Ability to plan, direct, and monitor others activities with demonstrated leadership abilities that contribute to a positive work environment.
Proficiency with common computer based applications such as electronic mail, word processing and various databases

Responsibilities

assess the patients’ drug and alcohol usage history
develop individualized interventions to assist patients in meeting their treatment goals
provide a variety of educational and therapeutic interventions including but not limited to patient education
individual group sessions consistent with the philosophy and objectives of the Horsham Clinic