Counselor - Addiction Recovery
Carle Health•Champaign, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
The Counselor provides outpatient services for persons with an alcohol or drug problem.
Requirements
- Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (CADC) - Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA)
- Associate's Degree: Related Field
- Chemical dependency treatment counseling experience
Responsibilities
- Provide professional counseling services to patients and their families through individual and/or group settings.
- Conduct lectures and participate in community outreach activities.
- Identify concerns and make referrals to other specialists when needed
- Documents assessment, care provided, treatment plans and data collection appropriately in the Addiction Recovery patient record and other relative locations.
- Provides educational support to the program.
- Participates in marketing activities of Addiction Recovery to the hospital, clinic, other health professionals and the general community.
- Provides assessments for patients with diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations.
- Supports patients who are seeking help to become abstinent from substances.
- Teaches patients what the disease of addiction is, and it's signs and symptoms.
- Helps patients identify resources in their community which support ongoing abstinence.
- Teaches family members and loved ones about addiction disease and what their part is in the recovery process.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
