Counselor, New Connections

Broadlawns Medical Center•Socorro, NM

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model. We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more! Substance Abuse Counselor, New Connections Counselor provides mental health and substance abuse counseling to groups and individuals admitted to New Connections. Facilitates individual and group therapy, conducts assessments, develops treatment plans and maintains complete treatment record, including discharge and aftercare.

Requirements

CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) Certification

Responsibilities

Conducts assessments with clients and collaboratively establishes appropriate treatment plans.
Provides mental health and substance abuse treatment using both individual and group therapy modalities for clients in the treatment process.
Maintains current documentation of all clinical services provided in accordance with departmental standards.
Maintains awareness of community resources to facilitate client placement/referral to meet identified client needs.
Works collaboratively with other care-providers within the department as well as with other departments and clinics in the medical center.
Maintains a working knowledge of the various substance abuse and mental health treatment approaches.
Maintains a working knowledge of medications used in the treatment of clients experiencing or diagnosed with mental health and substance abuse/addictions conditions/disorders.
Understands and uses the most recent DSM manual and ASAM criteria for determining diagnostic needs for clients.
Willingness to train other staff on substance abuse or mental health treatment.
Maintains knowledge of the civil commitment and criminal processes to work more effectively with clients who are referred from both the civil and criminal court systems.
Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication.
Utilizes holistic approaches to assessing and providing services to clients.
Performs other duties as assigned.