Counselor, Residential Services

Signature Health Inc • Cleveland, OH

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor, Residential Services assesses treatment needs of patients receiving residential mental health and substance use disorder treatment, develops and implements appropriate treatment plans, and evaluates patient behavior and outcomes. The role monitors mental health and substance use disorders to help ensure patients receive appropriate services at the residential facility. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, the counselor provides assessments, individual, family, and group counseling, case management, discharge planning, and crisis intervention.

The position is performed in a residential treatment facility. Hours are generally standard, but flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required. Employees must comply with Signature Health’s annual influenza vaccination policy; medical or religious exemptions may be submitted for review but are not guaranteed approval. The workplace is drug-free, and applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen after receiving a conditional offer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid, unencumbered Ohio license: LSW, LISW, LPC, LPCC, LMFT, or LIMFT.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Working knowledge of chemical dependency as a disease, chemical dependency treatment, 12-step methodology, and group dynamics, integrating a harm reduction framework.
• Experience collaborating with team members to optimize client outcomes.
• Familiarity with state and federal healthcare regulations.
• Awareness of community and state support resources for the population served.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical and sensory requirements, including occasional unassisted lifting and carrying up to 15 pounds, frequent bending, reaching, repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting, and sitting, and adequate hearing, vision, and speaking ability.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Previous experience working with clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse diagnoses in a residential treatment facility.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment, accounting for co-occurring disorders.
• Engage patients using Motivational Interviewing and Stages approaches within a harm reduction framework.
• Provide individual and group counseling addressing patients’ substance use and mental health concerns.
• Facilitate Day Treatment and Intensive Outpatient Program services.
• Encourage family involvement in treatment and care coordination.
• Provide appropriate linkages and referrals to support successful discharge planning.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to align care planning and service delivery in a patient-centered manner.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and coordinate care.
• Maintain client charts in accordance with Medicaid, OMHAS, CARF, and professional standards.
• Participate in ongoing supervision and consult with a supervisor on ethical and legal matters.
• Safeguard clients’ welfare.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• HealthJoy, a no-cost online medical and mental health resource available on Day 1
• Earned paid time off program
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program for eligible roles
• Professional Development Support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time