Counselor, RTF MILIEU I

Kaiser Permanente • Clackamas, OR

126d

About The Position

To provide high quality patient care within an adult residential treatment milieu for patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience within residential treatment facility treating adults and families, mental health, or addictions treatment setting.
• Associates degree or an Oregon CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) license.
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support within 1 month of hire.
• Understands and explains counseling skills and the therapeutic intentionality of basic counseling practice and the recovery/treatment process for adults and families.
• Able to describe and demonstrate reflective listening.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and explain basic group dynamics, facilitation skills, conflict diffusion, and how to use those skills.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to provide education groups.
• Demonstrate and describe effective patient observation and assessment skills, interpersonal skills, a non-judgmental and compassionate approach to patient care, problems solving skills, empathy, and professional boundary-setting abilities.
• Working knowledge of best practices in mental health and/or addictions treatment.
• Knowledge of the community-based support groups.
• Thorough and working knowledge of professional ethics (including but not limited to roles, values, dual relationships, undue influence, and boundaries) and the legal requirements for abuse reporting.
• Aware of the cultural and psychological influences on the counseling process.
• Working knowledge of universal precautions of body fluids.
• Awareness of the accepted practice protocols (including charting protocols) and other professional behaviors for addiction and mental health counselors.
• Demonstrates customer-focused service skills.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
• Able to facilitate and learn mental health and alcohol and drug curriculum.

Nice To Haves

• Three (3) years of experience within residential treatment facility treating adults and families with co-occurring disorders.
• Experience in providing mental health and substance abuse consultation.
• Ability to describe and demonstrate a basic understanding of CBT and DBT therapies.
• Understands role as mandatory reporter for neglect, sexual and physical abuse.
• Working knowledge of universal precautions of body fluids.
• Aware of state requirements for licensing residential co-occurring treatment programs.
• Ability to use appropriate procedural/testing equipment.
• Comfortable interfacing with large provider and support staff groups.
• Previous computer experience with electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates therapeutically in the community to engage patients in treatment.
• Provides physical, emotional, and protective care for patients consistent with treatment planning in both structured and unstructured patient activities/settings.
• Demonstrates an attitude of acceptance of diversity with staff and patients.
• Attends, participates, and communicates with treatment team and other team meetings regarding patient interactions, observations, and changes in patient status.
• Facilitates, assists and provides support with assigned patient supports/activities (e.g. patient admissions/discharges, group facilitation, collection of urine drug screens, safety checks, patient orientations, admissions, transfers, discharge, meals, laundry, nursing care, mail distribution, meetings on the unit, etc.).
• Greets and monitors patient visitors to the unit.
• Escorts patients to off site meetings or appointments as needed.
• Assures appropriate documentation in patient record for important behavioral observations/interactions related to successful progress in treatment.
• Documents in patient log significant issues for smooth transition between shifts.
• Informs staff of missing and/or needed documentation in patient record.
• Acts as an active team member providing and supporting patient care.
• Contributes and carries out individualized treatment plans.
• Attends and participates in unit meetings.
• Provides coverage for the unit as scheduled and as needed for uninterrupted patient care.
• Actively participates and involves self with supervision.
• Works collaboratively with staff with minimal conflict.
• Able to resolve conflicts with patients and staff.
• Able to use effective communication skills with team and patients/families.
• Assists nursing staff as needed.
• Performs other unit duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Associate degree