Inpatient Counselor, New Connections

Broadlawns Medical Center•Socorro, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Substance Abuse Counselor completes chemical dependency assessments for patients across hospital settings, including inpatient behavioral health, ICU, medical-surgical, emergency department/crisis behavioral health hall, family birthing, and psychiatric urgent care units. Assessments include court-ordered and voluntary patients. The counselor reports findings to appropriate teams, recommends treatment and aftercare, facilitates referrals to residential substance abuse treatment, arranges outpatient substance abuse appointments, and coordinates with treatment team members.

Requirements

CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) certification.
Maintain CADC/IADC certification.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

IADC (International Alcohol and Drug Counselor) certification.
Experience providing group therapy services.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments with clients and collaboratively establish appropriate treatment plans.
Attend inpatient behavioral health staffings regularly and meet with providers.
Maintain current documentation of clinical services in accordance with departmental standards.
Maintain awareness of community resources to facilitate client placement and referrals that meet identified needs.
Collaborate with other care providers within the department and with other departments and clinics in the medical center.
Maintain working knowledge of substance abuse and mental health treatment approaches and medications used to treat related conditions and disorders.
Use the most recent DSM manual and ASAM criteria to determine clients’ diagnostic needs.
Be willing to train other staff on substance abuse or mental health treatment.
Maintain knowledge of civil commitment and criminal processes to work effectively with clients referred from civil and criminal court systems.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain productivity consistent with individual productivity standards.
Complete documentation for client services and hospital issues within required standards.
Meet BMC attendance standards.
Consult and cooperate with care teams throughout BMC to support information exchange, problem solving, and positive working relationships.
Help create a positive work environment through teamwork, cooperative and responsive behavior, effective communication, and appropriate use of lines of authority.
Meet or exceed competency criteria specific to the position’s tasks and duties.
Demonstrate service excellence in all activities and interactions.
Maintain CADC/IADC certification.