Overnight SUD Counselor - Oxnard Women's Center

HealthRIGHT 360•Oxnard, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

HealthRIGHT 360 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing accessible healthcare to vulnerable populations, focusing on mental health, substance use treatment, and primary care. The Prototypes Women’s Center in Oxnard offers residential substance abuse treatment and detox services for women and their children. This program in Ventura County supports women with co-occurring disorders, allowing children to bond with their mothers in a secure environment while receiving mental health and educational support. The facility can accommodate up to 56 women and 28 children. The Overnight SUD Counselor I is part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring optimal client treatment outcomes in alignment with HealthRIGHT 360's mission. This role provides continuous oversight of clients and their children, maintaining a safe, supportive, and structured environment. The counselor supervises various client activities including chores, visitation, mealtimes, medication lines, detox processes, group sessions, donations, and free time, ensuring all interactions promote recovery. This position is essential for 24/7 coverage, offering crisis intervention and stabilization. The Overnight SUD Counselor I provides compassionate support during distress and ensures care aligns with individualized treatment plans.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Registration as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor from an accredited California agency (CCAPP, CAADE, CADTP).
Valid First Aid and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
Valid California Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, or other related field preferred.
A minimum of two years’ experience in the human service field and demonstrated expertise in substance abuse treatment, relapse prevention, and recovery.
Experience working with clients experiencing acute withdrawal from substances.

Responsibilities

Maintain a high degree of self-awareness and stay calm under pressure.
Assist clients with intake, assessment, and orientation to program upon admission.
Assist with checking clients in and ensuring unsafe items are not brought into the facility.
Utilize trauma-informed care while applying crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, and supervision of the clients.
Complete withdrawal management rounds and behavioral support rounds at 30-minute intervals as assigned.
Provide facility coverage by supervising the clients during chores, visiting hours, mealtimes, medication line, detox, donations, groups, and free time.
Provide educational and group facilitation as required within the scope of credential.
Seek clinical consultation when encountering new and/or high-risk clinical circumstances.
Monitor visiting hours and address safety concerns.
Work collaboratively with other members of the treatment team and communicate any behavioral concerns to the client’s Case Manager, Therapist, Medical, Psychiatrist, and others.
Maintain frequent communication with the treatment team and engage in regular consultations.
Conduct random and planned room searches.
Aid in storing and accounting for client’s belongings at time of admission.
For clients that leave for unplanned reasons, assist in packing up their belongings and storing per policy and procedure.
Complete random and planned urinalysis test.
Transport clients as needed.
Remain alert and awake during the entire overnight shift.
Perform facility and room checks.
Provide nightly accounting of work completion.
Ensure that common areas are cleaned nightly.
Write and complete all progress notes within 72 hours of service delivery.
Maintain compliance with the due dates for all clinical documentation.
Complete all documentation in accordance with the agency’s policy and procedures to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.
Complete same day incident reports.
Document behavioral support rounds every 30 minutes as assigned.
Document urinalysis test results.
Maintain full compliance with registration requirements.
Attend and actively participate in assigned Clinical Supervision.
Actively participate in agency and team meetings.
Complete all assigned training in a timely manner.
Read and respond to email when appropriate.
Perform other assigned duties.