Residential Co-Occurring Disorder Counselor

Evergreen Recovery Centers•Everett, WA

3h•$32 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

Evergreen Recovery Centers is launching a new 90-day inpatient program for women with co-occurring disorders and mental health needs called "Rainwood." This program emphasizes a trauma-informed, recovery-centered, and strengths-based approach, providing a safe and structured environment for healing and empowerment. Key components include comprehensive clinical assessments, individualized treatment plans, and group therapy sessions. The program serves women of all backgrounds, fostering a community of support and understanding. It integrates evidence-based practices, holistic therapies, and experiential components like mindfulness training and recreational activities to enhance personal growth and resilience, highlighting the importance of connection, self-discovery, and lasting recovery.

Requirements

Graduate degree in psychology or similar counseling (specialization in addiction preferred).
At least one year full-time experience in treatment of persons with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorders in a SUD treatment setting.
Licensure by Washington State Department of Health as a certified Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP).
Licensure by Washington State Department of Health as an Associate in a Mental Health Counselor discipline (fully licensed mental health counselor preferred).
Offer of employment is conditional upon review of Criminal Background Check and ability to pass a pre-employment drug test.
Clear understanding of substance use disorder (SUD,) withdrawal, and treatment resources for recovery, including 12-step programs.
Growing competence in treating people with common co-occurring disorders, including the role of psychotropic medications.
Ability to integrate mental health therapy and primary chemical dependency treatment into an integrated service plan with measurable milestones and goals.
Demonstrated ability to exercise considerable independent clinical judgment and initiative in accordance with agency policies, procedures, and practices.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain current, accurate, complete, and well-written assessments, patient treatment plans, progress notes articulating movement and adjustments.
Ability to conduct individualized patient-centered treatment that incorporates into all stages of treatment the patient’s own assessment of their strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
Maintain professional boundaries and set a positive example of behaviors for patients.
Work cooperatively with patients, coworkers, and external agencies.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in accordance with appropriate State and Federal laws and in accordance with organization policies and procedures.
Ability to work with diverse ethnic populations and a variety of people with different problems.
Effective written and verbal communications.

Nice To Haves

Specialization in addiction preferred.
Fully licensed mental health counselor preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete Substance Use Disorder (SUD) assessments for clinical and legal purposes, with an awareness of the mental health needs for people with co-occurring disorders.
Provide individual counseling and case management for a caseload of individuals with co-occurring addiction and mental disorders, including determining an appropriate treatment approach for persons with medications that are not conducive to abstinence-based groups.
Conduct educational classes and treatment groups as assigned.
As a primary counselor, develop, review at least monthly, and amend an individualized service plan that addresses treatment of substance use disorder as well as co-occurring mental health disorders.
Record patient notes on the day of contact and ensure files are maintained in accordance with organization’s policies and procedures and specific contract requirements.
Ensure timely, complete communication and treatment progress reports to courts, referents and resource agencies, as appropriate.
Maintain ongoing collaboration with CPS, DCFS, courts and other applicable agencies as well as conduct ongoing discharge planning.
Complete patient progress notes and treatment plan revisions in a timely fashion and in a manner that another counselor could pick up the file and know how to work with the patient.
Provide finance department with records of time engaged in counseling activities, case management, drug court staff meetings, and other activities billable under appropriate contracts.
Follow patient confidentiality as outlined in organizational policy, 42 CFR. 45 CFR and relevant State laws.
Identify psychiatric, medical or other services and facilitate patient referral, as appropriate.
Take on a share of additional groups for fellow counselors during absences.
Attend staff meetings and provide clinical input, attend in-house trainings by consulting psychiatrist, and complete all mandatory staff trainings as scheduled.
Participate in research, and organizational activities as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.