Substance Use Disorder Counselor - CAADC, CADC
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), a correctional health care provider, is hiring a full-time Substance Use Disorder Counselor at Hazel D. Plant Women's Treatment Facility in New Castle, Delaware. Pay is based on experience and possession of a CADC certification. The counselor works face-to-face with people from varied socioeconomic and educational backgrounds as part of a multidisciplinary Behavioral Health Unit team. The team collaborates with medical, psychiatry, ancillary, security, legal, community-provider, and psychiatric-hospital personnel to serve the patient population. The role uses a proactive, collaborative approach and includes flexible scheduling across days, evenings, and weekends.
Requirements
- Graduation from a bachelor's-level program or higher.
- Must hold a substance use certification such as CADC or CAADC, or be actively working toward one and obtain it within two years of hire.
- Candidates who are not certified must work under the direct supervision of a certified clinical supervisor, with written documentation of supervision.
- Excellent and timely documentation skills.
- Flexibility to work days, evenings, and weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Employment in a clinician, counselor, or social work capacity in a public or private agency, or equivalent experience, is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide crisis stabilization, complete intakes and ongoing evaluations, and consult with in-house and community services.
- Participate in monthly behavioral health calls and collaborate with the medical team to determine appropriate treatment for each individual.
- Conduct risk assessments of inmates; coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, including medical staff, community providers, and psychiatric hospitals; and plan discharges.
- Assist in planning and implementing program and project goals and objectives.
- Prepare and maintain necessary documentation, records, and reports.
- Use clinical skills to prioritize treatment needs and provide crisis management and brief clinical interventions, including CBT and Motivational Interviewing.
- Make independent clinical decisions while seeking assistance and supervisory intervention as needed.
Benefits
- Holiday pay for New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401(k) with plan matching
- PTO
- Annual incentive bonus
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
