Substance Use Disorder Counselor - Knolls

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

11d

About The Position

The Counselor provides high-quality behavioral health services to inpatients and/or outpatients, including adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The role delivers competent, professional, compassionate care in accordance with institutional goals, regulatory requirements, and professional ethical standards. Care is provided through therapeutic relationships with patients and families, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and use of evidence-driven protocols. The Counselor evaluates and treats chemically dependent patients and their families, coordinates care and treatment planning, supports patients through treatment and discharge planning, and provides education and referrals. The role also includes rotating weekend inpatient evaluations, community and professional development activities, and transportation for clients to off-campus activities as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a master's degree in a related field.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Illinois driver's license.
Obtain one of the listed credentials within the specified timeframe: CAADC within 1 year; LPC within 2 years; CADC within 2 years; CSADC within 1 year; LSW within 2 years; LCSW or LCPC within 2 years; or CRADC within 1 year.

Responsibilities

Provide evaluation, counseling, and therapeutic services to chemically dependent patients and families, assessing social, psychological, emotional, financial, and cultural concerns and chemical abuse history.
Recommend treatment and serve as a liaison and patient/family advocate with the treatment network.
Communicate with referral sources, families, and others involved in treatment about patient progress, discharge plans, and aftercare plans.
Support patients and families through treatment and help them work toward positive outcomes.
Coordinate patient care with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Develop individual treatment plans based on information gathered.
Facilitate programming for court-ordered referrals.
Help patients and families adjust to illness, build motivation for treatment, and plan realistically for post-treatment care.
Coordinate completion of aftercare plans and recommend post-treatment referrals.
Document according to department guidelines.
Maintain knowledge of behavioral managed care, precertification, and utilization review activities needed to obtain treatment approval.
Participate in rotating weekend inpatient evaluations.
Provide statistical data or special reports as required.
Continue professional development and participate in professional activities, networking, and research that enhance clinical practice.
Participate in community education as assigned.
Serve on professional organization committees or boards as appropriate.
Select teaching strategies and therapy modalities suited to patients’ and families’ age-specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn, and comprehension level.
Consult Behavioral Health Division resources to provide specialized education.
Promote patient and workplace safety by preventing errors, accidents, and infections and immediately reporting actual or potential concerns.
Provide educational in-services as assigned.
Participate in conjoint conferences with patients, concerned persons, and referral sources as appropriate.
Develop, promote, and maintain relationships with self-help programs such as AA, NA, and Al-Anon.
Participate in mandatory education and department staff meetings according to established guidelines.
Provide transportation to clients for off-campus activities as needed and follow applicable policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.