Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor (Entry – Senior Level)

University of Colorado • Denver, CO

115d • $56,555 - $84,634

About The Position

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Counselor provides drug and alcohol assessment, psychosocial, and pharmacological treatment to adults who are living with SUD. This clinical position is responsible for performing counseling duties and will be supervised by a senior counselor, a Clinical Team Lead, and/or the Clinic Manager. This position will primarily work with patients who are participating in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), referred from criminal justice programs, recovery courts, probation departments, and/or other referral sources (i.e. department of social services). This position is required to share on-call and Saturday coverage duties. Evening hours may be necessary as well. Some positions are morning shifts (6:00am-2:30pm) and others may be day/afternoon shifts (10:30am-7:00pm).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• A combination of education and/or related technical or professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
• Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Licensed Addiction Counselor Candidate (LAC-C), or Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C).
• For Intermediate Level: One (1) year of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field.
• For Senior Level: Two (2) years of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health, or closely related field.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience working in a counselor role with clients who are involved with probation, human services, social services, criminal justice programs, and/or other referral sources.
• Experience conducting, leading, or co-leading group counseling sessions.
• Experience working in a counselor role with opioid-dependent, adult clients.
• Experience conducting individual and/or family counseling.
• Experience creating individualized treatment plans and other clinical documentation (for example, DAP notes).
• Experience with therapeutic confrontation and structures.
• Experience observing, monitoring, and intervening in drug/alcohol treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments of clients for admission to treatment.
• Perform SUD evaluations.
• Complete patient intakes (new, returning, internal transfer, external transfer, etc.).
• Perform group, individual and family counseling.
• Use evidence-based practices for treating offenders and criminal-justice involved populations.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in patient charts.
• Develop and carry out individualized treatment plans and case management duties as needed to meet the needs of external sources as well as linking client's treatment progress to referral sources.
• Complete monthly billing report and statistics.
• Assess and collect fees from clients.
• Staff on-call shift rotations.
• Coverage of clinic front desk as needed.
• Work closely with problem solving courts, the Veterans Administration, Department of Social Services/Human Services, and/or other referral sources.
• Performing other work as assigned or required.

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree