SUD Counselor Telehealth

Wellpath•Franklin, TN

23h•Remote

About The Position

You Matter Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture Excellent career growth opportunities Join us and find a career that supports: Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Autonomy in a warm team environment Growth and training Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching Company paid life insurance Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA) Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. Why Us Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support. How you make a difference The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor provides evaluation, treatment, and ongoing support to individuals recovering from substance use disorders through telehealth services. This role works as part of an interdisciplinary team to support positive clinical outcomes and coordinated care. The counselor delivers individual and group counseling while contributing to treatment planning and continuity of care. The position also supports discharge planning and crisis intervention while maintaining accurate documentation and confidentiality.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work from an accredited college or university.
Experience providing SUD counseling required.
Licensure or certification to practice independently as required by state in which employed.

Nice To Haves

Experience in supervisory role preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer screening and assessment tools and diagnose substance use disorders when within scope of licensure.
Provide individual and group substance use disorder counseling services and participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning.
Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to evaluate, treat, and support individuals with SUD.
Complete accurate, timely documentation, collect and analyze service data, and assist with reports for contracts, grants, or accreditation.
Support continuity of care, crisis response, discharge planning, and other duties as assigned.