Substance Use Counselor

Description

The counselor will be in charge of assisting patients through medically assisted treatments and offering techniques for handling opioid addiction. The counselor conducts individual and group sessions to assist with crisis management and coping strategies, evaluates patients’ progress, and collaborates with doctors, nurses, and other counselors to help patients achieve overall outcomes.

• Provide individual and group counseling services; direct service hours at regularly scheduled intervals; coordinate all services throughout treatment
• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of counseling services to all patients
• Complete bio‑psychosocial assessment
• Facilitate, establish, and review with each patient the initial treatment plan
• Develop after‑care plans and discharge plans
• Perform other related duties as determined by supervisor

• Current Louisiana license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
• Provisional licensed candidates are not considered
• Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals
• Demonstrate a positive, non‑judgmental, and accepting attitude toward our patient population
• Ability to collaborate with compassionate and knowledgeable counseling team members
• Successful completion of a satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Excellent growth and development opportunities through our counselor career path
• Rewarding opportunity with the ability to impact individuals’ lives

Applegate Recovery is a progressive substance abuse treatment program committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long‑term recovery and an improved quality of life.

Applegate Recovery is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) and to following compliance guidelines with all Federal, State, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability, or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Other

• Medical Practices