Substance Use Disorder Counselor
Job in
Grants, Cibola County, New Mexico, 87020, USA
Listing for:
Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly
USD
80000.00
100000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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POSITION: Substance Abuse Counselor
SCHEDULE: Full-Time
FACILITY: Western NM Correctional Facility North
LOCATION: Grants, NM
A Job Should be
MORE than just a paycheck.
Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest correctional health care providers. Over the past 30 years, our team of dedicated clinical professionals has helped literally millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.
The majority of our patients come from marginalized or impoverished backgrounds. In many cases, our doctors, nurses, and behavioral health professionals represent the patient’s first experience with quality, compassionate health care.
We heal and rehabilitate thousands of incarcerated patients every day.
You also become part of a team-a family-whose mission is to care for patients that cannot care for themselves.
You change lives. You make a difference. If you are looking for a position that empowers you to do MORE
… then look at Wexford Health.
Benefits
- Annual review with performance increase
- Generous paid‑time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement saving plans
- Company‑paid short‑term disability
- Healthcare and dependent spending account
Position Summary
The Substance Use Counselor is responsible and accountable for the delivery of contracted substance use disorder services in the facilities within the NMCD facility. Primary duties include the screening and assessment of psychiatric, medical, social services, employment and residential needs, as well as risk factors for re‑incarceration as soon as possible after the individual’s admission to jail. The Substance Use Counselor will also work with designated NMCD staff to coordinate aftercare services in the community.
Duties/Responsibilities
Assess booking information on each new arrival to determine if there is a clinically significant problem with alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse.Screen new arrivals with a substance use disorder to determine severity of need.Review referrals received from healthcare providers, medical staff, programs staff and security staff to determine severity of need.Effectively triage patients for addiction severity assessment, medical and/or psychiatric care focused on continuity of care and stabilization of condition.Provide brief supportive interactions with individuals undergoing medically supervised withdrawal.Complete screening tools for particular substance use disorders.Conduct assessment with referred patients to gauge the severity of an individual’s substance use and provide a comprehensive overview of an individual’s addiction‑related issues.Provide psycho educational group therapy services focused on identification of addiction‑related issues and the development of relapse prevention planning.Coordinate care with community providers and community supervision agencies, including the exchange of treatment records, communication of treatment needs and linkage of individuals with available services and support options upon release in concert with NMCD staff.Connect patients with any on‑site services and programs available to assist with meeting needs.Generate detainee passes for clinic visits and medication orders, collect patient signature and submit to the medical department staff responsible.Obtain patient signatures on any refusals for medications and services.Complete patient requests for health records in an effort to retrieve prior health records.Communicate with individuals via request, triage the requests and schedule tasks within the electronic health record.Coordinate discharge planning with designated NMCD staff.Ensure and maintain the confidentiality of all medical records information and patient care information.Validate and ensure that forms for the release of information are current, accurate and complete as defined by HIPAA.Release information at the direction of the Psychiatric Provider, Mental Health Professional, Medical Director or Health Services Administrator.Refer to supervisor any requests of a questionable…
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