Licensed Counselor

Licensed Counselor

Join Behavioral Health Group – BHG to apply for the Licensed Counselor role. The Counselor will assist patients in identifying, maximizing, and applying their strengths to achieve appropriate social, educational, and occupational goals while supporting a drug‑free life and providing emotional and physical assistance with problematic issues.

• Conduct alcohol and drug abuse counseling sessions as required by state regulation or individual treatment plans.
• Provide mental health counseling based on program needs and clinician qualifications.
• Offer services according to required hours, which may vary depending on services.
• Conduct group counseling sessions as needed.
• Orient patients to program operations and procedures.
• Collect social, educational, economic, and vocational information for assessment.
• Implement or revise treatment plans with patients, documenting progress per BHG policy.
• Develop a formal treatment plan within (10) days of entry or per state guidelines.
• Maintain complete, comprehensive, and well‑organized patient records.
• Submit records for periodic review as requested by the supervisory team.
• Document all patient contacts, ensuring teammates’ documentation when applicable.
• Make referrals through case‑management services and follow up as necessary.
• Assist the Program Director in implementing new programs into patient treatment.
• Advise the Program Director of caseload and schedule problems.
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings prepared to lead discussion and discuss individual patient caseload.
• Provide in‑service training to counselors and other team members as needed.
• Maintain a basic understanding of alcohol/drug abuse and addiction, staying current on trends such as Opioid Maintenance Treatment.
• Provide intake/readmission services, including supportive counseling for new patients until assigned to a primary counselor.
• Monitor and document follow‑up calls or contact with all discharging patients for at least 30 days.
• Offer crisis intervention or support services to patients assigned to other counselors when their primary counselor is unavailable.
• Produce inter‑agency reports and documentation required for third‑party reimbursement, criminal justice, supplemental income assessments, emergency services, or other specialized needs.
• Coordinate care with community providers as needed.
• Meet BHG attendance standards and be present and ready for work at the beginning of the established schedule.
• Perform OBOT services as required.
• Report any work‑related injury, illness, or workplace hazards immediately to the supervisor.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisory team.

• Compliance with federal and state regulations regarding certification, licensure, and degree.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Master’s degree in a related field may be required for expanded job duties.
• LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).
• LADAC I (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor I).
• LADAC II (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor II).
• LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
• LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker).

If not adequately licensed, the counselor must be enrolled in, or willing to begin, a formal course of study toward licensure at the date of hire.

• High integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound judgment.
• Efficient and self‑starter.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure while handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to make decisions and use proper judgment with confidential and sensitive issues.
• Capability to react quickly and make effective decisions.
• Basic computer and word‑processing skills.
• Basic knowledge and skill in using typical office equipment.
• Sufficient knowledge and understanding of human behavior for potential rehabilitation of drug‑dependent patients.
• Knowledge of the substance‑abuse population, treatment planning, and human social services to support patient rehabilitation.

• Effective speaking and hearing ability.
• Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, and forms.
• Prolonged sitting, bending, stooping, or stretching.
• Vari…