Responsibilities:
For more than 50 years, Northwest Behavioral Health has provided mental health treatment to individuals from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. Located on the campus of Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, we offer behavioral health treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors and uniformed service members. Our facility has 6 inpatient units with 106 beds. Additional services we offer include 24 hours a day free behavioral health assessments, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient mental health and substance use programs, clinic-based psychiatry and therapy services. New service offerings coming in 2021 include ECT, virtual reality exposure therapy, bio neurofeedback and CBT-I for insomnia. Our goal is to provide premier behavioral health services in a compassionate environment and to enhance the quality of life in the health of people in the communities we serve. We welcome you to join our amazing team of providers!
POSITION SUMMARY: Under indirect to general supervision, the Chemical Dependency Counselor performs a broad range of
chemical dependency counseling functions. These include conducting Substance Abuse Assessments; providing insight-oriented
addiction education and therapy to individual patients, families and groups; providing education and referrals to appropriate
community resources and treatment programs; and acting as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team in treatment planning and discharge planning for patients with a Substance Use Disorder diagnosis. The Chemical Dependency Counselor assists the Director of Clinical Services and the department in program evaluation, planning and implementation to ensure the provision of effective, evidence-based treatment is provided to the addicted patient population. The Chemical Dependency Counselor supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence Standards to all customer group.
Visit us online at: https://www.nwths.com/careers
PROVISION OF SERVICES:
Provides direct patient services to patients from age 2 to geriatric including:
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Conducts Substance Abuse assessments with identified patients to establish presence and severity of addictive
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Provides insight-oriented education and therapy to individual patients, families and groups
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Works with patients and their families to create an individualized Relapse Prevention Plan which identifies
specific patient triggers and recovery-oriented coping skills. -
Consults with psychiatrists, other physicians or therapists and staff of other departments. Identifies patient needs
and communicates these to the treatment team. -
Maintains appropriate documentation of therapeutic and assessment activities in a timely manner and with
appropriate attention to detail. -
Communicates with patients, families, caregivers, significant others and members of the healthcare team to
promote maximum benefit of care. -
Provides education and training to peers and community groups to increase knowledge of Substance Use
Disorders, Substances of abuse, Evidence-based practices, Pavilion chemical dependency programming and
treatment methods. -
Operates within scope of practice of LCDC licensure and demonstrates competencies described in CSAT Tap
21 (Addiction Counseling Competencies) as required under that licensure.
Benefit Highlights:
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Challenging and rewarding work environment
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Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
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Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
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401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
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Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
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HRSA STAR Loan Repayment site. In exchange for 6 year commitment, earn up to $250,000 in loan reimbursement
Qualifications:
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
LCDC licensure preferred, or Licensure at Masters level in Social Work, Counseling or related mental health field with 2 years
experience in substance use disorders assessment and treatment.
Maintains competency in CPR and PMAB for patient and staff protection.
Assesses risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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