Chemical Dependency Counselor jobs in Lorain, OH

Retention Bonus Based On Experience UP to $5,000

We have full-time, part-time, and contract positions available

Position Highlights:

• Award Winning: Named among the top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery and America’s 100 Best Spine Surgery just to name a few.
• Retention Bonus - $5,000
• Employee-centric: Competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, loan forgiveness, retirement plan matching, recognition program, local discounts and many more.
• Stability: Serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the assigned Program Coordinator, drug/alcohol treatment services, including assessment (excluding diagnosis); individual and group therapy; crisis intervention. The scope and volume of services provided and target population(s) served will vary as related to specific job role.

Provides diagnosis and treatment and behavioral health disorders within scope of practice and under clinical supervision. Renders all services within department guidelines and in compliance with rules/standards set forth by Medicaid/Medicare, Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), OhioMHAS, and CARF.

What You Will Do:

• Demonstrates a commitment to the provision of quality care through engagement in professional growth and agency-sponsored learning opportunities; utilizes best practices as appropriate to the conditions being treated; and provides all services in a manner that instills hope and meets patients where they are at in terms of their readiness for change. Uses best practices for patient engagement and retention throughout the episode of care.
• Performs tasks that provide for patients’ safety including ongoing screening and documentation of risk factors; develops safety plans and crisis management plans when indicated; and coordinates with afterhours services as needed to promote patient care. Understands the role of accurate and timely clinical documentation in relation to quality care and patient safety.
• Promotes patient recovery through active and collaborative patient involvement in initial and ongoing treatment planning. Fosters recovery and independence by identifying and incorporating patients’ strengths and abilities into the treatment process. Involves natural support persons, self-help resources, and other community integration activities as critical components to long-term recovery. Decreases length and frequency of sessions as patients prepare for discharge.
• Understands the role of Patient Care Standards (PCS) as a measure of our commitment to serving those in need and ensuring that access to care is provided. Ensures PCS standards are met and actively utilizes and responds to strategies provided through supervision when there are challenges in meeting these standards.
• Performs tasks necessary to support revenue including timely and accurate documentation within departmental guidelines; maintaining current treatment plans; and complying with ongoing prior-authorizations for services when applicable. Performs tasks related to grants or other special projects as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Holds an active, Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant credential through the Ohio Credentialing Board.

• Heart Saver and First Aid certification within 6 months of hire.
• Proficient computer skills and ability to learn and utilize EMR.

• Ability to comply with OSHA regulations and CDC standard and transmission-based precaution recommendations and to utilize proper personal protective equipment. Ability to comply with provisions of applicable S.D.S. forms.

• Successful completion of a 180-day probationary period.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)