EAP Counselor jobs in Anderson, IN

Offering $3,000.00 Sign On Bonus

Counselor

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 30,000 patients daily.

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.

As a Counselor, you will oversee all aspects of a patient’s treatment. You will be responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients. You will promote performance improvement and service delivery by providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and effects of the patient’s addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients including family and group therapy.

Benefits:

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 8 paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or master's degree specializing in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited college or university as may be required by the state in which the facility operates.
• Three (3) years’ experience in substance use, mental health, or related field.
• Licensure or certification for counseling, as may be required by the state in which the facility operates.
• Counselors must be credentialed as any of the following under the Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA):
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC)
  • Psychologist
  • Physician
  • Advanced Practice Nurse or a Certified Nursing Specialist (APRN)
• h. An individual credentialed in addictions counseling by a nationally recognized credentialing body approved by the division as indicated below:
  • Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)
  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant II (CADAC II)
  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant III (CADAC III)
  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant IV (CADAC IV)
  • Certified Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant V (CADAC V)
  • Addiction Professional in Training (APIT)
  • Certified Addiction Counselor Level I (ICACI)
  • Certified Addiction Counselor Level II (ICACII)\
  • National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I (NCAC I)
  • National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II (NCAC II)
  • Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)

Responsibilities:

• Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include attending all clinical meetings.
• Assess the counseling needs of the patient.
• Assess the patient for substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determining appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.
• Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.
• Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan.
• Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan.
• Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.
• Participate fully as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.
• Document all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the patient’s clinical record.
• Maintain patient caseload (including all case management and utilization review updates, treatment planning duties, and clinical charting as required)
• Provide coordination of support services for the patient and their family and record the services provided in the clinical record.
• Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portion of the patient treatment plan, as necessary.
• Facilitate family therapy as assigned.
• Contact and coordination with referral sources (i.e., legal, school, employer, etc.).
• Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach for assigned patients.
• Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested.
• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Join our team. Join our mission.

Education

• Masters or better

Licenses & Certifications

• CADC

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, traits historically associated with race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.