About the Role
The Substance Use Counselor will assist patients through medically assisted treatments and offer techniques for handling opioid use. This role involves conducting individual and group sessions to aid with crisis management and coping strategies, evaluating patient progress, and collaborating with healthcare professionals for improved patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group counseling services at regularly scheduled intervals.
- Coordinate all services throughout treatment.
- Complete Bio-psychosocial assessments.
- Facilitate, establish, and review initial treatment plans with each patient.
- Develop aftercare and discharge plans.
- Ensure efficient and effective delivery of counseling services.
- Perform other related duties as determined by supervisor.
Requirements
- Certified Counselor in the State of California.
- Previous experience working with chemically dependent individuals is a plus.
- Must demonstrate a positive, non-judgmental, and accepting attitude toward the patient population.
- Satisfactory drug screen and criminal background check.
Salary/Compensations
- $29.76 to $32.76 an hour
Benefits
- 401K match
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans
- Company paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Bereavement Leave
- Flexible Sick Time
- Employee Referral Program
About the Company
- BAART Programs, a BayMark Health Services company, is a progressive substance abuse treatment program committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting.
- The ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each patient achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.
Equal Opportunity
- BayMark Health Services is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) and to follow compliance guidelines with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws.
