Counselor

Description

COUNSELOR (CADC and/or clinical license required) Facilitates and monitors physical and emotional health status of adult patients being treated for substance use and/or mental health issues. Provides appropriate referral when assessed to need medical, psychiatric, dental evaluation/care.

Essential functions

• Facilitate didactic and therapeutic groups and document for each patient in attendance
• Clinically assess and re-assess patients for appropriate level of care. Document assessment in patient chart
• Provide clinical treatment planning, treatment referral, and continued care/aftercare planning to assigned patients and document same in patient charts
• Maintain assigned patient charts in manner which meets Haymarket Center’s Quality Assurance standards and is clear in its documentation of patient’s progress in treatment
• Monitor patient medication self-administration and document medications dispensed
• Monitor family visits/family sessions and document same in patient chart
• Provide crisis intervention as required and follow-up clinical assessment with patient(s) involved to determine need for appropriate clinical course of action
• Attend patient staffing/interventions and document outcomes in patient chart
• Meet weekly with supervisor or designee for clinical supervision
• Seeks further supervision when appropriate and necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

Education, experience, and skills required

High school diploma or GED Related substance abuse experience CADC or licensure within 2 years of providing services

Human Resources

932 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60607

Those applying internally must submit an interview request form

EOE/M/F D/V: No phone calls please

Haymarket Center is an approved NHSC SUD Workforce site whereby qualified individuals may receive up to $75,000 in student loan repayment in exchange for a three year commitment to provide substance use disorder treatment services.