Substance Abuse IOP Counselor (Day Group)

Lake Detox & Wellness Center - Lake Charles, LA 70601

Lake Wellness Center operates four innovative facilities throughout South Louisiana. Members of Lake Detox and Wellness Center have years of experience in working with patients battling addiction. Our treatment team is staffed with caring, compassionate, and qualified clinicians.

If you have experience as a counselor, have a current license, provisional license or a CIT, and have a compassionate, caring heart, then we have a fantastic career waiting for you. Apply today to join our successful, growing work family and become part of a life-changing patient care team. We have an opportunity for a Counselor to join us and make Lake Wellness Center your new "work home". This position is Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

Our generous paid time off policy for full-time team members includes 5 sick days each year, vacation that increases over time, 10 paid holidays each year, and more. Additionally, our robust benefit package includes medical (2 BCBS plans to choose from), dental, vision, life/AD&D, short & long term disability, accident, critical illness, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: pay depends upon experience

To be considered, you must have prior experience as a counselor, have a license or provisional license, and preferably have previous experience in substance abuse/addiction treatment. Please be sure to submit a complete resume with employment dates and include any substance abuse experience. For immediate consideration, send your resume through this job posting. If you are unable to apply via this job post, you may fax your resume to View phone number on click.appcast.io. No phone calls or in person visits please so we may focus on patient care.

If you join our team, you'll enjoy the following responsibilities:

• Provide clinical services via individual, group and family therapy.
• Provide crisis intervention and referrals for patients.
• Participate in clinical assessments and screenings to aide in the admissions process.
• Write and submit clinical master admission, discharge and updated treatment plans, and clinical updates for UR review.
• Conduct assessments and evaluations based on the model/treatment criteria.
• Engage patients at admission and through their treatment episode to ensure delivery of the best patient care with unconditional positive regard.
• Document patient notes, interventions, phone calls, and overall patient data, including symptom monitoring.
• Document weekly progress notes and weekly progress questionnaires.
• Keep all patient charts up to date.
• Work collaboratively with the medical and clinical team and provide immediate notification of unusual or potentially high-risk findings.
• Actively participate in weekly medical and/or clinical staffing of patients.
• Contact current patients on a regular basis to keep patients engaged.
• Provide support for clinical services to other team members when needed.
• Adhere to rules and regulations regarding treatment, such as group size, caseload and referrals.
• Aggressively implement continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

You must have the following education, skills and experience to be considered:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree. Master's degree preferred.
• Current, unrestricted license - LAC, CAC, RAC, CCS, LMSW, LCSW, LPC (or PLPC), LMFT (or PLMFT), etc. A Counselor in Training (CIT) may be permitted in lieu of a license.
• Prior experience as a clinician, providing therapy services in addiction treatment or dual-diagnosis.
• Possess an understanding of the role of 12-step principles in sobriety.
• Ability to positively interact and develop rapport with patients and their families, professional support staff, team members and various individuals from the community agencies.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally.
• High energy with engaging personality and strong people skills.
• Ability to read and interpret written information; write clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar. Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; and participates in meetings.
• Ability to multi-task and successfully prioritize workload.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental Insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• counseling license (PLPC or LPC, CIT, RAC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW) (Required)

Work Location: In person