Mental Health Care Counselor

Location - Seattle Clinic

however, offers may vary based on experience, internal equity, and market.

Working at Evergreen Treatment Services makes a big difference in our community!

ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization. Find out how we are working to achieve racial equity, health equity, and community justice.

Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members. This dynamic position plays an important role in helping ETS accomplish our mission!

The Substance Use Disorder Professional role is part of the Behavioral Health and Counseling team that supports ETS’ mission through serving as the primary care team coordinator for their assigned patients.

This role makes a critical difference at ETS by providing assigned patients with assessment, individual and group counseling, case management and coordinate overall patient care while enrolled at Evergreen Treatment Services.

Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness.?

Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.

Consistently implement established agency policies and treatment procedures regarding work with assigned patients.

Provide initial assessment, individual and group counseling and case management services to assigned patients.

Administrative Taper notices

Required state and agency recording forms (such as TARGET reports)

Act consistently to protect the confidentiality of all patients and the integrity of professional staff communication and behavior.

Adhere to all the confidentiality requirements and guidelines outlined in the 42 CFR, Part 2 federal regulations pertaining to chemical dependency treatment records.

Serve as a leader or co‑leader of therapy or educational groups and provide other treatment activities.

Meet with primary supervisor for the purposes of patient clinical consultation and clinical skill development, and/or other designated supervisor staff for the purposes of reviewing patient documentation and treatment planning issues.

Coordinate assigned patient treatment with other staff departments (such as dispensary, reception, medical and psychiatric staff).

Participate in the Counselor of the day program

Participate in Treatment Team meetings where they will review patient treatment progress and status, hear and act on patient appeal of administrative action and program non‑compliance issues.

May also be responsible for the observation of patient urine collection for the purpose of drug screen urinalysis when needed.

Some local travel may be required on behalf of the agency.

For SUDP Trainee:

Directly responsible to and supervised by their Clinical Supervisor who is a Department of Health licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP). Also supervised by the Lead Counselors, who also have SUDP license, regarding clinical skill development specified record keeping and treatment tasks.

Participate in at least two 30‑minute sessions of individual supervision per 160 hours of work with the Clinical Supervisor until they attain their Department of Health SUDP credential.

The SUDP Trainee’s initial 50 hours of direct patient service shall be completed with the direct observation and supervision of their primary supervisor or other assigned SUDP licensed members of the agency’s counseling staff.

SUDP‑Trainee as defined - WAC 246‑811

Academic training in the social service field and in the area of substance use disorder treatment is required in accordance with the qualifications for a Department of Health licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional/Trainee.

Work experience in the social service field and in the area of substance use disorder treatment is required in accordance with the qualifications for a Department of Health licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional/Trainee (SUDP/T) as stipulated in the WAC.

Experience of substance abuse treatment planning and counseling.

An understanding of racial justice and social equity and a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.

The counselor shall be able to work well under stressful situations and conditions and be creative in developing and implementing effective approaches to chemical dependency treatment.

Counselors with a history of personal substance abuse must have been abstinent for a minimum of three years prior to employment.

Flexible team player, with excellent attention to detail.

Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, as well as a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological change.

Medical and Dental benefits, as well as voluntary Vision benefits.

403b Retirement Plan with employer match starting at 2% at 1 year, and Roth IRA.

Basic Life/ADD/FSA tax saving accounts for health and dependent care.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), voluntary long‑term disability coverage.

Mental health leave (12 days/year, access at 30 days).

Holidays (12 days/year) and one Floating Holiday per year.

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