Counselor I - LCDC

Position Summary:

Provides Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Substance Use Disorder Education for Detox, Residential, Partial, and/or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families; provides case management services; communicating and working with all clinical staff, utilization management, and referral resources.

Essential Job Functions:


* Facilitates treatment from the time of admission through discharge to include group counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, and treatment planning.


* Documentation of all services provided within given timeframes.


* Facilitates educational groups as assigned.


* Participates in crisis management and interventions as needed.


* Completes comprehensive assessment of clients' substance abuse history and treatment requirements and prepares individualized developmentally appropriate treatment plan.


* Develops and implements complex treatment and discharge plans for clients with substance use disorder for Detox, Residential, Partial, and /or Intensive Outpatient patients and their families.


* Provides case management services.


* Serves as a professional resource to referral sources, other Counselors in resolving case problems, and provides clinical supervision and guidance as needed.


* Develops and conducts in-service and continuing education programs for treatment staff.

Knowledge, Education, Experience:


* Minimum: Associate degree in the Mental Health or Human Service-related field


* A minimum of 2 yrs.

Experience as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor is preferred


* All Counselors must have current qualification as an alcohol, drug, or substance abuse counselor as required by the licensing board Health and Human Services.

Employment Status: Full time

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:30am to 5pm

Work location: Houston, TX

Compensation Range: $65,000-70,000 salary