Addiction Services Counselor

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Key Position Details:

• 1.0 FTE
• Monday through Friday 8-4:30pm shifts
• This position is for a LADC to complete assessments and consultation on inpatient med/surg and mental health patients
• Also responsible for completing treatment coordination and discharge planning
• Works with multidisciplinary team of social work, hospitalists, psychiatrists and nurses
• No weekends

Job Description:

Utilizes critical thinking skills in the counseling process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Provision of patient care is based on care management, quality/resource, stewardship, patient advocacy/customer service and role modeling. Accountable for professional practice of counseling and participation in the interdisciplinary care delivery model.

Principle Responsibilities

• Assessment/reassessment
  • Perform initial assessment and screen for admission to addiction services.
  • Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of patient.
  • Reassess patient and progress in treatment.
  • Crisis support and management.
  • Meet requirements for 245G and third-party payers.
• Treatment Planning
  • Complete treatment plan per department process.
  • Documentation of patient, and family if appropriate, participation in development of treatment plan.
  • Review treatment plan with patient at regular intervals.
  • Initiate referrals to internal/external providers and agencies.
  • Coordinate discharge and transition planning.
• Provision of Treatment
  • Facilitate group and individual counseling, as identified by treatment plan.
  • Coordinate treatment with other community agencies/providers, when appropriate.
  • Provide patient and family education, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree in Behavioral Sciences

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Sciences
• Experience in a treatment program

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor - MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy required upon hire
• Must meet at least ONE of the requirements below:
  Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  Current BLS certification from the American Red Cross
  Allina in-house BLS training (within 30 days of hire

Physical Demands

• Sedentary:
• Lifting weightUp to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently