Licensed Certified Addiction Counselor

Job Description

Job Summary:

• To facilitate clinical groups and psychosocial assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• There may be some administrative tasks as well.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in client treatment planning and continuum of care.
• Conducts group and/or family sessions, under supervision, as scheduled and documents as required.
• Co-facilitates assigned group or family sessions and assists with modifying problem behaviors.
• Responsible for initial assessments, as well as follow up assessments for clients.
• Prepares individual treatment plan for each assigned client.
• Ensures all documentation regarding client care, treatment and incidents is completed timely and in a clear, concise manner.
• Acts as a liaison between referral sources and clients.
• Provides crisis intervention to clients, as needed.
• Plan for aftercare for assigned clients.
• Acts as a liaison with insurance carriers, as requested.
• Provides case management duties for clients, ensuring individualized quality care.
• Evaluates the need of the client and determines if referrals to other programs or facilities is needed.
• Provides client and family education relative to substance use disorder/psychiatric problems.
• Conducts educational workshops both within the Facility and in the community as required.
• Serves as a liaison with self-help groups and EAP professionals.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of chemical dependence services required by the Facility treatment programs.
• Assists in the training of new clinical staff and interns, providing direction and clinical guidance.
• Coordinates the activities of other clinical and direct client care staff, providing direction and clinical guidance.
• Acts as LEAD for the program/unit.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Complies with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains regulatory and industry standards.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.
• Accepts responsibility for professional growth and development of self and attends all mandatory facility in-services and staff development activities as scheduled.
• Maintains professionalism and confidentiality of facility employees and clients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Cultural Expectations:

• Honesty: Works with integrity and fairness.
• Competence: Strives to be the best and hold selves accountable.
• Perseverance: Meets challenges with the resolve to succeed.
• Passion: Cares about what we do, each other and who we serve.
• Respect: Honors the human dignity of everyone we work with.
• Teamwork: Succeeds, and have fun, by pulling together.

Requirements:

• Certified CAC.
  Licensed in VA.