Substance Use Disorder Clinician

About Avenue360 Health and Wellness

Avenue 360 is a FQHC that strives to provide high quality and caring service to promote healthy people and communities. Our 360-degree approach addresses medical needs and social and environmental challenges, like housing. Our compassionate care extends to those with and without insurance. We believe income must not determine the level of access to quality health care.

Providing comprehensive, high quality, and caring service is the core of what we do, whether medical, hospice care, engaging adult activities, and supportive housing programs. We strive to address the many social determinants of healthy living in Greater Houston.

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• We take PRIDE in our work.
• We have a positive ATTITUDE.
• We are CURIOUS.
• We are COMMITTED.
• We are CARING and CUSTOMER-SERVICE oriented.
• We are a TEAM.
• We LEARN, GROW, and INNOVATE

Role Overview  

The Substance Use Disorder Clinician (LCDC) provides comprehensive substance use disorder services including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and delivery of individual and group counseling within an integrated healthcare setting. This role functions with clinical autonomy while supporting a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centered, evidence-based care.  The LCDC is responsible for supporting client engagement, monitoring clinical progress, and facilitating movement through the continuum of care to promote recovery, reduce substance use, and improve overall functioning. Services are delivered in alignment with HHSC SUD TRA contract requirements, emphasizing measurable outcomes, continuity of care, and recovery-oriented practices. 

Areas of Accountability 

This position is directly accountable for the following key areas: 

• Clinical Assessment & Service Delivery: Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnose substance use disorders, and deliver individual and group counseling using evidence-based practices to reduce substance use and improve client functioning. 

• Client Engagement, Retention & Case Management: Promote active participation in services through person-centered, trauma-informed care; support client retention and facilitate connection to ongoing treatment and recovery support services to encourage long-term recovery engagement. 

• Treatment Planning & Continuity of Care: Develop and implement individualized treatment plans within required timelines, monitor, evaluate, and document client progress through ongoing treatment plan reviews, and ensure continuity of care through appropriate referrals and discharge planning, including 60–90 day follow-up. 

• Documentation, Data Integrity & Compliance: Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the OCHIN EPIC and CMBHS to support reporting requirements, data integrity, and adherence to contract standards and best practices. 

• Clinical Leadership, Supervision & Team Collaboration: Provide guidance and support to clinician interns and peer staff as assigned; participate in supervision, staffing, and multidisciplinary collaboration to support high-quality, integrated care delivery. 

Education, Licensure/Certification: 

• Active Texas HHSC Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) license in good standing 

• Associate’s degree required, Bachelor’s or Master’s in a behavioral health field preferred. 

Experience, Skills/Abilities Related Requirements: 

• Experience providing substance use disorder counseling in individual and group settings  

• Experience in integrated care or community-based behavioral health settings preferred. 

• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and treatment planning skills  

• Ability to deliver effective individual and group counseling using evidence-based practices  

• Ability to monitor, evaluate, and document client progress and adjust treatment interventions accordingly  

• Strong communication and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams  

• Effective time management and organizational skills to manage caseload and documentation requirements  

• Proficiency in motivational interviewing and engagement strategies  

• Ability to support and guide developing clinicians (interns/peers)  

• Commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, and professional boundaries  

• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, integrated healthcare environment  

Continuing Education and Training Requirements: 

• Maintain CEUs in accordance with TAC §140.416  

• Complete required HHSC trainings, including:  

• Preventing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (ANE)  

• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention  

• Intake, Screening, and Admission training  

• Participate in agency and funder-required trainings