Substance Abuse Counselor

Description

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for an OTP Substance Abuse Counselor to join our growing team in Newburgh, NY.

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $30.00-$34.06 and sign on bonus 

WORK LOCATION(S): 3 Commercial Pl, Newburgh, NY 12550

STATUS: Full-Time

CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:

Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending I Dependent Care I Paid Holidays

CORNERSTONE’S MISSION:

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

General Purpose:

The purpose of the counselor is to provide case management, substance abuse counseling, and advocacy services to an assigned caseload. This counselor will participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to facilitate the client recovery and rehabilitation processes. These goals are accomplished by providing individual and group counseling, making interventions as needed and contributing to the healthy integrity of the program’s therapeutic environment.

Description of Duties:

• Provide case management and advocacy services to an assigned caseload.
• Participate in monitoring the therapeutic environment to ensure that the behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and professional relationships remain positive.
• Provides psycho-education and counseling relevant to chemical dependency and relapse prevention. 
• Participate in assessment screenings to determine client needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatment, transition and discharge /continuing care planning collaboratively with individual clients. 
• Facilitates the re-socialization process of clients by serving as a role model. 
• Conducts facility safety checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions. 
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure. 
• Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPPAA privacy and security regulations. 
• Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team. 
• Functions as a liaison/advocate to client’s families and other agencies as needed. 
• Provides outreach, education and prevention services to the local community, schools, groups and agencies as necessary and as provided by management staff. 
• Provides crisis intervention and management, generating referrals to agency or external mental health providers or other service providers, as indicated.
• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings. 
• Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical, administrative, and general policies and procedures as outlined in the Cornerstone Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of Cornerstone including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

• Basic computer skills
• CASAC
• Associates or Bachelor’s in related field preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred