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Arms Acres CASAC Addiction Counselor in <a class="branding-link-color" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=90-02+161st+Street+Jamaica+NY+USA+11432" title="External Link Opens a New Window">Jamaica, New York
CASAC Addiction Counselor
Jamaica, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=90-02+161st+Street+Jamaica+NY+USA+11432)
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Job Type
Full-time
Description
Arms Acres is looking for novel clinicians who are ready to change lives in our licensed facility located in the Jamaica Queens, NY. We provide outpatient treatment, with cutting edge support for those struggling with substance-use-disorder (SUD). An Arms Acre clinician provides comprehensive clinical case management services that include: assessments; individual, group and family treatment; treatment plan coordination; discharge planning; and intervention with client support systems, including social service programs and managed care.
Full Time Schedule:
Tuesday - Saturday - Hours vary between 7:00am - 7:00pm.
5,000k Sign-on bonus eligible
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Provides/ensures comprehensive evaluation of patient's functioning as defined by facility policy and procedures.
Coordinates the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary treatment plan; coordinates treatment plan review; performs these activities within established time frames.
Documents patient progress and own interventions in case record. Need to remain within time frames of regulatory requirements.
Provides individual, group and family treatment (psycho-education, life skills) as identified in patient treatment plans and requested by program director.
Performs utilization review, provides progress reports and develop aftercare plans in conjunction with referring persons/agencies, EAPs and managed care/insurance entities.
Participates in quality improvement activities facilitating innovation
Maintains professional competence in their discipline and treatment specialty areas of addiction medicine, through continuing education and supervision.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Required qualifications are CASAC-T, CASAC certification or LMSW, LMHC
Experience working specifically with outpatient substance abuse counseling preferred
Bilingual Language Speakers Preferred
Benefits:
Sign On Bonus - $5,000k
401k Plan
Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.
We offer competitive wages, benefits, and a pension plan in a supportive working environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.
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Salary Description
$26.00 -$34.00