Job Location : Macon,GA, USA
Description: Addiction Counselor - BH Inpatient, Days (May be some Outpatient Rotation) Piedmont Macon Medical Center *Chemical Dependency certification required * Schedule is 830/900a 400-430p Monday through Friday AND including weekend coverage, about 2 weekends a month. Total daily hours vary though if lots of new admissions or discharges RESPONSIBLE FOR: Provide Chemical Dependency counseling services to the Piedmont Healthcare Behavioral Health Programs. This will include group, individual, and family therapy. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Provides individual, group, and marital/family therapy/counseling 2. Provides chemical dependency assessments 3. Provides treatment planning 4. Provides discharge planning 5. Provides linkage to community resources 6. Provides referrals to extended treatment or continuation of care 7. Conducts psychoeducational groups and classes for patients and families 8. Functions as a member of interdisciplinary team 9. Ensures and maintains appropriate confidentiality, privacy and privileged communication 10. Maintains appropriate professional boundaries 11. Possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills 12. Is knowledgeable of and follows all policies in daily job performance PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS: A. Core Competencies: 1. Service: Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations 2. Quality/Ethics/Integrity: Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work 3. Relationships: Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs 4. Adaptability: Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change B. Job Specific: As defined in department specific competencies POPULATION SERVED: Patients 18 years and older with behavioral health diagnoses, including families and significant others of these patients COMPETENCIES: The competencies identified for this position are summarized and reviewed periodically throughout employment. The required behaviors and measurement associated with core, job specific, age specific, and management (if applicable) competencies are maintained in the department education file. Age Specific: Adult - 18 yrs 69 yrs Geriatric - 70 yrs and up SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES: Strong communication skills in both oral and written format. Flexibility to intervene on a moments notice. Ability to problem solve and seek assistance from team members when necessary. Knowledgeable in innovative therapeutic interventions for the population served. Working knowledge of word processingAbility to learn new computer programs. Typing skills preferred. Disclaimer The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Qualifications: MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED: Chemical Dependency certification required MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Six (6) months of supervised experience in an addictive disease treatment setting, and/or minimum of three (3) years of continuous active recovery in 12 step programs. MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW: Must maintain certification for CPI and CPR per hospital policy. Must maintain professional certification as one of the following: CAC; CAC I; CAC II; NCAC II; CCS; CADC. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: None. #GD #LI-POST