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Substance Abuse Counselor ($3,000 Sign-on Bonus) at New Season

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.

Location: Bangor, Maine





Job Description:

***$5,000 Sign on Bonus***



For over 30 years, New Season Treatment Centers have been a leading national health care service provider of outpatient treatment centers that specialize in providing safe, quality and best in class care for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder ("OUD").



Operating in over 70 treatment centers in multiple states, our team members are engaged in medication-assisted treatment, counseling, support, and care management of individuals living with OUD. We treat the whole person and, in so doing, address the underlying causes of OUD in an effort to provide a continuum of care that not only addresses treatment needs but supports the patient on their journey to recovery.



Job Summary:



  • New Season operates a number of nationally recognized and accredited methadone treatment centers dedicated to helping individuals with prescription drug abuse and/or opiate addiction regain control of their lives.

  • We take great pride in treating our patients with dignity and respect in each phase of their treatment experience



Essential Functions:



  • Works with patients to complete all intakes, admissions, discharges, and transfer paperwork.

  • Documents patient progress through counseling and interaction through groups.

  • Completes patient psychosocial and an individualized treatment plan within the required time frame.

  • Identifies any clinical/case management needs and works to address those needs.

  • Performs individual, group, and family counseling as required.

  • Performs direct one-on-one patient contact per week through individual or group counseling.

  • Reports patient abuse, neglect and exploitation as required.

  • Reports patient grievances as required.

  • Educates patient in all aspects of treatment, corresponding health issues and steps to recovery.

  • Obtains Urine Drug Screens and initial patient photo identification.

  • Assists in monitoring all patient activities on center premises.

  • Actively participates in community relations activities as directed and authorized.

  • Other duties as assigned.


Education/Licensure/Certification:



  • Experience in substance abuse field is not required, but preferred

  • Qualified candidates will have a Master's degree in a related field

  • Must hold full license in appropriate state: (valid LADC license and LCSW, LMFT, LPC, or LMHC)



Experience Required: Minimum of 500 hours of experience in substance abuse is preferred



Skill and Ability:



  • Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and be dependable and reliable

  • Basic mathematics skills



Benefits:



  • $5,000 Sign on Bonus

  • 3 weeks of PTO

  • Excellent Medical (EPO & PPO plans), Dental, and Vision Insurance

  • FSA's and Teladoc services

  • Life Insurance

  • Short/Long Term Disability

  • 401k with up to 3% matching

  • Leadership Development Academy



EOC:



  • Colonial Management Group, LP./New Season Is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran's status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws

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