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Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor (SUDCC-II, II) or (CADC-II, III) or (CATC-II, III)

Wellpath • San Luis Obispo, CA • 4d ago

You Matter

Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved

Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture

Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

Autonomy in a warm team environment

Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching

Company paid life insurance

Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts

Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!", and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Substance Abuse Counselor provides direct care services to patients with mental, emotional, and substance abuse issues, working closely with the treatment team to fulfill the interdisciplinary treatment process for patients with a dual diagnosis. This includes developing and conducting program activities for education and treatment related to substance abuse, as well asprovidingindividual and group counseling sessions. The counseloris responsible forpatient assessment and the development and implementation of Recovery Plans, within the company's standards.

Key Responsibilities

Conducts group and individual substance abuse (SA) activities for patients and develops related programs.

Assesses and evaluates patients for co-occurring disorders anddeterminesthe level of carerequired.

Ensurestimelycompletion of all necessary records and reports.

Maintains professional development through in-service education and other resources, whilecomplying withHuman Resources requirements.

Shows cultural sensitivity, treating each patient as an individual, and considering their cultural background whenprovidingcare and treatment.

Additional Details

Preferred candidates will have experience with justice-involved populations, Medi-Cal/CalAIM, reentry services, MAT, co-occurring disorders, and community referrals.

This role conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, facilitates group counseling, and supports patients throughout recovery. A strong focus is placed on CalAIM care coordination, relapse prevention, reentry planning, and connecting patients to continued SUD treatment, MAT, behavioral health care, housing, benefits, and other community resources after release.

You'll collaborate with clinical teams and outside providers, document patient progress, and help ensure continuity of care and successful community reentry.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a social services related field.

Or Certified in the substance abuse field

Or Experience in the substance abuse field

Experience

Ability to work with computers

Ability to work with software used by the department.

Relevant experience in provision of addiction counseling services

Licenses/Certifications

Licensed in an addiction counseling specialty (Certified Addiction Counselor, Registered Addiction Counselor, Certified Addiction Professional (CAP)) certification is strongly preferred

Certified as a Counselor in Training under supervision or licensed in social work, counseling or psychology

Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn't seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

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Job 26-189251

Facility CA San Luis Obispo Cty

Type PRN

Shift Variable Shift

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last David Ward

Recruiter : Email DaWard@Wellpath.us

Compensation Information $44.11 - $49.01 / hour

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