Substance Abuse Counselor - Wytheville, VA

Day in the Life of a Substance Abuse Counselor

• Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients
• Conducts clinical assessments to appropriately assess patient’s treatment needs
• Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning
• Manages assigned caseload and compliance with clinical treatment requirements
• Collaborates with nurses and providers to provide holistic treatment services
• Facilitates urine drug screening for patients

Schedule and Hours

Our clinical team enjoys an early morning schedule with early afternoon out times. It is expected for all clinical team members to participate in our Saturday rotation. The frequency of this rotation is determined by the current staff count. Expected hours for this role are 37-40 hours per week .

• Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Education and Experience requirements

• General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.
• Lived addiction experience is a plus.

Qualified candidates will hold one or more of the following certifications/licenses: LADAC I, LADAC II, LADAC III, LMSW, LCSW or LPC

Position Benefits

• Consistent schedule with early in times and out times
• Advancement opportunities. Clear, climbable structure into Counselor levels (1, 2, 3) based on the certification or license held
• Targeted caseload . Caseloads follow state regulations and can range from 40-55 patients.
• Excellent training if you are new to our field . We are able to offer necessary training/supervision to those in process of becoming fully certified or licensed.
• Opportunity to save lives everyday!

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• PTO
• Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
• Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Mental Health day
• Calm subscription for all employees