Associate Counselor

Associate Counselor

 We offer competitive salaries, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth. 

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.  

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.  

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.  

As an Associate Counselor, you are under the supervision of a licensed counselor within their discipline and is actively working to complete state specific requirements for credentialing purposes in pursuit of full independent certification and/or licensure or is working to maintain current certification, where applicable. You will oversee aspects of a patient’s treatment with appropriate scope of practice. This includes coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of patients while under supervision. You will also promote performance improvement and service delivery by conducting individual and group sessions directed towards addressing the causes and effects of the patient’s addiction. 

Benefits 

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off) 

• 8 paid holidays  

• 401k with company match 

• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities. 

• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance. 

• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) 

• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's or higher specializing in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited college or university as may be required by the state in which the facility operates. 

• Associate, assistant, or resident level of licensure or certification in counseling, social work, or addiction, as may be required by the state in which the facility operates. 

• One (1) year experience in substance use, mental health, or related field. 

• KY (Kentucky) Specific Requirements:  

• Associate Counselors may be credentialed as any of the following: 

• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) 

• Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA);  

• Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA); 

• Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor Associate (LCADCA); or 

• Certified Social Worker (CSW). 

Responsibilities: 

• Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include attending all clinical meetings. 

• Assess the counseling needs of the patient. 

• Assess the patient for addictive substance use disorders utilizing the ASAM assessment tool within the biopsychosocial assessment.  

• Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode. 

• Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan. 

• Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan. 

• Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portion of the patient treatment plan, as necessary. 

• Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care. 

• Participate fully as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients. 

• Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach for assigned patients. 

• Document all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the patient’s clinical record. 

• Maintain patient caseload (including all case management and utilization review updates, treatment planning duties, and clinical charting as required). 

• Provide coordination of support services for the patient and their family and record the services provided in the clinical record. 

• Facilitate family therapy as assigned. 

• Contact and coordinate with referral sources (i.e., legal, school, employer, etc.). 

• Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested. 

• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

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