Remote Addiction Counselor

Summary

The job description is for an Addiction Counselor position at ARC, a fast-growing healthcare system in addiction treatment and mental health services. The role involves delivering direct patient services, communicating with staff, coordinating with program administration, and organizing professional development and training. ARC offers competitive salary, benefits package, and a new hire bonus.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a minimum of Bachelor's degree in Drug and Alcohol Counseling and/or Masters Degree in Clinical Counseling or Social Work
• Must hold an active professional certification/license recognized by the state of Kentucky for providing counseling services to individuals with a Substance Use Disorder Diagnosis. Specifically, one of the following licenses: CADC, LCADC, LPCA, LPCC, CSW, LCSW, AMFT, LMFT

Responsibilities

• Delivers direct patient services, such as performing initial assessment, diagnosis, and documentation of each event necessary to determine placement for level of care
• Delivers direct patient services performing individual and group therapists sessions, and documentation of each event, as needed
• Effectively communicate medical necessity of services, utilizing the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines for care
• Complete appeals process with third-party payers as needed
• Communicate clearly and accurately to various staff
• Coordinates with program administration
• Organizes professional development and training in diagnosis and assessment, therapy, and charting/documentation as needed
• Serves as a positive role model by demonstrating professional and caring attitudes and behaviors toward co-workers, patients, and guests
• Maintains an effective clinical organizational structure and delegate appropriate authority for completion of assigned responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years administrative and management setting familiarity, with Performance Improvement and Standards necessary
• Communications skills to relate to all levels of management and counseling staff
• Self-motivated and confident Application of Continuous Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement philosophy and ability to develop the organizational strategy

Benefits

• Salary market competitive and commensurate with experience
• New Hire Bonus of up to $5,000 available during the first 12 months of employment
• ARC full-time employees enjoy very attractive benefits packages for employees and their families to include health, dental, vision, life insurance, a wide array of ancillary insurance products for life’s needs, 401(k) plan with company matching
• To ensure the work-life balance - generous paid vacation, sick, holiday and maternity/paternity leave policies
• Clinicians receive two self-care days each year allowing for you to take care of yourself while you have taken care of others!