Clinical Counselor

Summary

Join ARC Healthcare, LLC, a top Kentucky workplace, and become a PRN Clinical Counselor. You'll provide direct patient care, including assessments, diagnoses, and individual/group therapy sessions within our inpatient psychiatric hospital. This role requires strong communication and collaboration skills, adherence to ASAM guidelines, and experience with the appeals process. Successful candidates will possess a relevant Bachelor's or Master's degree and an active Kentucky professional license. ARC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and more, fostering a supportive work-life balance.

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

• Deliver direct patient services, such as performing initial assessment, diagnosis, and documentation of each event necessary to determine placement for level of care
• Deliver 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
• Coordinate with program administration
• Organize professional development and training in diagnosis and assessment, therapy, and charting/documentation as needed
• Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating professional and caring attitudes and behaviors toward co-workers, patients, and guests
• Maintain an effective clinical organizational structure and delegate appropriate authority for completion of assigned responsibilities
• Knowledge of administrative, personnel, and clinical policies and procedures, and ability to comply and communicate these clearly and accurately to staff
• Evaluate the impact of therapeutic interventions upon the therapeutic milieu

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

• Health, dental, vision, life insurance
• A wide array of ancillary insurance products for life’s needs
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• 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!