Licensed Counselor

Counselor (DR&A and PHP) 

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 a Counselor, you will oversee all aspects of a patient's treatment. You will be responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients. You will promote performance improvement and service delivery by providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and effects of the patient's addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients including family and group therapy. 

Benefits: 

• 18 daysPTO (Paid Time Off) 
• 8 paid holidays  
• 401k with company match 
• Companysponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities. 
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disabilityand accident insurance. 
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) 
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's or master'sdegree 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. 
• Three (3) years' experience in substance use, mental health, or related field. 
• Licensed in Virginia as one of the following: 
• LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) 
• LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) 
• LMFT (Licensed Marriage Family Therapist) 

 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 substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determiningappropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria. 
• Obtain previousrecords that are relevant to the current treatment episode. 
• Prepare the substance abuse counseling portionof the patient treatment plan. 
• Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan. 
• Develop the patientdischarge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care. 
• Participatefully as a member of a multidisciplinary team 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 utilizationreview 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. 
• Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portionof the patient treatment plan, as necessary. 
• Facilitatefamily therapy as assigned. 
• Contact and coordination with referral sources (i.e., legal, school, employer, etc.). 
• Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizinga multi-disciplinary team approach for assigned patients. 
• Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested. 
• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timelyas required. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Join our team. Join our mission. 

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