Counselor - Addiction Recovery
CARLE
Decatur, IL 62522
Posted 10 months ago
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Job Type(s)
Full Time
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Industry
Healthcare
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Job Description
Counselor - Addiction Recovery
The Counselor provides outpatient services for persons with an alcohol or drug problem.- Provide professional counseling services to patients and their families through individual and/or group settings.
- Conduct lectures and participate in community outreach activities. Identify concerns and make referrals to other specialists when needed
- Documents assessment, care provided, treatment plans and data collection appropriately in the Addiction Recovery patient record and other relative locations.
- Provides educational support to the program.
- Participates in marketing activities of Addiction Recovery to the hospital, clinic, other health professionals and the general community.
- Provides assessments for patients with diagnostic impression and treatment recommendations.
- Supports patients who are seeking help to become abstinent from substances.
- Teaches patients what the disease of addiction is, and it's signs and symptoms.
- Helps patients identify resources in their community which support ongoing abstinence.
- Teaches family members and loved ones about addiction disease and what their part is in the recovery process.