Alcohol Drug Counselor - Outpatient

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Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a meaningful career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

The Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center, part of the Neurological Institute, provides comprehensive, team-based care for individuals with chemical dependency, offering both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs, including intensive outpatient group therapy. The center emphasizes personalized treatment plans, relapse prevention and long-term recovery, combining behavioral therapy, medical support and ongoing peers and professional guidance. As an Alcohol Drug Rehab Counselor with a focus on Intensive Group Therapy, you will perform assessment, planning and implementation of counseling and education services for substance abuse rehabilitation patients. In this role, you will help individuals with substance use disorders navigate recovery, provide support and guidance and make a meaningful difference in their lives. 

A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00am—4:30pm. M-F, No call, holiday, weekends and occasional evening coverage.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform assessment, planning and implementation of counseling and education services for substance abuse rehabilitation patients.  

• Provide assigned patients with counseling case management.   

• Systematically and continually assess the patient's coping mechanisms in collaboration with the patient/family.  

• Utilize appropriate teaching methods and/or referrals to ensure patient/family educational needs are met.  

• Assess, collaborate and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs and readiness for discharge with other members of the care team.  

• Conduct Intensive Outpatient Group Therapy sessions four days per week and chart patient progress. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Master's degree 

• Current state licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) 

• One year of experience in human behavior, including individual group psychotherapy diagnostic formulation and psychological testing 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Current state licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) 

• Certification as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC) 

• Experience with Group Counseling 

• Experience in Substance Use Disorders 

• EPIC experience 

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry on a PC and keyboard.
• Requires frequent sitting, standing and data entry.
• Normal or corrected vision, hearing and speech.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.