Fee For Service Substance Abuse Counselor (Bilingual Spanish & English)

APM, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA, seeks a Fee for Service Substance Abuse Counselor to provide counseling and support to individuals in a Drug & Alcohol program. The role involves intake assessments, treatment planning, therapy, case consultations, documentation, and community engagement. Full-time positions are available with potential to become permanent. The position requires a commitment to providing support and supervision. The CA-CDAC licensing requirement is specified.

Requirements

• Provide counseling services to members in Drug & Alcohol program.
• Complete Intake, treatment plans, evaluations, and discharges as prescribed in the policies.
• Use ASAM evaluation at the beginning and at every treatment plan sessions.
• Complete documentation on time as prescribed in the policies.
• Ensure all members provide UDS every week without fail.
• Apply for BHSI for clients who doesn’t have insurance.
• Co-ordinate with Septa logistics care for bus passes for members to come to facility.
• Co-ordinate with Psychiatrist for evaluations, suboxone prescription for members and case consultations.
• Co-ordinate with supervisor and complete required supervision hours and case consultations.
• Ensure all documentation and data are complete and in compliance with APM, city, state, and federal regulations.
• Participate in meetings with the agency interdisciplinary team as clinically necessary.
• Maintain strong interagency community, multidisciplinary and government agencies relationships.
• Maintain ongoing communication with other community treatment facilities, primary care physicians, hospitals, schools, multidisciplinary units, and Probation/Parole officers.
• Maintain a caseload that supervisor deemed appropriate in your full time position.
• Perform other program related duties as assigned by the Clinical Director.
• Must be able to provide training and supervision if more counselors are hired for DA program.
• Performs other program related duties as assigned by the Clinical Director.
• Must be able to provide updated FBI, PA criminal background, child abuse, CPSL and CPR clearances before the start date.

Benefits

• Benefits offered with potential to become full time employee