Substance Abuse Counselor
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Description: Poplar Springs Hospital is in need of Substance Abuse Counselor right now, this vacancy will be presented in Virginia. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Poplar Springs Hospital, a 183 bed acute care and residential
facility, is located in Petersburg, Virginia, 20 minutes south of
Richmond and 50 minutes north of North Caroli! na. Situated on 25
acres, our serene, nature-like setting offers our patients a sense of
calmness and peace. For more than 30 years Poplar Springs Hospital
has been guided by its mission of helping those who need the full
continuum of behavioral services. Our facility offers behavioral and
psychological treatment for adults and adolescents through our acute
programs, adolescent residential programs, sexually abusive youth
services, as well as programs for active duty military.
The Substance Abuse Counselor will provide psycho-social
assessments and treatments for adolescents, adults and geriatric
patients under care. Duties include: maintain caseload of
patients; develop treatment plans including individual and family
counseling; lead special focus process groups/educational groups;
maintain contact with patients' referral sources and families;
provide timely and accurate documentation; participate in refer! ral
development activities, performance improvement commit! tees and other
hospital activities; perform continuous quality improvement
activities including chart audits and documentation
review; consult with clinicians, psychiatrists and program
managers.
Requirements
Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a
closely related field and at least 1 year of experience in any
occupation involving substance abuse counseling. Speical
skills: 1 year of experience working with adolescents; must be
licensed LCSW/LPC OR eligible and willing to register for supervision
towards LSCW/LPC licnese by the Virginia Board of Health
Professional. All experience may be earned concurrently.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Poplar Springs Hospital.
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This vacancy will be started on: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:36:11 GMT
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