Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Substance Abuse Counselor to join our growing team at The Center for Recovery in Newburgh, NY.

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $24.73 - $32.97 & sign on bonus

WORK LOCATION(S): Newburgh, NY

STATUS: Full Time

JOB SUMMARY:

• Provide case management and advocacy services to an assigned caseload.
• Participate in monitoring the therapeutic environment to ensure that the behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and professional relationships remain positive.
• Provides psycho-education and counseling relevant to chemical dependency and relapse prevention.
• Participate in assessment screenings to determine client needs/preferences; formulates and implements treatment, transition and discharge /continuing care planning collaboratively with individual clients.
• Facilitates the re-socialization process of clients by serving as a role model.
• Conducts facility safety checks as assigned to visually assess clients for the use of alcohol/drugs or the environment of care for unsafe conditions.
• Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.
• Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
• Works cooperatively with other staff as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Functions as a liaison/advocate to client’s families and other agencies as needed.
• Provides outreach, education and prevention services to the local community, schools, groups and agencies as necessary and as provided by management staff.
• Provides crisis intervention and management, generating referrals to agency or external mental health providers or other service providers, as indicated.
• Supports counseling staff by being available at all times for consultation, support and guidance.

• Must have a CASAC license, or NYS LMSW, LMHC or LCSW
• BLS/CPR Certification
• Basic computer skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in related field preferred
• Experience working with an EMR preferred

CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:

Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending I Dependent Care I Paid Holidays

CORNERSTONE’S MISSION:

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.