Counselor I – Substance Abuse

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UTHealth Houston Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is hiring a Counselor I to join their team of professionals working with Substance Abuse.

In this position, the Counselor I assist in providing professional assessment and referral services to clients by assisting in developing, maintaining, and evaluating a local referral network of treatment resources in the community, monitoring and coordinating client care, conducting screening and assessment of potential clients to determine appropriateness for ongoing studies and provides therapy to clients enrolled in one or more protocols.

Location: Behavioral and Biomedical Services @ 1941 East Road, Houston, Texas 77054

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free mental health counseling services
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Plus many more!
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Resources for child and elder care

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Assists in obtaining client and family historical medical data and interprets data obtained to determine possible problem area and to help determine eligibility for studies and programs.

2. Assists clients in understanding the situation in order to provide professional counseling services
3. Assesses patient needs and primary problems and overall situation.
4. Conducts study specific manualized therapy with clients who are admitted to programs.
5. Makes proper referral recommendations and motivates clients to seek assistance with appropriate community agency.
6. Interviews and evaluates service of agencies and may participate in continuing education training programs and seminars.
7. Completes and submits client documentation and inputs data in a timely manner as indicated by each protocol.
8. Monitors results of treatment and reviews cases for further evaluation to assure continuity of client care and education of client/family.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.